RE: Penetration or devastation; that is the question
Antler Eater,
I certainly agree with you that shot placement is everything. I don’t think that I am an expert marksman with my bow but I can consistently shoot about a three to four inch group at 30 yards, pulling one every once in a wile. I have friends who shoot a lot better than me but every one knows that shooting a target and shooting a live animal is two different things all together. I feel that out of all the shots on hogs I made the last one was the only poor shot. It was high. Not where I wanting to hit him. The others hit where I wanted. I have shot deer and hit the leg bone on bad shots. With both expandable and fixed broadheads. They all had the same conclusion; no deer and lost $10 arrow setup.
For this reason, I shy away from shooting to close to the shoulder. I read post of people talking about a pass through shots at 40 yards or cracking leg bones with a pass through. This has not been my experience at all. Maybe I’m missing something!
This is why I am posting this question. For whatever reason it seems that I have better luck finding what I shoot when I use the larger broadhead. So far I am three for four this year; two deer one hog.
Wayne B.