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Post by bartiks on Aug 19, 2021 4:34:55 GMT -5
So before I go to far I'm starting to get into the research phase of possibly getting a bow for next year. I've been doing some reading on broad heads and mechanicals. My question that I've seen on some reviews about mechanicals is they don't leave a very good blood trail. With that being said is it because they only cut on one plane versus several like a broad head does?
More like a knife puncture wound (mechanical) versus a spike puncture wound (broad head). With them expanding such as they do I would just figure that they would leave a pretty significant blood trail. From what I've been reading thus far I'm thinking about going the broad head route rather than the mechanical route.
Any suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks gentlemen and I look forward to reading your responses.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 19, 2021 5:38:53 GMT -5
I’m guessing you’re asking about fixed or mechanical. This is a never ending argument. I’ve used mechanical for a long time now and have had blood trails even Stevie wonder could follow. On the other hand a sharp durable fixed blade is more forgiving if shot placement is off. It’s really your choice and experimenting with your setup is the best option. If you put either of them in the right place the deer will die.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Aug 19, 2021 5:41:10 GMT -5
My opinion is it all depends on how much you know about tuning your bow and how much time you are willing to take to do so properly. Also, how solid is your form? If your form isn’t pretty good go mechanical. If you don’t know much about tuning or don’t have a lot of time to do so then go mechanical. Also, the faster the bow the more refined your form and tuning will need to be. So if your form is sound and you know how to tune your bow and broadheads shoot either or. I would watch out for the huge mechanical broadheads unless you’ve got very high kinetic energy. I’m also not a fan of mechanicals that flip back as they are very prone to deflection. Rear deployment is no doubt the way to go such as a sevr head or truglo titanium or even a rage🤮. Fixed heads I prefer an exodus or slick trick.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Aug 19, 2021 5:53:15 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Aug 19, 2021 9:51:52 GMT -5
I believe it's all where you hit the deer, and to some extent if it is a pass thru or not.
Nephew made a pass thru on a buck, I could see the red on the exit side right after the shot. Using 100g G5 broadhead (fixed 3 blade). Never found the deer, very little blood trail.
I've used mechanicals 95% of the time. Blood trails have ranged from a 5 gallon bucket of red paint, 3' wide to a few drops. For years I used something like Swhacker broadheads. IF there was an exit, you're talking a huge blood trail. If NO exit, then little blood trail because the arrow plugs the hole. I switched to cut on contact mechanicals.
Had very good results with Rage. Great blood trails with the exception of one doe. Lung shot, arrow exited, it was like she held her breath. Very little blood. Found her the next morning not 80 yds from where she was hit. She did a big circle and died, falling into a small ditch, that's why I couldn't find her that night.
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Post by tine-n-spur on Aug 19, 2021 9:55:18 GMT -5
I have used both mechanical and fixed broadheads and have had success with both. I believe shot placement is more important than which type of Broadhead you are using. In my experience complete pass through always leaves the best blood trail.
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Post by bartiks on Aug 19, 2021 21:44:56 GMT -5
I've been trying to talk myself into bow hunting for a while now and I want to make sure that which ever one I choose will be the more "forgiving" one. I guess that's the reasoning behind the question is all. Thanks for all the info guys, I really appreciate it.
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Post by medic22 on Aug 22, 2021 19:27:46 GMT -5
Save yourself a million headaches and shoot mechanicals till you learn more about tuning.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 22, 2021 19:42:35 GMT -5
Save yourself a million headaches and shoot mechanicals till you learn more about tuning. I’d say that advice is solid, but a good, reputable bow shop should be able to help tune a bow in a decent amount of time and have fixed blades shooting right with field points. |
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Post by medic22 on Aug 22, 2021 19:47:09 GMT -5
Save yourself a million headaches and shoot mechanicals till you learn more about tuning. a good, reputable bow shop Wish we had one of those near Evansville |
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Post by sculver7 on Aug 23, 2021 9:39:19 GMT -5
I have gone through the gamut of types of broadheads. Started out with 100 grain fixed blade muzzy's, then swhacker's, then 100 grain 3 blade trocars, and now 200 grain 3-blade VPA's. It is all personal preferance. They all leave good blood trails if the shot is pure. The 100 grain fixed blades in my experience took no extra tuning than field points. The 200 grain fixed blades took some tuning, but once everything was tuned, have unmatched energy in flight and hitting the target/animal. The tuning process takes time but is a lot less intimidating when you work through the process step-by-step. Lots of information on youtube on how to do this. All options will work, but don't be dismayed by the idea of having to tune to use fixed blade. It can be done usually pretty painlessly in my experience. Then again, I'm an archery nerd that really enjoys all that crap so...
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