Matt / PA

My only concern with them opening isn't really of it happening in flight, it's moreso the inevitible bumps and bangs in the treestand on bark or your clothes etc. I was getting my bow off the hook on a deer to swing to the opposite side of the tree and just barely snagged the back edge of one blade and it flopped open easily.

That made me a little nervous that I wouldn't notice one open or do something clumsy at the moment of truth so I just placed a little Rocket aerohead band on the blade shoulders up near the tip to add a little extra compression to keep them closed. I will probably lightly notch the blades here so the band doesn't want to roll because it is a slightly rounded surface.

If you're doing what your supposed to with them they aren't a problem but sometimes I'm like a bull in a China shop so I like the extra peace of mind.

Good broadhead, I'll havea quiver full of em' next season.

edooley

Here is a photo of a seven pointer I took early in the year with the Rage 2-blade. Massive holes! Third deer I have shot with the rages and none of them went further than 50yards.

Dopler

That rage really is a nice broadhead for an expandable.

I'm looking at the size of the chest cavity on that buck you harvested in the picture aboveand can safely assume it's a year and a half year old buck. Ever consider shootingdoes instead ofyoung bucks if it's just meat you're after? Adoe is much more of a challenge than an adolencent buckand it helps your herd by doing so. I think shooting young bucks is great for youngsters orbow hunters just starting out but it's a shame to shoot themafter you've taken a couple. Just food (venison of course) for thought.

edooley

No offense dopler but where I am hunting there is an overpopulation of deer! (Suburban Maryland)I am fortunate to be able tohunt a 16 acre tract of land that butts up to a statepark that allows no hunting. This tract of land will be developedthis spring to make way for 3 million dollar homesso practicing QDM is not an option I want to exercise at this location. The option I am practicing is putting deer meat in my freezer. A Tasty two and half year oldBuck is what I like...In fact the deer in the picture has been completely consumed by my family.

I will say I appreciate your concern on QDM, which I do practice at my other location I hunt. The otherlocation I have hunted for years and will for many more to come so I have a vested interest in seeing quality Bucks grow. But not the area where I took this seven pointer. I will continue to harvest everything I can until Janurary 31st.

Dopler

Hey Edooley, I appreciate your response and understand your rationale. A dialogue on deer management is an important one (to me anyway). I don't assume that my position is right and yours is wrong as to each his own, I can only convey my own point of view whichwillsoundridiculousto some and willresonatewith others. I would only counter to what you saidby saying that killing a young buck in a state with an overpopulation of deeris still counter productive regardless of thecircumstances sourounding a single parcel of land, the problem is bigger than any one parcel and is ultimately resolved by a deer management plan accepted by the masses. I know for a fact that Maryland throws doe tags at people if you want them andany resident who shoots severaldoes will get all the meat they want and will be doing theState a service at the same time. Good programs in generalstart with a minority of people practicing them until they become mainstream. JMHO[/align]