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Archery elk gear, 2025.
« on: June 24, 2025, 10:25:37 PM »
So stick and string hunters, what is your set up this year?  Bow, arrow, BH. If you have a minute, please offer your complete set up…sight, rest, STAB, etc.  ;). I’m always interested in what HW members are shooting.   ;)
Darton Archery Maverick II
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Weatherby VG-2 Boomstick
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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2025, 10:36:56 PM »
PSE Shootdown Pro, Spot Hogg Boonie sight with a triple stack 3 pin, Aae pro drop rest, 15 in Aae stabilizer with 10” back bar, tight spot five arrow quiver, GAS ghost strings, Black Eagle rampage arrows with 100 grain RAD rival lps broad heads and Stan solex clicker release.

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2025, 08:11:20 AM »
Obsession FXL set to 72lbs with year old ABB string and cables, Tight Spot 7arrow quiver, black gold ascent 4 pin slider, 10" bee singer, Hamskea limb driven rest. Arrows are black eagle spartans with 75grain brass inserts. Ill have 100grain Rad TiCons, Iron Will solids with bleeders and 2" Sevrs in the quiver.

Tuned my bow this weekend, everything is grouping like it should! Going to be a fun year.


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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2025, 08:13:43 AM »
PSE Evo XF 33 S2, CBE Engage Hybrid 3 Pin, Hamskea Hybrid Hunter Pro Microtune, Bee Stinger Micro hex 10", Tight Spot 5 Arrow, Gas High Octane strings, Victory VAP TKO, Grim Reaper micro Hades 100 grain, Scott Pursuit hand release x 2 cause you never know if you'll lose one.

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2025, 08:54:32 AM »
Mach 34, Black Eagle Spartans, D6 Evo’s. Simple but incredibly effective. I’m not a tinkerer/component switcher when it comes to archery, I’ll shoot this setup until I have a good reason not to

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2025, 09:09:04 AM »
Well, seeing as you started the conversation with’Stick and String’ I guess I have to chime in. I use my homemade stick and string created from Indonesian Rosewood and Birdseye Bocote, Glass faced and backed Bocote limbs tapered .002/ inch with .002 unidirectional carbon sandwiched between the belly glass and Bocote. The string is a homemade endless loop 12 strand Rhino material and the arrow rest is a piece of toothbrush. Arrows are tapered spruce footed with ebony, 125 grain homemade broadheads cut from saw blades total arrow weight 535 grains +-5 grains.

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2025, 11:07:13 AM »
Prime Black 5 - 68lbs.
Axcel 3-Pin Carbon Slider
Hamskea Trinity Hunter
Tight Spot 4-Arrow Quiver
Easton 5MM FMJ Max Arrows
Carter Wise Choice Thumb Release
Leica CRF Range Finder
Eberlestock Tactical Waist Bag or Badlands 1200 Day Pack

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2025, 01:35:58 PM »
Mathews Lift 80lb mods
Mathews 2 piece quiver
Black gold 3 pin set with a 30-, 40, and 50 pin that floats
QAD rest
10” viper stabilizer
VAP TKO arrows with 40 grain( I think) Inserts
Slick trick Viper trick 100’s

@ Scotsman your setup is awesome I gotta start shooting trad one of these days  :tup:

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2025, 05:40:55 PM »
Well, seeing as you started the conversation with’Stick and String’ I guess I have to chime in. I use my homemade stick and string created from Indonesian Rosewood and Birdseye Bocote, Glass faced and backed Bocote limbs tapered .002/ inch with .002 unidirectional carbon sandwiched between the belly glass and Bocote. The string is a homemade endless loop 12 strand Rhino material and the arrow rest is a piece of toothbrush. Arrows are tapered spruce footed with ebony, 125 grain homemade broadheads cut from saw blades total arrow weight 535 grains +-5 grains.

Thats a beautiful bow! I'd love to make my own bow.
I've been hunting with a #55 Old Mountain Mesa longbow with Douglas fir shafts and Zwickey Eskimos. Total arrow weight is right about 600 grains.

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2025, 09:02:19 PM »
Elite Synergy bow, Spot Hogg MRT 7 pin sight, Hamskea Trinity hunter rest, limb saver stabilizer.  Shooting Carbon Express Maxima red 350 arrows and 125gr Slick Trick magnums.

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2025, 09:36:02 PM »
Mathews Lift X 33, with integrated SH boonie triple stack, hamskea Epsilon, and integrated 2 piece quiver and bars. Pretty familiar setup for me bow wise. Changing the arrow up a bit with the Easton 5.0 fletched with 3 Alpha vanes. Broadhead will likely remain the same as last season combination of Jekyll and Hyde 125s from Evolution.

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2025, 05:53:52 PM »
One thing I love about archery and especially ILF rigs is the nearly infinite amount of options...

Riser: Border Archery 17" Phenolic
Limbs: Uukha Gobi Mediums
String: BCY 8125
Sight: My right eyeball
Rest: Otter Skin
Arrow Shaft: Easton Aluminum - Jim Dougherty Naturals
Broadhead: Cutthroat 200 Grain

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2025, 04:44:47 PM »
70# Bowtech Realm SS or 60# SR350, depends on my mood
JBK strings
467gr arrow/446gr arrow
Slick Trick Magnums/slick trick viper tricks
BG ascent Verdict single pin/BG ascent verdict 3 pin sliders
Qad Ultra rest

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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2025, 04:58:27 PM »
Matthews Halon 32, Smack Down rest, Black Gold 5-pin, Spot Hog Wise Guy trigger, tight Spot quiver, Axis 5mm shafts with Radical 125 broadheads.
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Re: Archery elk gear, 2025.
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2025, 09:41:28 PM »
Some seriously killer setups guys, thank you for sharing them.
Darton Archery Maverick II
Traditions Vortek StrikeFire Smoke Pole
Weatherby VG-2 Boomstick
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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: Today at 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: Today at 05:33:51 AM »
Mathews v3 31
Spot Hog 2 pin sight
Trophy Taker drop away
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: Today at 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: Today at 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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