Originally Posted by
bronko22000
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.
Not to mention also Bronko say around mid archery when the deer are starting to get a really good fat layer built up they will "seal up" and barely leak from a 2 blade cut. That's not only from a mechanical BH but from ANY 2 blade or single "wedge" blade that doesn't have a bleeder blade. What I have tried to explain to this kid is the need for a cross section blade. If you just make a simple "slice" the wound may not "open up" to allow good bleeding OUTSIDE the body cavity. With a cross section cut you "open" a hole instead of a slice. CAN a 2 blade lay a deer open? Of course they can, as they did for a few thousand years but are they going to be AS dependable as a BH with a bleeder blade? NOPE. Simple and easy answer.
This young man just doesn't seem to want to listen to those of us who have actually tested, and USED successfully I might add, many different Broadhead designs through a LOT of years. Hell, I started out bow hunting with a hand made Long Recurve and hand made cedar arrows and hand tooled steel broadheads! Same equipment used hundreds of years ago! So when I say I have been through the equipment trials and tests, believe me, I started OLD SCHOOL! I now use the latest in technologies (BowTech) as well as Old School Recurve. But I have to admit that the recurve doesn't come out as often as I like. At my draw length the hold weight is just shy of 73 pounds and at my age that is getting to be a bit on the "oh hell this is heavy" side. Especially if I get caught "on the draw" and have to hold it.
