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Everything is gone or waiting to be picked up. Enjoy...

enjoy...

I agree speed is critical to kinetic energy, but you are not comparing apples to apples. Take your comparison of gr/in to fps(1.31). The 400 gr example arrow would actually be 450 gr not 400. Your 380 gr arrow @ 290 fps = 71ft/lb ke while the 450 gr arrow shot @ 260 = 68ft/lb ke. Each of these are much more than what is needed for a easy pass-thru on any elk. An exagerated point would be to compare getting shot with a 400 fps bb gun (copper bb)and then being shot with a 600 fps airsoft bb (plastic). Which would you prefer? Unless you are a glutten for pain you would prefer the 600 fps plastic bb as it has much less MOMENTUM. Heavier arrows will gather more momentum. Now, my speedy flatlines (i.e. plastic bb's) shoot 307 fps and weigh 338 gr which produce exactly the same ke as your example arrow of 380gr @ 290 fps. They are great for short range kills on deer or antelope with perfect shots, but I would never consider them an elk arrow. The best part of the weight vs speed argument is EVERYBODY is correct! You only need around 30ft/lbs of ke to easily pass thru a deer and kid's bow can produce that! 40 ft/lbs for elk and most of us are shooting 60+. Your arrows are great, my arrows are great, their arrows are great. Shoot what you have confidence in and hit the spot you aim at.

yeah - they'll develop. That's going to be a great bull! Keep an eye on him and post more pics at the end of july. Good luck...

glendel buck archery target gone all camo is gone or spoken for all cameras and binos gone all miscellaneous accessories gone blazer jig is gone I still have boots size 9.5 and fishing reels Wade 480-226-4103

I'd like to grab the predator pants for my son. Let me know. Wade 480-226-4103

I can't find anything special about their pricing. If you spend a little time looking around you can beat their pricing pretty easy. Just saying...

Don't know what size you are looking for, but good luck if you want a 2000. People don't want to give them up. Check craigslist often - you can find one if you're fast. Yamaha makes the same inverter - don't overlook them. Good luck...

I shot a buck in Kaibab in 2006 that was hard horned and dark brown already from rubbing. That was the first week of september.

looks the same to me, but I have no knowledge of either company

I have both the flatlines and fmjs as well as axis. I wouldn't ever consider the flatlines for an elk arrow. They are 3 grains/inch lighter than the fmj arrows. Not knowing your exact arrow length I guess you are shooting the 400 spine with a 63 lb draw. The flatlines 400's are 7.4 gr/in and the 400 fmj's are 10.2 gr/in. The closer you can get to the magical 400 total grains the better. For elk, I use 400 fmj's with a 50 grain brass insert that totals 447 grains. This arrow packs a heck of a punch. Use flatlines for coues and get some fmj or like weighted arrows for heavy boned animals like elk. Good luck on your hunt...

I am following a little over a dozen bulls and none are full 6x's yet like you have. Check out the trail camera section for more pics from this year.

very nice - thanks for sharing

If you're shooting a fixed blade past 40 yards I would definitely say helical. Helical fletching will cause the arrow to straighten out faster and compensate for minor flaws in shot execution better than straight or offset. More helical = more arrow drag = less speed & more noise. Different type of fletchings all have their own "good and bad" so you have to decide what you want. Go ahead and fletch up some arrows with different combos and see what you like the best. I shoot a radical right helical on all my arrows.

I like white vanes so I try to match a color on the arrow for my cresting. Here's an example of the fmj arrows I made up for this year's elk hunt. Post a pic with what you decide.

cool pics - thanks for sharing. It's fun to watch what they grow into!

great job and good luck in the competition!

Congrats superjumbo. I drew a first season unit 13 tag. I drew the same tag last year and had success so I'm stoked.

They DID cut back the # of tags for bulls in 22n this year. My son drew back to back tags so I spent a lot of time scouting the unit the last couple years. I've never heard so many complain about the number of tags and the low quality of hunt as 22 rifle bull (early or late). You will get out of a hunt what you put into it. In my opinion the cut in tags was not necessary as the bulls were located as easily as the hunters riding around on quads and making quater mile circle hunts. The coues in the unit are spectacular. I don't rifle hunt, but my son drew a general tag his first year. We had many opportunities on 80" bucks and one 100"+. It's not hard to find areas to hunt by yourself if you start walking. Glass, glass, glass and good luck.....

spothogg 7 deadly pins for me

Several of us went up to reservation lake and it was great fishing there. Nothing with any size, but I was catching 50+ fish / day. Power bait, worms and small #0 mepps spinners all worked very well. Good luck.....

This 5x6 has hung out in the same canyon since last November and has been with another 4x5 bull every time I saw him or got him on camera. Now, he is hanging out with this "button" bull and the 4x5 hasn't crossed any camera since mid-december...? With binoculars @ 60 yards it looked like his antlers were cut off. Can't tell as much with trail cam pics, but I figured it was pretty interesting. The "button" bull has a large body just like the 4x5 had as well. Here are some bulls that are starting to develop. Enjoy...

VERY nice! Thanks for sharing. 108" gross

Mathews Drenalin and Diamond edge bows have sold. Thanks a lot.... Still have the rascal for sale. Great first bow. 15lbs-30lb adjustment, small, lightweight, fast, lots of draw adjustment. $160

WHALE - no tags for us quite yet. We only have hopes for Nm left. Thanks for asking. I guess I should have mentioned this bull had the same stubs in January. He couldn't have shed them that early. I never paid much attention to him or any of his pics until I saw "close-ups" in the binos. Just seemed strange, but elk are pretty mysterious. I can't wait until we start seeing some fully developed racks out there! Good luck to everyone....