Black Bear Broadhead
04-15-2008, 08:48 AM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Black Bear Broadhead
ORIGINAL: _Dan
Personally I would shoot fixed....but thats another thread. 70# is more than enough. A black bear will die quicker and easier than a deer will, if shot properly.
Personally I would shoot fixed....but thats another thread. 70# is more than enough. A black bear will die quicker and easier than a deer will, if shot properly.
04-15-2008, 08:59 AM
#12
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wisconsin and Canada
Posts: 2,415
RE: Black Bear Broadhead
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
Dan hit the nail on the head. MeanV also did as well. I've used COC fixed blades on all my bear I've shot. I've never had an issue with a fixed blade on any bear I've shot.
ORIGINAL: _Dan
Personally I would shoot fixed....but thats another thread. 70# is more than enough. A black bear will die quicker and easier than a deer will, if shot properly.
Personally I would shoot fixed....but thats another thread. 70# is more than enough. A black bear will die quicker and easier than a deer will, if shot properly.
Exactly, I don't see a need to shoot an expandable....most shots will be close.
Robin is semi-correct.....there isn't much to a bear under the skin, but he forgot to mention how thick the fat can be and how easily it can plug a hole. Not to mention the long hair a bear has, it CAN make tracking blood tougher.
If you were to use an expandable I would only use one designed like the Rage or Snyper.....sorry Michigan, I won't let someone use a Spitfire type head in my camp. If there is only an entrance hole, there could be almost zero blood with that type of head.....too small of an entrance.
04-15-2008, 09:03 AM
#13
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: Black Bear Broadhead
I took my bear with a Muzzy however if the outfitter would allow, I'd have no quams using my RM Snypers nor your Rages. Black Bears are not as tough as people think. Although their hair is thicker than a whitetail, their hide is actually thinner. Any broadhead or bow set up adequate for deer is adequate for bears.
04-15-2008, 09:20 AM
#14
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Black Bear Broadhead
ORIGINAL: _Dan
Exactly, I don't see a need to shoot an expandable....most shots will be close.
Robin is semi-correct.....there isn't much to a bear under the skin, but he forgot to mention how thick the fat can be and how easily it can plug a hole. Not to mention the long hair a bear has, it CAN make tracking blood tougher.
If you were to use an expandable I would only use one designed like the Rage or Snyper.....sorry Michigan, I won't let someone use a Spitfire type head in my camp. If there is only an entrance hole, there could be almost zero blood with that type of head.....too small of an entrance.
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
Dan hit the nail on the head. MeanV also did as well. I've used COC fixed blades on all my bear I've shot. I've never had an issue with a fixed blade on any bear I've shot.
ORIGINAL: _Dan
Personally I would shoot fixed....but thats another thread. 70# is more than enough. A black bear will die quicker and easier than a deer will, if shot properly.
Personally I would shoot fixed....but thats another thread. 70# is more than enough. A black bear will die quicker and easier than a deer will, if shot properly.
Exactly, I don't see a need to shoot an expandable....most shots will be close.
Robin is semi-correct.....there isn't much to a bear under the skin, but he forgot to mention how thick the fat can be and how easily it can plug a hole. Not to mention the long hair a bear has, it CAN make tracking blood tougher.
If you were to use an expandable I would only use one designed like the Rage or Snyper.....sorry Michigan, I won't let someone use a Spitfire type head in my camp. If there is only an entrance hole, there could be almost zero blood with that type of head.....too small of an entrance.
04-15-2008, 09:31 AM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern Idaho's Panhandle
Posts: 4,436
RE: Black Bear Broadhead
I am with shultzy dan and silver on this one.. I've shot them perfect double lung with fixed coc heads and they still dontbleed a lot especially the Fall bears.... they bleed, but nothing like an elk or whitetail shot in the same fashion..
COC, fixed large cutting diameter..
COC, fixed large cutting diameter..
04-15-2008, 09:39 AM
#18
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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RE: Black Bear Broadhead
ORIGINAL: Sliverflicker
Lots of fat and thick hair. I like a large fixed Broadhead.
The one in the picture is a 165gr Thunderhead, but am also fond of the Big Snuffer.
Lots of fat and thick hair. I like a large fixed Broadhead.
The one in the picture is a 165gr Thunderhead, but am also fond of the Big Snuffer.
Dan
