Wood arrows and elk

Ringneck · May 17, 2011, 04:53:00 PM

Since we are discussing various hunting arrows, how many of you use wood arrows when hunting elk?

Rik · May 17, 2011, 05:18:00 PM

I do, using 600-grain Douglas Fir, and either 160-grain two-blade heads or the big Snuffers. I could not ask for better performance.

Elk have been my primary source of meat for over 30 years, and I've used wood arrows on all but three of the bulls I've killed. Those were the first three, and I used aluminum arrows at the time. (I was young and didn't know any better.)

San Juan Slim · May 17, 2011, 06:34:00 PM

Most definitely! All I shoot is wood.

Mike

Shedrock · May 17, 2011, 07:22:00 PM

I'm actually eating elk right now killed with a wood arrow.

Only wood for me also.

Elksong · May 17, 2011, 07:25:00 PM

Killed several with woodies! I shoot wood only also.

IdahoCurt · May 17, 2011, 07:29:00 PM

Doug fir and cedar have not let me down.Shot placement is the key!

Orion · May 17, 2011, 07:42:00 PM

Yep. Killed a couple of elk with wood arrows, an Alaskan moose, as well. Been shooting wood for 50 years. It gets the job done.

Tree Killer · May 17, 2011, 08:43:00 PM

It's a proven fact, 9 out of 10 elk prefer to have the air let out of them by wood arrows.

Wood only here!

Brad Robins · May 17, 2011, 08:44:00 PM

Woodies here on out!

Somebody right above made me some real beauts!

BU

Ringneck · May 17, 2011, 08:46:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Tree Killer:
It's a proven fact, 9 out of 10 elk prefer to have the air let out of them by wood arrows.

Love it!

Raminshooter · May 17, 2011, 11:22:00 PM

Speaking of wood arrows and their effectiveness: I have a friend who shoots a self bow that, with plain ole cedar arrows shoots at a blistering speed of 151 ft. per second, he has killed five elk with stone dead!

sagebrush · May 18, 2011, 12:11:00 AM

I like wood. It has more character. I keep playing with the other types of shafts but always hunt with wood. Gary

Ringneck · May 18, 2011, 04:15:00 PM

My Surewood shafts test kit is in the mail.... Thanks!

Benny Nganabbarru · May 18, 2011, 05:30:00 PM

I haven't seen an elk here yet, but I have killed a massive bull camel, large boars and a small brumby with timber (Douglas fir) arrows.

Jesse Minish · May 18, 2011, 11:29:00 PM

Just had elk for dinner. Never shot anything but wood.

Javi · May 19, 2011, 07:09:00 AM

I look at it this way... if you couldn't kill animals including elk with wooden arrows, none of us would be here as our ancestors would have starved to death or worse been vegetarians.

Buckhorn47 · May 19, 2011, 07:52:00 AM