Rokslide 2026 Cold Bow Challenge

[JDZ]

User Name : JDZ

Bow Brand : Bowtech

Bow Model : Solution

Sight Brand : Black Gold

BH Brand : Iron Will

MER : 60 yards

Hit (X/3) : 3/3

Black Gold Ascent Verdict 5 pin with S&S Archery Custom pin setup. Black Eagle X-impact .300 spine arrows. Iron Will S135 broad heads for 195 gr up front on 490 gr total arrow weight. Bow from my local pro shop, J’nC Archery.

Intended game is giant mule deer, so we’ll call the kill zone the center circle of the Sevr target which is 9”.



Day 1:

85F, Wind 5 mph left to right. Shot feels good. Hit.

Day 2:
95F, Wind 15 mph right to left. Good shot. Hit. Less than 2” from yesterday’s shot. I really like this bow, these arrows, and these Iron Will Snyder Core broadheads.

Day 3
95F, wind 10 mph right to left. Shot felt good. Hit. Up and right from previous 2 days.

Thanks to all the Rokslide crew for making this happen.

 

[littlebigtine]

User Name : littlebigtine

Bow Brand : mathews

Bow Model : lift 29 @28.5 DL 63lbs/80% letoff

Sight Brand : spot hogg boonie 3 pin

BH Brand : sevr 1.75 hybrid(453 grain setup)

MER : 66 (Vital zone is vital insert on the deer target)

Hit (X/3) : 2/3 1st shot 5/11 8pm, no wind, broke nicely, I have not been shooting consistently so we will see how this goes…

Day 2 5/13 gusty wind, inconsistent direction, let down after first draw couldnt settle the pin like id like. second draw forced the shot, never goes well with a hinge release
MISS

Day 3 5/14 calm shot process felt awkward
shot broke right where the arrow landed though. I will count it!

 

[Mtaylor]

User Name :mtaylor

Bow Brand :Mathews

Bow Model : V3

Sight Brand : black gold slider

BH Brand : Grimm Reaper micro hades

MER :60

Hit (X/3) :0/2

Day 1: Carried my bow and target with me all day at the farm but didn’t get a chance to shoot. So I set it up when I got home. I am shooting a rinehart 18, pulled back and settler into the 60 yard pin. Tried to execute my shot and I got nervous I was going to miss the target so I flinched, then I got into my own head and I started thinking about commanding the shot. In the end MISS! picture of the target shows where my arrow went with the red mark. Probably would have been guys on an animal. I need a lot more practice, part of that is mental practice.

Day 2: it’s been blowing like a banshee in Washington so I have taken a haiatus. Maybe should have shot in the wind it would have pushed my arrow into the target! I was feeling pretty good but I’m still anticipating the shot and jerking. Miss #2!

 

[TripleJ]

User Name : TripleJ

Bow Brand : Bowtech

Bow Model : RealmX

Sight Brand : Option8

BH Brand : Sevr 1.5, 100 gr

MER :60

Hit (X/3) : 2/3

Day 1
Just got back to being able to shoot my bow again a couple weeks ago after tearing my right pec muscle last September and having surgery to reattach the tendon in October. My kill zone is the front face of the Rinehart target. 5 pm, sunny, breeze left to right. Pulled the shot a bit to the left bit still in the kill zone.




Day 2
8pm, calm, no wind. Shot broke good, landed a little low and right of center but still in the vitals.





Day 3
5 pm, overcast, breezy left to right. Got impatient in my shot process due to the wind and pulled the shot low, missing the vitals.

 

[johnw]

User Name : johnw

Bow Brand : Hoyt

Bow Model : RX-7

Sight Brand : Spot Hogg Fast Eddie

BH Brand : Sevr Hybrid 100 grain

MER : 70 yds (Elk -vital size roughly equal to the insert of the rhinoblock)

Hit (X/3) : 2/3 (in-progress)

Shooting 482 grain set up with FMJ Max, arrow wrap, lighted nock, and 10 gr impact collar.
Day 1: Conditions were low wind, high 50's temp.



