ORIGINAL: WesternMdHardwoods
ORIGINAL: Red Boar
"Guys kill 2-3 deer with the same head. They shoot them into the dirt, clean them off, and put them back in the quiver. It happens."
Sorry Quick, but this falls into the category of
two wrongs don't make a right. If you shoot an animal with a non-replacement blade broadhead, it needs to be re-sharpened. If you shoot an animal with a replacement blade head, the blades should be replaced in most cases. If you shoot a broadhead into the dirt, see either step 1 or 2 above. Not saying it doesn't happen...but it justifies nothing. It is all about being responsible. Really the same argument for taking only high percentage shots...can you kill a deer with a hard quartering to angle? Maybe, sometimes, possibly, hope so...not good answers. Shooting a sharp broadhead is like waiting for the correct shot angle...it expotentially increases the probability for a quick, clean kill. Don't know how to say it any better. At any rate, good luck this season.
Okay I have to put my input into this post. Do I believe you need sharp broadheads~YES! Do I believe people fall into the trap of needing to buy new blades everytime they shoot through a deer or into the ground~YES THEY DO!!
Its a money gimmick guys, if a broadhead is not made durable and sharp enough to stay sharp after a pass thru shot or even into the dirt then they are JUNK JUNK JUNK!!! I do buy b-heads about every year but if I shoot a deer I am damned if I am going to spend the money on new blades after I have shot through a deer, the blades are not gonna dull out that much!
Heres the way I look at it, do you sharpen your knife every time you gut a deer~ Probably? but if you happen to forget is it going to be sharp enough to do it again?~ Probably?
A broadhead blade is thinner I know generally a razor blade and realistically how long can you you use your razor knife without having to wory about cutting yourself?? A long time!!!!
Sorry had to vent a lil' Good luck guys!!!
I value your input, but I guess I see sharpening or replacing a replaceable blade as very cheap insurance. Sharpening costs nothing but time and a replacement blade in most casesis 2 or 3 bucks or less. When you consider the thousands you have tied up in hunting gear(not to mention related costs like nonresident tags, or airfares, etc., etc.), it seems like nothing. I don't think you can compare it to a knife you use to field dress a deer. There is
no risk in field dressing a dead deer with a less-than-sharp knife...might just take you some extra time and a little aggravation. There
is a risk in wounding live game and you
owe it to them to take the extra precaution. imho Durability is a completly different issue...I would not put a broadhead in my quiver, regardless of sharpness, that can't stand up to impact and have the structural integrity to stay together. Truthfully, I am very confused.
It seems that many would have you believe that the hunting season consists of shooting hundreds of animals. How many do each of us shoot in a season? For me, a handful....
certainly not so many that I can't make sure I have the sharpest blade possible for each...might even amount to about 20 or30 bucks a season...omg. Every deer I have ever bothered to take a shot at is worth far, far more.