WY Cow Elk

wapiti792 · September 14, 2010, 08:44:00 AM

Shot an elk with a longbow Sept 3rd 2010. It was only my 3rd elk ever and first with a longbow. 27 yard shot, 27 yard recovery. Great Plains Longbow 55 at 28", arrow was a Trad Only 300, with a Woodsman Elite 250gr head for 600 gr total arrow weight. You can read about the hunt here:

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=093436;p=1

Shinken · September 14, 2010, 10:30:00 AM

Great hunt, great shot, and great story Mike!

Enjoy the feast!

Shoot straight, Shinken

Blasterjdh · September 14, 2010, 10:41:00 AM

Very nice.... My dream hunt would be Elk... someday I will... Until then I will just feed off all the stories here....

Chris Surtees · September 14, 2010, 11:29:00 AM

rastaman · September 14, 2010, 12:36:00 PM

One day before i am too old to go, i want to chase an elk! Way to go sir!

Ryan Sanpei · September 14, 2010, 04:57:00 PM

charles suttles · September 14, 2010, 07:58:00 PM

What a shot, bet that will be some good eating, chicken fried tenderloin tomorrow night?

Big Ed · September 15, 2010, 08:02:00 AM

Very nice!!!

Jeff Romans · September 16, 2010, 10:25:00 AM

What a great accomplishment! Way to go with your first longbow elk harvest!

September 16, 2010, 11:02:00 PM

That is awesome! I want to take an elk before I die (can you say bucket list?).

Congrats,

Bisch

Gatekeeper · September 23, 2010, 04:38:00 PM

Way to go, Mike! She is a beauty.

Goke · September 23, 2010, 06:09:00 PM

Nice Cow. Great Story. Great picks. Congrats.