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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: jstone on July 01, 2018, 08:28:50 AM

Title: Traditional Arrow Weight for Elk
Post by: jstone on July 01, 2018, 08:28:50 AM: Ok well my quality draw was a bust this year. So I am thinking of going traditional for a spike or cow elk. I have a 64 pound long bow at 28” draw that I shoot. I am ok at 20 yards. So I am going to put down my training wheels and practice only with the long bow. I am going to challenge myself this year. So the question is.!! What is a good arrow weight for hunting elk with this bow? And where to get some good Arrows’s? I am in the University Place area, but I go to Wenatchee a lot. So if there is a place to get arrows in that vacinity?

Thanks for any info
Jeff
Title: Re: Traditional Arrow Weight for Elk
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on July 01, 2018, 11:34:27 AM: Suzanne St Charles
Nwarchery.com
Title: Re: Traditional Arrow Weight for Elk
Post by: dreamunelk on July 01, 2018, 12:24:13 PM: Quote from: STIKNSTRINGBOW on July 01, 2018, 11:34:27 AM
Suzanne St Charles
Nwarchery.com

:yeah:

Start reading TragGang.com and doing some googling. Lots of info on arrow for traditional. Comes down to preference and what shoot well for you. You are customizing your arrows to the bow. I prefer a higher FOC, not extreme.
Title: Re: Traditional Arrow Weight for Elk
Post by: Tree Killer on July 01, 2018, 07:10:20 PM: If it's a true longbow, you'll want 60-65 spine wood arrows with points up to 150 grains. Over 150 grain points you'll need to jump up to 65-70 spine.

If your bow is a hybrid (reflex-deflex) limbs, then you'll want 65-70 spine with 125 to 150 grain points.

I build custom arrows for quite a few folks and use Surewood douglas fir shafts exclusively. Pm me if you have questions and I'll try to help.

(https://i.imgur.com/DUUSkx3.jpg)
Title: Re: Traditional Arrow Weight for Elk
Post by: shallowforks on July 04, 2018, 07:35:28 AM: Looking for what type of shaft, wood or carbon?? When your all said and done your arrow should weigh 600-700gns(broadhead included). Try and get as much of that total weight to the head of the arrow
Title: Re: Traditional Arrow Weight for Elk
Post by: zwickeyman on July 04, 2018, 07:56:48 AM: For the last 20 years I have always shot 9 grains per # with a stick. The crazy thing about a stick bow is the slower the bow is the heavier the arrow needs to be.
Title: Re: Traditional Arrow Weight for Elk
Post by: Tim in Wa. on July 06, 2018, 08:56:28 PM: + 1 on Surewood shafts.Those guys are awesome to work with and I'm on my 5th dozen and never had one that needed straightening.
You would be smart to take Tre Killer up on his offer.He knows his stuff