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Offline Drewski

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #15 on: July 09, 2025, 10:03:17 AM »
I'm still tinkering and deciding, but this is where I'm leaning currently
Lift X 29.5"
custom coastal bowstrings.com Vec 99 strings
Victory HLR (445 grains total)
QAD Exodus swept 125 grains. Possibly 2 beast titanium's for longer shots or follow ups.
MBG dual Track
QAD MX Integrate
Mathews bridge lock stabilizer 10" or bee stinger hex
Low pro quiver

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #16 on: July 11, 2025, 12:03:42 AM »
Prime bow revex 34, Epsilon rest, Black gold mountain lite site,Easton axis arrows topped with 100g Muzzys and lighted nocks

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #17 on: July 11, 2025, 05:33:51 AM »
Mathews v3 31
Spot Hog 2 pin sight
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Front and back bar
Mathews detachable quiver
150 grain 2 blade ozcut broadhead
Illuminated nocks

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #18 on: July 11, 2025, 09:20:30 AM »
Mathews VXR 31.5 @ 75lb
Tommie Hogg 5 pin slider
Vapor Trail Gen7x
Tight Spot 5-arrow
Mathews 10" flatline
GAS strings
Easton Axis 5mm match arrows
Iron Will S125s w/ impact collars

Been a couple years since I've archery hunted elk. Excited to get back after it this year.

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #19 on: July 11, 2025, 09:35:38 AM »
Mathews Lift X 29.5 set at 70#, B3 Linx single pin sight, QAD MX2 integrate drop down, 2 piece integrated quiver, 12" spider front Stab, 8" spider rear stab, evolution outdoors shadow release, and Victory HLR arrows with 60gr outsert with 20gr weight (possibly 50gr), AAE pro hunter vanes, and Evolution outdoors hyde broadheads. I will also carry 1-2 Jekyll broadheads in my quiver incase I need to make a brush shot. This arrow will be specifically for elk. I will build something a bit lighter for mule deer.

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #20 on: July 14, 2025, 02:55:30 PM »
Mathews Halon set at 70#, Spott Hogg 5 pin sight and I still like a whisker biscuit for the ease and reliability.  Just had arrows shortened a bit and inserts added for more weight and improving FOC, have 125 grain tips and an insert, at 464 grains overall arrow weight and 13.5% FOC.

Last year I shot a bull with GrizzlyStick single bevel 125 grains overall arrow broadheads.  Penetration was good but blood trail was abysmal to non-existent.  Recovered the bull and it didn’t run far, but I want more blood so I’m looking at something with more cutting edge this year.  Thoughts from this group?  Looking at iron will single bevel but with bleeders. 

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #21 on: July 14, 2025, 02:56:29 PM »
Mathews Halon set at 70#, Spott Hogg 5 pin sight and I still like a whisker biscuit for the ease and reliability.  Just had arrows shortened a bit and inserts added for more weight and improving FOC, have 125 grain tips and an insert, at 464 grains overall arrow weight and 13.5% FOC.

Last year I shot a bull with GrizzlyStick single bevel 125 grain broadheads.  Penetration was good but blood trail was abysmal to non-existent.  Recovered the bull and it didn’t run far, but I want more blood so I’m looking at something with more cutting edge this year.  Thoughts from this group?  Looking at iron will single bevel but with bleeders.

 


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