You are on the right track going heavier if you maintain structural integrity, perfect arrow flight, and the weight adds to FOC etc.. You are not alone in your journey to increase lethality and penetration.
My solution which is a little old school. I have a love hate relationship with binocular harnesses and rangefinder pouches. They add bulk I just don't need in early archery season in drier weather. My rangefinder has camo silent tape and is hard to see in photo, but it is just below and left...
I like the Kuiu zip offs bottoms but no experience with the others. I have both the Kuiu 145 and 200 weight. I rarely ever wear the 200 weight as they are a little too heavy and tight in my calves. My favorite combination is the Kuiu 145 merino bottoms and or 97 weight Kuiu Peloton bottoms...
Most important advice I give my kids and grandkids is plan for your future. Taking care of yourself and or your family comes first and you never know what life will throw in your way. Taking advantage of compound interest requires early saving not future savings. Once your nest egg is built...
Yes, I use the Spartan Davros head on my light weight tripods and a Spartan Javelin bipod for my rifle setup using their gunsmith adapter's. Then I use their optic adapters on my binocular tower and spotting scope. I also modify the tripods to allow the legs to spread further. One system for...
I have two of these Slik tripods when I am away from the truck with added legs spikes. I have mine setup with the Spartan Davros heads with adaptors on all my optics and rifles. The link is for the taller version at 2.3 lbs. and 64" tall. The medium version is 1.72 lbs. and 42.9" tall...
For pure big game hunting I think it just might be either a Leupold 6x or 4x with MOA hash marks. I think it would be great out to about 600 yards. Light, quick, and always on the same power.
I have two Huskmaw Blue Diamond scopes. One on a Red Rock Precision rifle in 300 RUM and one on a McMillian Signature rifle in 300 Win Mag. I have not had any problems with either holding their zero and both rifles are quite accurate. I would say my Nightforce NXS does seem to have a little...
Took my 458 Win Mag one year to Montana to shoot at prairie dogs. Peep sights and 500 grain bullets leave a great dust cloud. I don’t think any prairie dogs were injured, but the look on my buddies face was priceless. My 22-250 was much more effective.
I would assume you will need florescent vest, hat and beanie depending on state. Puffy pants aren't a bad idea if you plan to sit and glass. If you plan to walk and sit for shorter periods they aren't necessary. I do like some sort of puffy vest that time of year,
I have two pair of U.S. G.I. extreme cold temperature boots. One black set and one white set. Also have some other cold weather gear. You pay shipping. PM if you are interested?
Lots of good ideas to consider. My number 1 suggestion is having a great arrow system for elk. For most guys an entire elk hunt comes down to one shot. Success will come from your shooting ability and arrow lethality.
I have had good luck with the EZv ranging bow sight. They are simple easy to use, adjust and light weight. It is sort of like shooting instinctive. They are a pure hunting sight and designed (rings) for different arrow trajectory (speed). I use the rangefinding feature of the sight from zero...
I think you can use any method you like and anything that improves your arrow flight especially with hunting arrows (broadheads) is well worth your time. I bare shaft shoot every shaft and rarely need to make any nock adjustments, but I do mark the nock tune as a reference if I have to replace...