I'm hooked! Never hunted archery or elk. I think it was a total success???
Played cat and mouse with this guy, a 5x5 and a spike for six days.
Day 1. 1800ft elevation gain to tent site. Only level spot in 3 miles. See bull moose for 10 mins at 70yds at 7, 500ft. AWESOME!
Day 2 Choke...
My broadheads (Exodus 100gn, same as FPs) are shooting low. Other broadheads were even worse and had bigger groups.
See attachment:
1.7" low with 2" blazer vanes. 5" group. 245 ft/sec average arrow speed.
2.3" low with 4" Raptor Duravanes. 3.5" Group. 234 ft/sec ave arrow speed.
When I...
I'm an in shape, retired, SEAL with a disabled archery deer/elk tag, planning a solo hunt in early Sep. Plan is to hike in up the Mike Harris drainage and set up base camp. I'd be perfectly happy with a cow or just seeing elk. It's my 1st bow elk hunt. I'm patient, 5 for 5 on deer in San...