I have read many posts lately refering to the awesome blood trail that a particular broadhad has left. Define what an awesome bloodtrail is to you? Many people talk about how much blood their deer lost, but really, it takes a just a ton of blood on the ground to equal a mere cup. I read alot of these posts and think, time to switch broadheads because I want a gushing trail like "this person" is talking about. So define what you mean when you say "awesome bloodtrail" or "enough blood a blind man could follow it"

I shoot thunderheads, dont hear much about them anymore (anyone still use them?), but I define an awesome bloodtrail as one that you can easily follow at a relatively steady pace without stopping to stoop over and look for the next blood a few yards away, and it doesnt matter if this means a spray or steady dripping.

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The kind with a dead deer laying at the end of it.

A short one. I stink at finding blood on Fall-colored leaves so I need a lot of blood. Snow is good, too.

The kind when it looks like a bucket of red paint spilled all the way leading up to my deer.

One like I had Saturday evening.

This trail started well with a definate splatter where I shot it and a few yards later I saw spots but a few feet more, the splatter was back and it was wide and full of blood.I am talking a couple feet wide because I completely destroyed the Heart.Every step the deer took,blood squirted out both sides.I really didn't need the blood trail because I watched her fall after 20-25 yards but I think it is good practice to follow a blood trail just to keep in practice.(I prefer lung shots but in this situation,time didn't allow me to fully judge the yardage and I quickly got the 20 yard pin on her ,made sure the 30 was on her body as well and let the arrow fly.It ended up being 24 yards and the shot fell right into the heart.This is why I prefer to use the gap method over a 1 pin setup)


The broadhead was a Rocket Steelhead and by reputation,feel they don't leave as good a blood trail as other heads but this one was AWESOME.I do feel that the heads put deer down quicker.Nothing scientific but 3 of the last 4 deer I shot with mechanicals fell within 30 yards of where they were shot.The fourth stopped and bedded after about 70 yards on a liver shot but I pushed it and had to track it further.

One that i can follow easy

Thats what I`m talking about!

I use thunderheads, they are an excellent head I have no reason to change.

As far as trails go, anything I can walk and just look forward without bending over and see blood is a great trail. Obviously one doesn't need a trail like that to end up with a dead deer, it just makes it nicer.
This past year I shot a doe that gave me the best blood I've ever had. It was one continuous spray, as she was bleeding out both holes, and her mouth. It was on the ground, up on leaves, everywhere.

I was going to say the exact same thing. If I can stand at one spot of blood and without having to bend over or get down to find the next spot, I consider it a good trail. I've always called those "stand up bloodtrails". An "awesome" trail is one where I can see the deer laying on the ground from my stand.

You got that right. For example in training my dog, I use 2 oz of blood that covers about 50 yards (a few drops every two to three feet). Even with that little amount of blood it would be very easy for an experienced hunter to follow it.