My first elk ever. I’m from Southern Illinois and got the elk in North Central Montana on a public land unit. It was an all day stalk in 30+ mph winds which helped me close the distance to 30 yards. The shot blew THROUGH his right scapula, hit both lungs and stopped as it split a rib on the left side. The penetration was unreal. Shot with a Mathews VXR on 75# draw. He scored 333” with a cool devil tine for a 6x7. He was 6 year old bull and will feed my family for a while! Fixed blades, heavy arrows and high FOC for the win!
Huge thanks to Grizzlystick Broadheads for making a great product. On this hunt I was using a Silver Flame XL 125 grain head with a total arrow weight of 620 grains, with a 75 pound recurve bow. The shot was five yards quartering to on a 320 pound black bear, had a complete pass though on both lungs,[...]
I was hunting the Gredos Mountains with an outfitter names Giuseppe Carrizosa. My guide was Giuseppe’s son Curro. Hiked 10 miles the day we got the ibex. Very happy with them! I also know several others who have hunted with them over the years. Shot at 43 yards with the same arrow and head set up I just[...]
What an excellent time with a great team! I included some pack out pics & some of Wesley & Bjorn loaded up in the raft to go across the lake. Grateful for their strong backs & work ethic and of course the coldcollaborative guys shannonvandivier & bowenparrish did a great job capturing the hunt & skinning![...]
