Couple years ago I needed to thin out the doe population, figured out after the first couple that i could easily get 2 from a group(archery) by shooting the last one in line, They will scatter at the noise, but quickly come back to see what the commotion was and I could shoot another one. Was...
I agree that about $500 bare bow is the going rate.
Look over on Archerytalk.com classifieds in their left handed hunting bow section. There are some decent deals there.
Hunted there a bunch and the elk are cyclical, it’s like they make a big loop and will be in an area for a few days and then gone for 4-5 days. Sorry to hear it didn’t work out for you but that’s hunting.