ElkShape

Don’t trust—definitely verify.

Elk sight tape printed ✅ and confirmed. Every arrow that goes into my quiver has been tested and verified. It only took me all day. 🤣

Well if Mike Lee thinks it’s a good idea then it must be 🤣

Let’s add more roads since we can’t seem to effectively maintain the ones that are already established? What am I missing?

Rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule— make it make sense to me?

A few things from both bucks this week:

I shot both quartering toward me. On pronghorn, I’m comfortable with that shot selection with my setup.

**SETUP:**
415-grain arrow
150-grain Evolution Hyde glue-in
10-grain collar
82 # Mathews ARC

**BUCK #1:**
I was actually able to stand up and shoot out of the blind—I believe it was a TIDEWE. Distance was **59.2 yards**.

The arrow traveled through the chest and stopped in the opposite leg. From the video, I believe it actually broke the leg.

I did **not** hit the blind on the shot. The poor arrow flight you see on video was most likely from the lighted nock. I still haven't found a 4mm lighted nock that's manufactured consistently enough for me to fully trust. I like using them when I have a cameraman because they make the arrow much easier to track on video. Otherwise, I run the **AAE IP4**.

After that first buck, I shot every hunting arrow in my quiver to make sure there weren't any other issues going into the next hunt. Everything checked out. I also replaced all the broadhead blades after shooting them.

**BUCK #2:**
Very similar shot angle with very similar results. The arrow went completely through the chest cavity and again stopped in the back of the opposite leg.

Both bucks went **less than 60 yards** after the shot.

Joel Maxfield says it best:

**“The most important component of everything we do is a little piece of molded plastic.”**

When everything else in your setup is dialed, it’s crazy how much one tiny component can affect the entire system.

Winner winner chicken dinner!

Pronghorn will have you stalking from sunup to sundown. Double-digit miles, heat exhaustion, belly-crawling through sagebrush and rattlesnake country. Cactus in your hands and knees, endless blown stalks, and just enough pain to keep you humble.

I can’t think of a better warmup for elk season. 🏹🦌

What’s your primary Broadhead selection for the fall?