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[rone]

Would that i were so brave at 69 to take down a half-ton elk with a bow and arrow...

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[mrbalihai.livejournal.com]

It's very difficult to bring down an animal that large with a bow, regardless of whether or not it was charging him; a lot depends on getting an exact hit in a vital area like the heart, which involves skill, or an inordinate amount of luck. Also, a wounded bull elk with a full rack of horns is extremely dangerous even when it's down.

As for the broadhead tip, yes it's designed to do a lot of damage, but it's not as destructive or powerful as a bullet which is traveling a hell of a lot faster than 175mph which much more force behind it.

I do reserve the right to be unimpressed.

Fair enough, and since I used to bowhunt for deer, I think I've earned the right to be impressed...;-)

[benchilada.livejournal.com]

I heart civilized discussion. :D

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Sissies.

[mrbalihai.livejournal.com]

Oh, go 69 a half-ton elk, asshat.

[eejitalmuppet.livejournal.com]

Doesn't work: the herbivore refuses to apply the tongue to the meat. Or so ronebofh tells me.

[tongodeon.livejournal.com]

That's definitely a scary-looking pointy end. But the problem is that elk don't really care how scary-looking a pointy end is. You can put flames on the blades and write "ELKSLAYER" on it and attach a tiny MP3 player blaring a tinny version of "Ride the Lightning" and it's still just a pointy stick, and it takes very impressive placement of those inside an elk to get one to lay down so that you can dismember it.

I had a friend who bowhunted moose in Canada. He ended up treed by one, who waited under the tree for over 24 hours for him to come down so that it could kick his ass.