Best do it all arrow setup for upcoming hunting season? (AK, MT)

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Hey yall I have a very exciting upcoming hunting season. I have a spring black bear hunt in AK, fall moose hunt in AK, then back to MT for antelope and elk. Looking for an ideal arrow, arrow weight and broad head setup to cover all my bases here. I am between an HLR and RIP TKO in a 300 spine. Going to shoot a fixed head for moose and elk (thinking 125 grain day six evo or iron will). mechanical for antelope, bear, and deer ( thinking of trying out the 125 grain G5 T2). HIT inserts, lighted knocks and thinking of trying out the DCA mini sabre vanes. Also would be shooting for 3D events! Open to any suggestions opinions or shit talk you may have!
 
TKO is more durable, HLR lighter.

Since you are going HIT inserts (smart move) make sure to put a collar on the end. My favorite collars are from Iron Will.

As far as weight, for me it’s over 400 and under 450. Your broadhead choices are solid, though I’d also suggest you look at the Evolution Outdoors Hyde.
 
On the same boat as eastonsgrandpa rip tko hit inserts with collars I do run and have had great luck with evolution outdoors both Jekyll and Hyde 125g about 440g taw
 
Ive hunted with VAP TKO and HLRs. Ive had too many vaps break and swapped to the HLR to use Ironwill inserts instead of outserts. Im at 250 spine with 70 lb, 30.5 DL. My arrows are 480g, bohning alpha vanes, max left helical, iron will titanium inserts/collars, 10g back weight, 150g left hand single bevel broadhead. This is by far the best combination I've came up with for my application! Slightly lighter shafts and a tad more weigh up front and they are absolute tack drivers. Field points and broadhead have same POI at 60.
 

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For the game you're shooting, I second the Evolution Hyde. Though, I am a pretty big fan of Evolution Outdoors products. I actually went away from the arrow setup I've been shooting for the past few years and went to a VAP TKO simply because there are enough glue-in options between the Jekyll, Hyde, Whitetail Fury and the turkey head that I can finally just run glue-in heads without messing with inserts or HITs or outserts and still have a skinnier shaft. I was running .204 shafts with HIT inserts and heads both hot melted in previously, and this system is still in my mind the best, most concentric, most failproof .204 system that lets you run every broadhead on the market.
 
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