Shot this bull Monday 9/5 Idaho public land OTC. Backpacked into the area for several days with my son, the elk were quiet until rain came in Sunday night. Jake recorded video on his phone which was helpful because I could hear the hit and pass through. In the video I had a slightly different window than the video had. I whistled twice once the cow passed, he stopped with a bush covering his vitals. A few seconds go by as I look at the ground to my left to move to and also calculate the bull is about 20yds past the bush and decide I need to get on my knees, otherwise the arc of the arrow would clip the bush (bull was at 50 steep uphill).
I put some new arrows together this winter for added penetration/better flight/something to do and I am pleased. I shot around 425gr the past 10yrs and went to Gold Tip 300's with 50gr inserts with 50gr weights for a total of 500gr. Raptor vanes fletched with an AZ EZ mini helical. Fixed blade heads fly incredible even at 290fps with all that weight to keep them honest. Without a doubt that arrow would have killed another bull standing behind this one. The tree it smacked was 20yds past the bull.
The video is shaky, try not to vomit. 16yr old holding phone on steep slope he did as well as I could have in that situation.
Video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59oPNP2RO0g
Arrow went where I wanted it to, Bull went 38 paces.
Getting to work.
Pulling my pants up thinking dang those rear quarters look heavy now. I cut the lower legs off once the quarters are cooling.
My favorite food. Elk have huge backstraps.
X marks the spot.
I put some new arrows together this winter for added penetration/better flight/something to do and I am pleased. I shot around 425gr the past 10yrs and went to Gold Tip 300's with 50gr inserts with 50gr weights for a total of 500gr. Raptor vanes fletched with an AZ EZ mini helical. Fixed blade heads fly incredible even at 290fps with all that weight to keep them honest. Without a doubt that arrow would have killed another bull standing behind this one. The tree it smacked was 20yds past the bull.
The video is shaky, try not to vomit. 16yr old holding phone on steep slope he did as well as I could have in that situation.
Video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59oPNP2RO0g
Arrow went where I wanted it to, Bull went 38 paces.
Getting to work.
Pulling my pants up thinking dang those rear quarters look heavy now. I cut the lower legs off once the quarters are cooling.
My favorite food. Elk have huge backstraps.
X marks the spot.
