Originally Posted by
outdoor lifestyle
My first deer ever killed was dropped and just like you I shot it right through the spine. But back to what we are talking about what you are telling me is a shot through the vitals and exiting with a 2.5 inch broadhead will not leave a good blood trial... I believe that is where you have to hit a deer and if you are hitting a deer in the ribs you need to readjust your bow sight or stop hunting. The broadhead is not designed to go through a rib or shoulder bone... Although I have seen it break it and go through it but back to my point you shouldn't be hitting a deer in the rib because just like you are saying the blade has a better chance of coming off and there will most likely be no blood trail... Again it's called the lungs and vitals and I guarantee you if you shoot the deer there in the lungs or vitals the blades will not break and the blood trail will be all over the place.
Any knowledgeable hunter, either gun or bow, will tell you that you would have to be extremely lucky NOT to hit a rib on both the entry and exit of your projectile. Be it a bullet or arrow. As for a 2.5" broadhead not leaving a good blood trail, it is entirely possible. One way I can see that happening is a high lung hit from a ground blind. The animal will bleed for sure but it will all be internal with very little being forced out. Same would be true on a quartering away shot from a tree stand should the BH hit the opposite shoulder and not pass through. Again a lot of internal bleeding but little on the ground. These are things that happen and any experienced bowhunter will tell you that. You can be the greatest bow shot in the world but sooner or later you're going to make a less than ideal shot because you can't predict how the animal will react to the shot. It is then you better know when to back out and how to track and know your quarry and area.