I am going on an annual elk hunting trip this september. Last year was my first trip using a recurve, I used stinger 2 blades and didn't get a chance to see if they would perform or not. This year I am shooting a Bob lee @ 52# at my draw. I am using 550gr beman mfx arrow currently shooting about 170fps. My big question is if my setup is going to be enough to use a super sharp woodsman. I love the 3 blade idea and have used them on 3 elk with my compound before going trad, but, now I am concerned if I have enough bow to do the job. It would be super helpful to hear from anyone who has harvested an elk with a similar setup.
Thanks, Keith

Keith, I wouldn't hesitate to use it. If you put it where it's supposed to be, you'll have two holes and a short blood trail with plenty of blood on the ground.....and a huge smile on your face!

I'm sure you'll hear about what happens if you hit heavy bone....you'll need an indestructible arrow, with special tips and only a couple cutting edges that will twist/smash thru anything that gets in it way...and there's no way you'll kill an elk without one......    

Get your Woodsman super sharp, and flying perfect and you'll be fine....but like I said, opinions will vary....  

Opinions will vary - Curt's is a good one.

Steve

55LBS @ 27'' 26yrd shot 2117 tipped w/ 125gr snuffer.Buried to the fletching.

Keith,u will b fine with the woodsmen.I took an elk a few years ago,allmost xact set up as u.SHARP and SHOT PLACEMENT is the key.Good luck

curt's post sure does work for me.  ww's have killed just about everything worth killing.

Thanks a lot for the info guys! I have been using the file sharpening method followed by a fine arkansas stone then stroping on leather. They shave hair really easy and look pretty nasty too! Hope I get a chance to use one on an elk this season!

   

"Sharp" and Shot Placement" is the 2 most inportent things. Your set up will work just fine as long as you have both of these covered...... As for broadhead type, well that Horse has been beaten to death.... To each his own......

As the majority has said, you will be just fine with your choice.
I echo DesertDude's sentiments exactly.

Shoot straight with confidence.

Woodsman is good for elk.

I don't know what kind of Snuffer this little doe shoulder trashed, but this is what a 160g Snuffer on a 650g arrow shot out of a 55# (well, 60# at my draw) longbow looks like after going into a 1/2" steel plate...





It's the one in the middle  

QuoteOriginally posted by IronCreekArcher:
Check out the thread title "penetration and 2 blade vs 4 blade, single vs double bevel" by albertan...look at the second page (I think) the pictures of the doe in the snow...just some food for thought.

Let me clear the air a little since I shot that deer.  That Snuffer 160 was destroyed because it hit that deer (actually a buck that had dropped his horns) right on the ball where the leg and shoulder meet while he was walking. Probably one of the hardest places to hit a deer and recover it, yet... I recovered it. That Snuffer did so much damage to the shoulder and lung, that I was able to run that deer down and finish him. I can't say whether that Snuffer was damaged on impact or damaged when the deer ran off, but I'm inclined to think it was on impact simply because the crush angle matches the tip roll perfectly. I finished him with a Griz 190 because that's what I had left in my quiver. When I caught up with him, I let the excitement of the moment get to me and flung my other two Snuffers over and under. Then I got a hold of myself with one arrow left (Griz 190) and made it count.

The bottom line to this story is... I hit too far forward and the Snuffer still did its job.  That's all there is to it.

Thanks for that clarification Tim.  

I think you have your answer from some experienced hunters that have REAL life experiences of killing animals.