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  1. J

    Who's Elk?

    thats pretty foolish to say... a year passed, clearly non lethal, in the case posed, it was an hour, still the same outing from camp uncle never gave up on that animal, he was still tracking, and tracking well, he found it... he never gave up and went back to camp
  2. J

    Who's Elk?

    replies were a lot different than i expected... theres a lot missing to this story to give any real conclusion. ive never hunted with a guide, but it seems weird to me that the guide would leave the scene of a shot unless A. it was clearly a poor hit or B. there were other elk with it and he...
  3. J

    Arrow fletchings: Straight, Offset, or helical?

    much better post and i appreciate the insight. my comment was not meant as slight of you or your skill. your original comment of 4 fletch being good for nocking either way was not qualified with any sort of backing of what arrow specs you use or how you formed that conclusion. someone that isnt...
  4. J

    Valkyrie vs Iron Will.......What say you

    well said! 8-32 is plenty strong. standard arrows are also plenty strong. the problems all arise when you introduce the micros. theres a reason i dislike the micros.
  5. J

    Arrow fletchings: Straight, Offset, or helical?

    nocking either way forgoes the benefit of any nock tuning or spine indexing you can do to improve your arrows performance. i buy .003 arrows, cut them short and spine index, then make minor adjustments by nock tuning with bareshafts through paper at 10yds. arrows can react quite differently at...
  6. J

    FOC benefit, Short DL

    ill add some things. im an FoC guy, but a midweight arrow guy. first, you said "easton axis 400g" referencing it as arrow weight but is that the number on the arrow, 400? if so, that means 400 spine, so thats something different than arrow weight. we would need to know more about your bow...
  7. J

    Archery Turkey Hunt

    if you decide to use the bullheads, use the arrows they build special for them. full length, straight and stiff spine with 4 fletch helical feathers to help steer those big guys. keep the shots close, like real close, on the decoys. use a blind to hide your draw, turkeys see very well. keep it...
  8. J

    2019 Bow Comparison

    you did go home with the sr6! would have liked to see you with a ritual in there to rank, but i enjoyed the video! thanks!
  9. J

    Broadhead for elk

    ive shot a lot of animals with magnus black hornets (no elk yet) and bonked a lot of dumb crap after passing through. they hold up really well. they confidently will fill my quiver when the time comes.
  10. J

    The Grill vs Cast Iron

    both, about 50/50. my family eats venison at least 3 meals a week year round. i do trimmings and eggs for breakfast on my off days, so im probably closer to 5+ meals a week. i do city herd control, so i have 10+ whitetails for the freezer each year, plus i work for the sheriffs office, so i can...
  11. J

    Thumb release thoughts.

    i use a thumb release and have for years. spot and stalk and tree stand. having the ability to leave it on the d loop is essential in my opinion. hangs on the d loop in the tree and for stalking, the activation bar hooks onto the cables, so theres no way it can fall off, sits snugly and is in...
  12. J

    Valkyrie vs Iron Will.......What say you

    litlte older thread, bumped up yesterday, but ill add some things. to me the choice between those two is super easy, iron will, all day, every day and twice on sunday. being a wisconsin guy with all sorts of animals to shoot ranging from rodents, grouse, geese, turkeys, deer, bear and elk...
  13. J

    RMS cutthroat vs Bone

    im not much into the single bevels, but the guys that i know that love them, really have taking a liking to the the cutthroats. they have good steel and i believe the edge geometry is better. when they start talking beyond that, i tend to not listen, but i know the clear choice to them is...
  14. J

    Cabela's latest microtex

    really sad to hear that the newest release is no good. i have a decent stockpile in outfitter camo and O2 octane of the pre bass pro stuff (no spandex in the fabric) and love it. really bummed that the outfitter pattern is all but phased out. my favorite pattern and that material was incredible.
  15. J

    New arrows to the market

    the 'theory' ashby devised from his testing was that the taper reduced lateral friction from the shaft walls hitting the bones or tissue as it passed through a larger hole that the ferrule created. the tissue/bones natural elasticity closed up some behind the cut if the head. the idea is the...
  16. J

    Arrow fletchings: Straight, Offset, or helical?

    im personally not much for 4 fletch unless you absolute NEED to run the lower profile vanes for cable clearance (some hoyts) and need that 4th vane to make up for the loss of surface area. 3 fletch blazers(my preference) or other vane of your choice is sufficient to correct any form deficiency...
  17. J

    Backcountry food

    instant oatmeal for breakfast, instant potatoes, and bagels (with peanut butter) because you can crush them super flat and they bounce back have always been a staple on our backcountry canadian fishing trips in canoes/tents. i figure the food would be similar.
  18. J

    How many arrows do you take on a hunt?

    over the years as my buddies have had me help refine their setups, ive converted them all to the same exact arrow. only 1 straggler left, so the other 6 all shoot an identical arrow, same length, everything but fletch color. we are lucky that are all basically the same size, so the DLs only vary...
  19. J

    Broadhead weight

    for your specs, you really should be in a 340 spine. if you moved, you could so a lot of really neat things with total weight and weight distribution. theres a lot of benefits to FoC, so i would suggest you build that way. being that you appear to mainly be a whitetail guy that ventures west...
  20. J

    Article on Broadhead Selection

    john, excellent work as always, i appreciate the time and effort you put into your write ups

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