I am curious to know what everyone's set up is and how it is working for them.
Mine:
Reflex Rampage 68#'s at 29" shooting a 28.25" 405 grain Carbon Express arrow (I have a few different ones) at 275 FPS. I am using a 125 grain point (Still need to get some broadhead's)
Not fast compared to some of the new bows but I like it and hope to kill a turkey this spring, a buck in August and maybe even an WY antelope.
What is your set up?
Winnie1300 -
Sounds like a lethal combo you have there. Good luck with the turkeys and speed goats.
I picked up a new Elite Answer this year and have been impressed with it thus far. I'm shooting an Easton Axis 340 with 125gr Slick Trick Standards with a total weight of 442gr. I chrono'd this setup at 271fps with a 70# draw weight and a 28.5" DL.
I may make it out for spring turkey in NE, but this rig will be used primarily for elk and mulies in CO.
I'm shooting a Bowtech Guardian, Spott-Hogg wrapped 5-pin Hogg-it, QAD Ultra, Alpine Soft-Loc quiver, white wrapped Easton arrows, Slick Trick 125gr heads and Summit Viper Climber.
How do you like the 125 ST's?
It is between those or ThunderHead's.
I shoot an '03 Hoyt Ultratec Cam and 1/2 - 60# @ 29" with Beeman ICS hunter 400s and Muzzy 90 grain broadheads. I've killed 3 Bull elk, 3 Buck pronghorns, several deer and misc critters as well as shot it for indoor targets with a best of 300 59X. Great all around bow, but It has pretty much sat in the basement since I have taken up Traditional.
'10 Athens Exceed. 68# at 28"draw,Victory V-1 350's & 150grn buzzcuts=438grns movn along at 281+fps.Spot hogg seven pin (.19).Modified 12" doinker and a old 8 arrow PSE Mongoose quiver.
I've gone old school-ish. I'm shooting a custom recurve made from birdseye maple. The limbs of course are glassed. 125 Magnus two blade broad heads on cedar shafts with red turkey fletchings. No sights shooting off the shelf with a piece of seal skin. Three finger draw, one up two down with or without a glove. B50 flemish twist string, none of that fast flight stuff. It currently has a leather quiver but I'm considering a scabbard style. Kind of the opposite end of the spectrum but I thought I would throw my change in. And, it kills as well as my Matthews Q2XL did running carbons and 125 thunderheads.
Very nice, Shrapnel.
What is the sight on it? Do you like the lighted up pins? I want to find one for my TR Punisher.
2010 Mathews Z7 blacked out 30" draw 70 lbs.
385 grain 3-60 a/c/c's with 85 grain slicktricks getting 310 fps
Very nice, Shrapnel.
What is the sight on it? Do you like the lighted up pins? I want to find one for my TR Punisher.
It is a Montana Black Gold sight with illuminated fiber optics. The sight has a place that a lighting device can be mounted, which then has 3 intensity settings for use in low light.
Winnie,
Where are you planning to hunt in WY?
Mathews Heli-M, 28 draw/ 63 #
QAD HDX rest
Axion GLX Gridlock sight
Axion GLZ 5" stabalizer
375 gr. arrows
This bow has been a marked improvement for me over the Reezon it replaced.
2009 Hoyt Alphamax 32. Ninja black. 64 pounds. Maxima arrows. Haven't settled on a broadhead with this combo yet. Trophy taker drop away rest, 6 pin sight.
Winnie,
Where are you planning to hunt in WY?
I was going to start researching a bit more when the season is a bit closer. All I know is there is 100% success rate in three days, sounds good to me.
I'm sure you know but the application period if you want a buck license is from Jan 1 to Mar 15 for out of state hunters.
Thanks poz, but I think I am going to hunt does.
Is there an application or can I buy the tags OTC?
No OTC tags, just leftovers after the draw if you can't commit now.
Doe tags in the draw are only $48 for out of state. Same draw period. You can apply online so its really easy.
Ok thank you. I need to start researching some more in February.
Still need to find a place to go first of all.
Look for places with lots of public ground. That is easy to find in WY. The guys at the game and fish are very helpful to so don't hesitate to call them.
I'll be glad to help you out also.
06 Mathews Switchback XT,Carbon Express Maxima 250
Toxonic 3pin sight,Sim S coil
I have a Mathews Heli-M 28/60# . I had a mathews monster last year and it was a fast bow but i just wasnt accurate with it.I like the heli so far .My chrony shows 320fps with a 300 grain arrow but i will likely use a heavier arrow and get between 300-310 fps with it.I use spot-hogg sights, maxima 250 arrows,QAD rest,k-tech stab.I really wanted a light bow and this is it!
Mathews Drenalin LD 29/70#
Tight Spot quiver
Vapor Trail Limbdriver drop away rest
B-Stinger 8oz stabilizer
Spott Hogg micro adjustable 5 pin sight
Mikes Custom Bowstrings.
I shoot Victory V-1 carbon fiber arrows with FOBS and Shuttle T-Loc 100gr broadheads.
Hoyt Carbon Element, Axcel Armortech HD 5 pin, Fuse Carbon Blade Stabilizer, Fuse 6 arrow carbon quiver, Maxima 350 arrows, 100gr G5 broadheads.
Im getting 318fps with a 440gr total weight arrow drawing 73#'s at 31.5"
Couldn't be happier with it. It's accurate, light, smooth draw, firm wall, whisper quiet and no hand shock.
Mathews EZ7 28.5/70
Armortech 5 pin
TT Smackdown f/c
Axion
Maxima 350's
Speed???
2008 Diamond The Rock 28/70
Trophy Ridge Guide Series 3 pin
NAP Quicktune
Winners Choice string & cable
Tree Limb quiver
Doinker A bomb stablizer
Torque Less grip
STS string stop
Still waiting to pick up my first bow at the local archery shop.
2012 APA Viper V7
QAD UltraRest HDx
SpotHogg Hunter 5-Pin
Havent picked up a release or arrows yet.
Mathews Drenalin 28.0/70 set on 62 lbs.
Copper John 5 pin sight.
Trophy Taker Shakey Hunter Rest.
String Loop
G5 Metapeep
24" stabilizer(makes it easy to sit the bow on the ground and lean against the wall in a ground blind)
Kwikee Kwiver 6 arrow model.
Rage 2 Blade on a heavy carbon arrow with quick spin shrink wrap vanes. (I will never fletch another arrow without shrink wrap, unless they stop making them that way.)
Bob.
I just changed my Draw Length, I had it a bit to short, now it is 29.5 inches shooing a 405 grain arrow at 280 fps with 71 foot pounds!
I have a Trophy Ridge Punisher 3 pin, Whisker Biscuit, G5 Meta, and no stabilizer yet.
A 51 lb Shrew Classic Hunter or a 56 Lb Pronghorn with 160 grain STOS depending on the day.
That is cool!
I like stick and string but I do not have the skill set to kill anything bigger than my hen turkey I did in with a longbow.
Right now I am going to use my compound to hunt pigs and a deer, maybe later in life go the trad way.
I have hunted in the past with a compound before going back to recurves and longbows. But I like the longbows better now.
It doesn't matter much to me, what other people choose tho. One of my best friends hunts with a compound and it is all good when we get out hunting together.
Hello shrapnel great work.