mcgeehill

Monday Oct1
I shot a doe, perfect broadside double lung shot 20 yards. I was usingmy only bow wich was a Buckmasters G2, Carbon Force 300 predator arrow tipped with a Slick-Trick. After waiting 45 min me and my father went to the shot sight and found no blood.....searched for 2 hrs, still no blood. We did eventually find her several hrs later 1/4 mile away with the aid of a hound. The shot hole left alot to be desired. I did find my arrow with minimal blood. Yes I did get my deer and yes the 'Tricks DO fly like feild points, however I was kinda dissapointed in em....(sorry Muzzy, Ill never cheat again!) Now on the good side of things, the following Wed. eve I went to the local pro shop to get me some more Muzzy's......I walked out with some Muzzy's and a brand new BOWTECH!!!! Its just a TomKat but I Love it!!! Best bow I have ever owned!! My wife was pissed but she forgave me cuz I sold my spare drumset to pay for it.

cynikalHC

Congrats on the doe... and the new bow. I usually end up having to buy my wife something also to make up for buying myself new hunting equipment.

mcgeehill

hey cynikalHCyeah, she did make the comment that I better do something extra special for our anniversary this Friday!!!

StrutNtom

Take her hunting!!!

bigcountry

When I see reports like this, it puzzles me. I meana broadhead can only do so much. You have cutting diamter and number of cuts. If a 4 blade 1" diameter slick trick went in and passed thru, its not going to cause any more damage than a muzzy 4 blade 1" cutting diameter will. It justcan't. But if you shot broadsided and it didn't penetrate all the way thru,cause the blades are too large in diamter or not sharp, I understand.

I have shot deer with muzzy, thunderhead, and spitfires, and cheap cabelas mechanicals, and G5 montecs. And all created about the same wound channel. The spitfirres may have created a larger one.

I guess what I amsaying is a broadhead isn't a bullet, where speed and constuction defines the wound. Only number of cuts and diameter.

YooperMike

Extremely well said bigcountry! I was thinking the same thing. I used to use Thunderheads, now I use Slick Tridks and have been very pleased with the results. Some shots just don't leave alot of blood, exspecially if it was a high double lung, lots of cavity to fill up before the blood comes out.

fatsbucknut

1/4 mile is a long run for a double lunged deer. Shot muzzy's for my first few seasons, they were awesome to me. congrats on finding her though

mcgeehill

"When I see reports like this, it puzzles me. I meana broadhead can only do so much."
Hey brother it puzzles me to!! I agree with ya and I aint putting the blame on the Tricks. Heck it could a been the shot, the bow the arrow, the whole set up, the shooter, the devil!!! Who knows, thats just the way it went down and I dident wana chance it again..........so I just figured Id share mt thoughts

Rob/PA Bowyer

That was going to be my point to fats, if she went 1/4 mile then I doubt you double lunged her or I question the sharpness of the heads. Had they been shot before or were they brand new never shot? (What we see isn't necessarily what happened).

The make/model of the head is not the issue, there was something more. (said as a Muzzy fan).

bigcountry

We appreciate your thoughts, and I too have been standing in a area where I hit a deer, wondering why it didn't bleed any. Sometimes, you just can't explain it.