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  1. CMF

    Archery Setups to Minimize Frontal Shots

    I'm sending it frontal. Shot my bull last year at 48yds frontal. The arrow passed through coming out belly to back leg breaking off the broadhead and rear of arrow staying inside. That was with 2 blade 7/8" Magnus killer bee broadhead. Shooting Ironwills now, but still 2 blade with no...
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    • Post #20
    • Forum: Elk
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    11yo First Elk

    My 11yo's first elk. AZ early rifle opportunity hunt. We got there 10 days early and scouted for 9 days, minus a few evenings. We didn't see a lot of elk, but saw several bulls, including one nice one. The people started rolling in the day before the opener and it was clear there would be...
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    Elk Broadhead Suggestions for Low Poundage Archers

    yep, I'd try it
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    Oryx vs Elk meat

    Both great, I couldn’t tell a difference, maybe some of our elk have seemed a bit tougher, but on average they were about the same to me
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    • Post #20
    • Forum: Elk
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    Kuiu verde or valo for Colorado elk and muley?

    260 hybrid hoody in verde Ultra puffy in valo North ridge rain in verde
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    • Post #52
    • Forum: Elk
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    Kuiu verde or valo for Colorado elk and muley?

    I started getting verde before valo was an option, but I like my milder layers in verde for early season whitetail and turkey. I got my colder layers like puffy in valo because it's usually browner when it's colder. I think either is fine for elk and deer
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    • Post #18
    • Forum: Elk
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    Colorado Left Over Tags

    me too, i thought you logged on first
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    • Post #8
    • Forum: Elk
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    What Emergencies Have You Had Before Season Start?

    broke a limb a couple weeks before elk season, but got it back going in time
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    • Post #26
    • Forum: Elk
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    Any New ideas for backpacking food/snacks?

    pecans, dried banana and reese pieces makes a good DIY trail mix
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    • Post #88
    • Forum: Elk
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    Peep Sight Chicanery

    i'm trained on a bow as well and always center my peep and sight housing. I went with a larger aperture than the stock mrx came with and painted the face of my front globe with a silver sharpee to better see it. Me and the wife both liked the fiber optic over the crosshairs as the crosshairs...
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    New Colorado Elk Setup - New to MZ

    I have same gun, shoots thor 300s and 330 pb/elrs well with bh209(80grns weight). put a anarchy brake and shoot the Williams globe floro dot. daughter took a co elk this year with it and the elrs.
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    How would your strategy change from CO to NM?

    Colorado = more people than elk NM = More elk than people A lot changes depending on the NM unit and area you're hunting. If hunting a high quality hard to draw unit with quality bulls, my strategy would change to target a bigger bull. The terrain and habitat could differ or be similar...
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    • Post #4
    • Forum: Elk
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    Favorite National Park

    We've been to 44 of the 63 since 2020 except Smokey Mountains we did earlier. I couldn't pick a single favorite since they are so different. The obvious ones are mostly mentioned so I'll give some other perspective. Most overlooked - Channel Islands, off the coast of California was nice...
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    Montana Moose, Sheep, Mountain Goat, Bison draws are out!!

    Unsuccessful, 1879 on roster...
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    Water Filters

    I've had to use my mug to scoop and fill my 4l platypus bags. Trying to scoop from a shallow source is difficult with a bag. Either a mug, cut beer can, plastic jetboil bowl, etc, to scoop helps a lot. If it's a small flowing source, follow it down where you can get bag under it, or dam it up.
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    • Post #16
    • Forum: Gear
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    What's your lightest arrow for hunting?

    The 100grn are pretty popular and will probably sell decent on classifieds. I went with the 125grn(buff) IW because I couldn't get 100grn without bleeders. I favor accuracy and penetration over cutting area.
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    What's your lightest arrow for hunting?

    Why not just go to 125grn head to get the weight where you were if you like your current setup? If penetration is your motive, I wouldn't go lighter. I just did 4mm. Went with the storm arrows, 75grn nexxus outsert and 125grn head. at ~28" arrrow I'm around 455grn. Only 10grn lighter than...
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    Idaho Moose/Goat/Sheep draw results

    Unsuccessful first year sheep app for ID. Come on UT,AZ, or WY bison....
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    Archery Hunting CO high country for mulies. Do I HAVE to glass?

    I've been hunting 10-12k high in CO. In three years, in the same general habitat, I can't recall seeing a buck bedded in the open. The area has a decent amount of timber and I always see the deer feeding up top above the timber or in the meadows and then moving down or even over ridges to bed...
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    Archery Hunting CO high country for mulies. Do I HAVE to glass?

    How high are you hunting? Are they bedding in timber or is it more open? You sound like more of an opportunity hunter. I would get the elk tag too, still hunt and go after the first thing you see or hear. I hunted CO this past season with deer, elk, and bear tag in my pocket. I thought...

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