Hey guys....head over to youtube and check out Ryan Gill's archery hunt in Idaho....it's pretty cool. Search "Epic Stone Point Takes Down Bull Elk."

Definitely have to look at that! Twisted Limb makes some COOL stuff!

Good video! Hats off to him getting it done the hard way.

Hats off to him, now that's traditional!!!

That was fricken awesome from beginning to end

Great production. Rooty

Excellent. Definitely, getting it done the hard way. Judging from where the elk died those goats sure came in handy.

Very cool. Great job Ryan!

Watched it. I don't think the stone point was the weak link in that kill shot. Congratulations on them finding the elk.

Nice harvest, and good video! Congrats!

Ryan does nice work

The pack goats are a trip!

Here is a stone point Ryan Gill made. I've checked out other stone points but his were the best.

Way to go Ryan. Those pack goats were pretty neat too.

What makes taking an elk with a stone point "the hard way" Its not any harder to shoot stone over steel! Properly made stone heads are every bit as lethal as steel.

Bob

It is a lot harder to take the time to make that stone point than it is to order steel headpoints off the internet.

Obsidian and other points I've looked at have some unevenness- not symmetrical due the 'grain' of the rock. Getting true flight requires a Lot of fletch

the pictured point does look good!! G

The point weight can be accommodated by using the correct spine for that point weight. You don't need to over fletch an arrow, just use a stiffer spine for heavier head.

Have to check it out soon

Dedicated stone guys rarely, if ever have all the same length arrows in their quivers. Each has to be tuned to its own shaft. Its time consuming and tedious. But if hunting that way is your thing, then it has to be done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhG5C6p8BsE

He's doing it. Our loss on this site. Rooty

Ryan made everything used.

Bow, string, arrow, fletching, point, and all were made by using primitive skills. (Not certain of the string material used)

That is a much harder way than buying everything and just tuning it. Very much harder. The journey to get to the releasing of the arrow on game took more skills than most are willing to invest. I am at the top of the list. Kudos to him.

Congrats Ryan!

That is crazy WOW!!!

Beautiful!

I think it is great that some want to and can go back in time like that. I don't have the skills nor the patience to do it myself.

Yep, that's good stuff right there. Thanks for puttin it up.

How far did that bull go after the shot? That mountain terrain made it look like it went a long ways.

Ryan is the real deal. I ordered three points from him. They came in with very sharp serrated edges, and all within 3 or 4 grains of each other. From that point when I used pine sap and deer sinew to hart the to my cane shafts I was able to match them to the weight of my Magnus stinger broadheads.

While I have been making and successfully hunting whitetails for the past 6 years, that is as far as my talent has taken me. I wish I was 1/2 as talented as Ryan. He is the real deal in my book. Hated to see him leave this site.

Meant to say making my own selfbows in last post.

He amazes me with the skill he has with different parts he makes and then is able to get game . Strictly a hunter here.

Outstanding hunt and hunter. Really enjoyed that. JW

I use his arrows and points and they are great. Way to good Ryan

Ridicules statement Bob your are clearly missing the POINT. Rooty

Rooty i agree. i know this much killing a bull elk with modern equipment is a feat in its self , let alone primitive stone heads. stone heads are very effective with good shot placement .

Very cool hunt, I have to ask with all the wolves we keep hearing about I would like to how did the goats not atteact them. Or find the carcess . Do not get me wrong, I find using goats interesting to pack out elk.

Videography is outstanding and I found the use of goats interesting too.

I enjoyed Ryan's narration of the hunt. But getting to see the equipment he uses was cool. Right down to his bobcat quiver and coyote backpack. Way to go.

He is the real deal

Inver, thanks for the YT link.

Ryan is a top shelf guy. We flew him up a couple of winters ago to be our guest speaker at our annual winter banquet. He did an outstanding job.

YUP, I agree that shooting an animal with a stone point is no big deal, so they say, BUT making your bow, making your arrows and knapping your point is a big deal and not many do it. The trouble is unless you take on this task you have no idea the work involved. I belong to an archery club ( one of several) that gave small game awards for taking rough fish. I took a self longbow, a wood arrow (using a dowel maker) that I made using turkey feathers from a bird that I shot and a stone point and went carp shooting. I shot a dogfish and went home. I did it to prove to myself that it could be done. I sent the photo in with the info and received the photo back with a patch. The club puts out a club magazine 4 times a year. There no mention of the fish or a photo in the successful hunter page. NO big deal except I am willing to bet that has NEVER been done by anyone a member of this club using this equipment and probably never will. Some of you are right, no big deal.

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