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Same here with my rage's. Had to try a real one to make myself feel better. Flew perfectly !

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good luck guys... you are making me jealous!

I don't use the rage. I am a big fan of the Crimson Talon Broadheads. absolutely devastating. I thought about trying the rage 2 blade.
They really do fly like fieldpoints?

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yea they do Western. I even took 10 layers of cardboard and wrapped it in a furniture moving blanket to test it.
No problems at all.

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do you have to continually check them when you take them out of your quiver to make sure they are not loose? I guess that is my only other fear... that they will open when on the rest....

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well i'm using and older style quiver that actually only hold the cutting tip part. i dont push the BH all the way down. plus i figure i'm already gonna have an arrow knocked when he walks up.

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Well, i did it and bought the 2 blade Rage yesterday. I will give it a try. The practice point does fly great. does the actual broadhead fly the same?

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Erik, I had to try the actual broad head too. It flew just like my field points and the practice head:D

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Well, went out Saturday morning, it was dry for the first 15 minutes then rained, hard, for the rest of the morning. Saw 3 bucks, a 3 pointer at about 40 yards, a spike and what I think might be a shooter;) see below. 4-5 does

Saturday evening, wasn't supposed to rain, but......it rained for the first 45 minutes and dripped on me the rest of the evening, had a doe at about 15 yards, but she spotted me and bolted (she was up wind, no shot at her anyways) a doe and two fawns and a nice 2 year old 8 pointer with a 5 pointer about 150 yards out.

Sunday morning at least it wasn't raining, but walking in to the stand I had to cut through some thick pines, and they got me nice and wet. Had a nice 2 year old (120ish) 10 pointer at 15 yards, he was with a spike and a 5 pointer, they never got closer than 30 yards, with no shots, and saw a couple more does through the leaves 100+ yards out.

Gotta apologize for the photos, captured them off of a video camera and in the first shot, the camera kept focusing on a branch, and the 2nd set, for whatever reason, the camera wouldn't focus on the deer when I tried to zoom in on him, thinking the rain was throwing off the focus, guess that is what you get when you buy a $150 camera instead of one of the more expensive ones, but if I drop this one out of the tree I won't feel as bad......Last picture is of the deer in velvet, the brow tine, which doesn't show up in the pictures I took yesterday is what clued me into what buck this is.........

Now I just need to figure out how to get on this guy, he won't score the best (I think around 140ish) but a deer that big body wise and the mass....makes it a no brainer for my area......













This one was filmed at about 250 yards, so I gotta believe if it wasn't raining, the footage taken yesterday should have been ALOT better......

Gonna go back into this area tonite, different stand and see if I can't see him a little bit closer.

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awesome pics Wiaxle. Looks like you got a dandy. i love the that main beam. almost looks like its starting to web a little bit. it would have some good mass. and i like the length on those brow tines. he is defintely a shooter.

I know how ya feel about the camera situation. mine is almost 400 dollars but it has to at least make it till the 21st for my daughters b-day. then i can drop it out of the tree. hey maybe that will give me an excuse to buy the one i want.

Well in less than 24 hours i will be in the stand. i'm contemplating on taking a doe out early if one comes by. should be a good morning. we just had a high pressure system roll in this morning with a nice cold north wind which is perfect for my stands.

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Well spent all day saturday around some soy bean fields and water saw a lot of deer but nothing came into range. Was about 40 yards from a nice 8pt prolly would go 80-90" but i didnt have my bow with me when i was scouting. All in all we saw probably 12 bucks and 5 does. Saw one really nice buck probably pushing 140" at night when we were leaving so it was a nice way to end opening day. Should be heading back up there this week i hope we will see how it turns out.