Elk hunting

[FLHunter87]

Possibly looking to do a elk hunt in 2027/2028 with black powder in NM. Only peep or open sights are allowed. Does anyone hunt with a peep sight while pursuing elk? What's the sight picture like at 200 or 300 yards? Eyes aren't terrible, haven't really used peep sights a lot but sure it's easy enough like a bow. So looking for that information and if its fairly easy for hunting successfully at thr 200-300 yard range if it comes to it. The unit is very low draw/pretty limited tags and several landowner tags. Only black powder and bows are allowed in this particular unit. I would think seeing a big animal like elk at 200-300 yards wouldn't be to terrible. Just trying to find others point of view of the peep sights in particular and the target of an elk.

 

[ElDiablito]

Tough odds. Good luck drawing a NM elk tag as a NR.

I’d suggest a very fine front fiber optic bead. I like a peep and a Williams Western Precision fiber optic (.019”) globe. That’s my favorite set up on my open-sighted muzzys.

 

[Hnthrdr]

I would practice a bunch of you are going to try and stretch irons out to 300. Realistically 100-150 is very doable with little practice. Typically drop isn’t too extreme once you get past that, you better know what that projectile is doing…

 

[ElDiablito]

And to make it more complicated…..a “side lock” can be set up to use 209s, #11s or musket caps.

 

[FLHunter87]

Tough odds. Good luck drawing a NM elk tag as a NR.

I’d suggest a very fine front fiber optic bead. I like a peep and a Williams Western Precision fiber optic (.019”) globe. That’s my favorite set up on my open-sighted muzzys.

Yeah tough odds, but backup plan would be landowner tag. The gun would have a peep sight. I imagine 200-300 yards for sight picture should be ok? 100-200 yards should be relatively easy to see i imagine. The seeing part is what I'm kind of worried about. Im not worried about performing of the black powder gun one bit. Really eyes. I have no vision impairments or anything. Just a different sight to use other than a scope.

 

[FLHunter87]

I would practice a bunch of you are going to try and stretch irons out to 300. Realistically 100-150 is very doable with little practice. Typically drop isn’t too extreme once you get past that, you better know what that projectile is doing…

It will be a peep sight. So not true irons.

 

[Hnthrdr]

Gotcha, will it have elevation knobs for the rear? I would consider a peep sight a form or irons, which is what I use, mine does not have rear sight elevation adjustment though