Day 2: conditions were a misty and low 50s. minimal wind.



Day 3: evening shot, about 64 degrees and low wind.

 

[jte5013]

User Name : jte5013
Bow Brand : PSE
Bow Model : Drive NXT
Sight Brand : Black Gold Mountain Lite
BH Brand : QAD Exodus 125 Full
MER : 40 yards, 9" diameter target (Going for elk this year)
Hit (1/1 so far)



Day 1: Nice, but a bit breezy. Could feel myself being moved a bit by the wind, but everything felt good with my shot. Hit in my target zone, but a bit low.


Day 2:
Day 3:

 

[thegoosano]

User Name: thegoosano
Bow Brand: Mathew’s
Bow Model: Lift X 33 70lb 31” draw
Sight Brand: UV slider 2 5 pin
BH Brand: iron will s125
MER: 60yds
Hit (X/3): 3/3

Day 1: totally missed the start of the challenge this year but glad to sneak in. Got my first shot within the 7” kill zone (green circle). Weather is perfect, 77deg no wind.

Day 2: sunny 81deg in beautiful Santa Fe, NM. 10-15mph right to left wind, felt a little unsure on the shot but it hit.

Day 3: sunny 8mph wind left to right 77deg. Put the last one right in the pump house.

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[stonewall]

User Name : stonewall

Bow Brand : mathews

Bow Model : chill r

Sight Brand : black gold

BH Brand : slick trick

MER : 70

Hit (X/3) : 0/1

Day 1
Missed low. Shot felt good otherwise. 70 is probably beyond my true mer but thought I’d push myself. 80 degrees maybe. No wind. Right at last light such that peep was hard to align with scope

 

[fatlander]

Username: fatlander
Bow brand: Hoyt
Bow Model: Ventum 33, 29”, 82#
Sight brand: Axcel Landslyde
Broadhead: Grim Reaper 1 3/8s mech 125 grain
MER: 70
Hit: 3/3
Vitals: A flat Whole Foods bag. I’m taking this bow moose hunting in AK in September.

Shooting 4mm axis with 75 grain match grade half outs, 3 Q2i raptX vanes, white wraps. Arrows finish out to 520 grains.

Day 1. Slight breeze, 60 degrees. Beautiful day to shoot. Shot broke great and landed where it should.

Day 2. Carbon copy of yesterday.

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Day 3. Gorgeous morning, 65 degrees, slightly overcast. Shot at 0645. Shot felt great and hit right behind the pin. Very happy with my results. Can’t wait to get up to AK in a few months. Thanks for putting this together Robby and thanks to all the sponsors. Good luck everyone.

 

[Johnson27]

Username: Johnson27
Bow brand: Hoyt
Bow Model: AX 2 29 62# 28.5" draw
Sight brand: MBG Dual Track
Broadhead: Sevr 1.5 Hybrid
MER: 50
Hit: 1/3

Shooting the 7" marker circle around the colored target at 50 yards.
First shot was about 8:30am this morning with a slight lert to right breeze. Shot felt great and was a little right.


Day 2 - 5/15/26 6:20am with a strong left to right wind (14 mph) that swirled around the end of our pond. I thought about waiting until later, but this is why we do this. I aimed at the left side of the marker circle, shot felt terrible (rushed) and I could see the arrow being affected by a strong gust of wind. The result speaks for itself. The Day 1 arrow flew perfect.

Day 3: Nice semi-sunny day with winds again 8-12 mph from left to right. Shot about 3:10pm.
Changed it up a lot for the last shot.
I passes a shot like this last year on a 150+/- buck (whitetail) in mid October. I don't regret passing on that shot at all even though he was shot by a neighbor in early November.
The target is 51.3 yards from my treestand (deer was probably 46-48 last year).
Haven't tried shooting sitting down since last fall. Shots 1 and 2 were standing.
I let down once because I couldn't settle the pin. The second time, the shot felt good, the arrow flight was good, but it was about 3-4" right of the entire target. Perfect height, but way right.

