Anyone have experience using mechanicals on elk?

[Pekan]

I think the most important aspect of bowhunting is putting the arrow where it needs to go. So I'm thinking about using mechanicals this season. Never tried them, but just got some Wasp Jackhammers and will start shooting them and see how they fly.
I normally use slik tricks and haven't had any accuracy issues, just want give these new ones a try.

Anyone on here have experience with this setup?

[mtnhunter]

Yep, have killed elk with the Wasp Jackhammer. Like you said, it’s about the location of the shot and mechanicals can do as much, or more damage than a fixed. Never had one fail on me so far.


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[Lefty-Canuck]

Yes I have killed quite a few elk with mechanicals, all about placement as per usual. Don’t think about shooting near shoulder blades. I have since switched to fixed blade heads. I used the Grim Reaper OG Razortip heads, if I went back to mechanicals I would use those personally.

LC

[CBintheNorth]

I used the Jackhammers for years on deer and loved them. Very tough head and flew perfectly.
Then I shot a moose and, as is common on bigger game, didn't get a pass-thru. Luckily I could see it's antlers or I would have lost it. Not one speck of blood.
Now I shoot rear deploy heads and won't go back.
Nothing like a full sized entrance when there's no exit.

[Blockcaver]

I've killed a moose, elk, Mt caribou, Central Canada Barren Ground caribou, big polar bear, Dall ram, several deer and lots of black bears with the old original 1.5" 3-blade NAP Spitfire. It is a similar over-the-top head to the Wasp Jackhammer.

I typically have used 475 gr (complete with broadhead) 4mm (Micro) arrows shot out of a 65# compound drawing 29-1/4". Never have lacked penetration although on the moose (centered near side rib) and polar bear (centered rib, and hit shoulder on far side) and one black bear (spined) the arrow did not penetrate out the far side. None made it very far though.

[Pekan]

Originally Posted by Blockcaver

I've killed a moose, elk, Mt caribou, Central Canada Barren Ground caribou, big polar bear, Dall ram, several deer and lots of black bears with the old original 1.5" 3-blade NAP Spitfire. It is a similar over-the-top head to the Wasp Jackhammer.

I typically have used 475 gr (complete with broadhead) 4mm (Micro) arrows shot out of a 65# compound drawing 29-1/4". Never have lacked penetration although on the moose (centered near side rib) and polar bear (centered rib, and hit shoulder on far side) and one black bear (spined) the arrow did not penetrate out the far side. None made it very far though.

How do you like those 4mm arrows?
Do you find they hold up to practice shooting?

[Iceberg]

I killed an elk last year with a rage nc. Frontal shot at 11 yards and the arrow went in to the fletchings and stayed. Blood trail was massive and overall I was impressed. The blades bent fairly severely though, and I have seen them fail, so I decided to switch back to fixed this year. Going with the QAD Exodus, never tried them but they fly great and the reviews seem good.


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[bezzola]

My son has taken elk and moose with killzones they have always left good blood trails

[C&C Outdoors]

I have taken both bull elk and moose with a couple different types of mechanical broadheads. Never had a failure and have always been quick kills.
I ended up switching back to fixed blades about 10 years ago.
The only reason for the switch was it seemed every time I had an arrow knocked, there was always knee to waist high grass, underbrush or willows grabbing and getting snagged between the broadhead tip and blades, sometimes deploying them. They were the slide back on impact type mechanicals (G5 Tekan, T3) and when deployed, they were noisy. Atleast the one's I was using.

The fixed blades I have used are just as accurate and give me the same end result as the mechanicals.

I'm sure they will work just fine for you and good luck on your elk hunt!