ORIGINAL: ncbowhunter
Last year was my first year bowhunting. I used 100 grain three blade muzzys. I finally got a shot at a deer the last day of bow season. It was a good shot, double lung,and he only ran about 20 yards. I watched him fall from my stand. I walked the path he followed three times and I never saw a drop of blood. When I turned him over there was just a very small amount of blood at the exit wound, maybe a teaspoon full. My broadhead was sharp, I got a complete pass through without hitting any bone. but still there was no blood. Is this common? or was it just a fluke? However when I opened his chest cavity the blood gushed out, It was if all of the bleeding had been internal. I thought if I tried mechanicals I might get a better blood trail, in case I get one that runs alot farther.
I'd would have to say what you experienced was a high hit ,high exit..Takes alot more blood to fill up the chest cavity to come out of the holes created by the broadheads... If you had a low exit and a complete pass through you deffinately would have seen some blood....(but thats my take on it) And crazy things do happen like that.. Kinda like not having a blood trail for 30-50yrds then all of a sudden blood all over..
Just remember when looking, trailing a deer to also look at grass blades sides of trees, stems etc.... for blood spray.. just cause you may not see blood on the ground don't necessarrily mean that the deer hasn't left some clues as to where it's goin...
As for the original post, i have used jackhammers,ultimate steels.. (IMO) i feel they are disposable... I have killed deer with them but after that they were ready for the trash... But there are all kinds to try out,just get ya some that others have mentioned and tryem out..