Looking at the target from my treestand.

Looking at the treestand from the target.


Target after 3rd shot.


50 yard MER is out of the question at this point!

 

[TimbeHuntin]

Username: TimbeHuntin
Bow Brand: Athens
Bow Model: Vista 35 70lb 31”
Sight Brand: MBG Mtn Lite 5 pin
BH Brand: G5 T2 125
MER: 70yd 9” paper plate
Hit X/3: 3/3

Arrow: 475 grain Victory RIP XV 250 w/ 3 FFP 360’s
Release: Stan Onnex Resistance

Day 1:

62 degrees and windy today but I shot in between gusts. Shot broke as well as I could’ve wanted and landed a hair right. Promising start!

Day 2:

72 degrees, dead calm, and sunny - absolutely beautiful this evening. I felt the bow react a hair to the left on the shot (maybe some tension in my grip) and the flight reflected it. But by the skin of my teeth I’m 2/2 with another hit!

Day 3:

60’s light breeze. No breakfast yet and caffeinated had me a little shaky. Had to let down on the first draw. Broke a stable one on the second draw and hit same hole as day 2. Happy to participate in the cold bow challenge again. Now time to get those reps in for PA TAC coming up!

 

[sndmn11]

User Name : sndmn11
Bow Brand : Prime
Bow Model : Divide 35/6 q&a for review here
Sight Brand : Spott Hog Fast Eddie 5 pin
BH Brand : Cutthroat 125gr single bevel two blade
MER : 50 yards kneeling, kneeling, sitting. I "should" draw a Phorn tag this year, so I made my vitals about 6.5" in diameter.
Hit (X/3) : 1/3

Other equipment/specs...
60lb draw weight
30.5" draw length
Hamskea Everest Integrate
Altra 246 300 spine
Hamskea Raptor FS Peep





Day 1: I haven't touched my bow in two weeks or so. Kneeling, some swirly 10-15mph wind from 8oclock to 12oclock. By the skin of a blade!



Day 2 I went out to my friend's ranch and found a booner pronghorn. Waited until it went to the pond to drink and then stalked in to my 50yd MER. Thankfully he got some video and it's apparent I need immensely drastically exponentially better back tension.

Gut shot ~6" outside out side the vitals towards the rear.


Day 3 I went out to my original location to see if the scent from the carcass of day 1 had attracted any bucks. It had and I found one phorn hanging out with an elk friend. This shot was sitting, and again with the left/right misses. Barely hung in the block and outside my vitals.

 

[19hunt92]

User Name : 19hunt92
Bow Brand : PSE
Bow Model : Levitate v1
Sight Brand : Axcel 7 pin
BH Brand : SEVR 1.5 100 gr on victory rip xvs with 3 bohning vanes with a hard helical
MER : 60 yds at a 5" target (javelina)
Hit (X/3) : 2/3 I'll been practicing a bunch this past week after restringing the bow and putting new fibers in my sight to get a little britter pin this year. Day 1: still and humid at about 75 deg. No wind and happy with the release and follow through Day 2: got an early jump this morning, wind was from right to left, sun wasn't quite over the tree yet. About 60 deg. Pin 2asnt settling exactly how I wanted but good enough to pull another hit barely Day 3

 

[mt hunter22]

User Name : mt hunter22

Bow Brand: bsession

Bow Model : evolution

Sight Brand : black gold

BH Brand : Trophy taker

MER : 80 yds

Hit (X/3) : x/1 x/0

Day 1, vital area is white square. Over cast with slight breeze . Thursday was 1st shot,day two.. Saturday,, dialed up a bit for the low last time but just a bad shot.. windy and scattered rain.