What Do You Shoot?

[Swede]

For your elk hunt, what is your favorite gun or bow to shoot?
I prefer my PSE modified Vendetta set at 65-67 pounds. I have carried it for several years now. It is fast, quiet, and relatively quiet. I like it better than many other bows too because of the narrow grip. I do not like a wide grip rocking around in my hand.

 

[OldMan]

55 years of the 60 years i\'ve hunted for elk it\'s been a Winchester 94 in 30-30 with a 170gr Partition. Close shots in the timber never more than 100yds, but the majority less than 50 yds.

The last 5 years has been the same close hunting with a muzzleloader. Either sidelock, or inline.

 

[Stringunner]

Still shooting my Switchback XT from \'05. set at 65 lbs. Love this bow.

 

[bowhunter]

2000 Parker Ultra Light 31 set at 65-68#. I like the 2.9lbs weight of the bow.

 

[otcWill]

2008 Diamond Marquis, 71#. I love it but am gonna buy a new bow this year

 

[F M]

I\'m shooting a Hoyt Spider now. I still have my Katera that I bring now as my backup. The only reason I am not still using the Katera is I got the Spider for half price. It was to good a deal to pass up.

 

[iccyman001]

Mathews Z7 extreme I believe it\'s a 2011?

I bought it used last year and it\'s honestly the only thing I want to use to hunt... Addicted to bow hunting would be an understatement.

 

[mainebrdr]

62lb. Prime Shift. Really like it. Smooth and can hold it all day! Well, maybe not that long but I like shooting something I can draw early and hold if I have too.
I like your choices Still Hunter!

 

[mainebrdr]

Will, do you ever find the length of your stab. getting in the way? B-stinger? I bet it holds steady!

 

[cnelk]

2012 PSE Drive
I\'m like Swede, I like a narrow grip

 

[Stringunner]

I have the same stab as otcwill. I love mine. I thought I would find it to be in the way but after 3 seasons I have grown accustomed to it and never find it to be in the way.

 

[cnelk]

When I\'m not hunting elk with my bow, I hunt elk with my .340 WBY Mag.
It is my \'one shot wonder\'

 

[otcWill]

Will, do you ever find the length of your stab. getting in the way? B-stinger? I bet it holds steady!

Never. My long range groups shrunk immediately when I added this. Yep, b-stinger, 11 oz weight. Super steady. Probably totally unneccessary for WT and most elk hunting but a game changer for pronghorn in the wind or any longer range shot at anything.

 

[elkmtngear]

Elite Pure, 65#, Whisker Biscuit, no sights. It only has a 36 inch ATA, but shoots very consistently and smoothly with two fingers split. I\'m extremely happy with this bow.

 

[bowhunter]

Elite Pure, 65#, Whisker Biscuit, no sights. It only has a 36 inch ATA, but shoots very consistently and smoothly with two fingers split. I\'m extremely happy with this bow.

Wow.... No sights. Whats your max range?

 

[flystrait]

Hoyt Carbon Matrix set at 64lbs nice and smooth.

Late season mule deer Kimber 300 win mag 165gr

 

[elkmtngear]

Terry, I practice out to 55 yds. I can consistently do a \"pie plate\" size group at 50...after that, not so much!

 

[bowhunter]

Thats pretty good. I have been messing around with a recurve and shooting instictive. 20yds is my max with that. I have not killed anything with it. Haven\'t even shot at an animal with it yet. One of these days I will.

 

[elkmtngear]

Thats pretty good. I have been messing around with a recurve and shooting instictive. 20yds is my max with that. I have not killed anything with it. Haven\'t even shot at an animal with it yet. One of these days I will.

Most of my elk have been killed under 20 yds. My longest was a young cow at 45 yds. I find I have way better focus and can hit the spot I want when there is a live animal involved

 

[cohunter14]

I am shooting a Remington 700 in 300 Ultra Mag. Currently shooting 200 grain Accubonds, but am going to give the 230 grain Berger Hybrids a shot soon and see how they do. The gun is in a Bell and Carlson stock, has a Timney trigger installed, and currently has a Nikon Monarch 4-16x44 on it, although that will be changing after Christmas

I also mess around with a Remington R-25 in .308 that I used as a woods gun this year for still hunting. It currently just has a red dot on it, but will have the Monarch as an interchangable option moving forward. I haven\'t figured out my final load for that one yet since I haven\'t been shooting it too far. Based off of what I have done so far, I am guessing it will probably be the 180 grain Accubonds, but we\'ll see.