Never say never I use to shoot thunder heads and have lost a few
My x bow:
150#
260fps
Energy 61#
I tried many rage muzzy ramcat to name a few.
I shoot thunderhead 100gr
Always get a pass through, never lost one
Never say never I use to shoot thunder heads and have lost a few
well over the yrs I have tied a few heads, and being a big time gun hunter, I have seen deer get shot , shot thru both front shoulders with a .50 bmg, a 750 grain soft nose hunting bullet , with a little over 12,000 Ft Lbs of energy!,
shot at 75 yrds or so,not spooked or alert or anything!
and the bullet left a hole you could throw a football though, and not hit anything
and that deer ran over a 150 yrds, HOW?? no idea, was like jello when we tried to pick it up
and that was shot on video, (don't have the video anymore, and it was on VHS lol!)
SO I am a firm believer in there is no magic broadhead or bullet, or caliber or poundage
some deer just have an act of god in them , that seems to allow them to run even when everything is done right!
its a good thing most deer don't do it, but it happens
we as hunters all I HOPE try our best to make as fast a kill as possible
but no one broad head or bullet is a sure thing!
don't care what anyone says
Every situation is different. My woods have a lot of undergrowth the thunderheads work best for this. If I see a lot of blood I know I have a deer down and I don't give up looking. I never take a long shot because the resident does are few (about 5) and I don't want to run them off. They are after all the best bait.
we;; I am not sure what lots of under growth has to do with what head you use
its been proven, that all projectiles deflect at random when conbtacting anything in flight, from arrows to missles
makes no difference, a deflection is a deflection?
and I don't take long shots with the bow anymore,(or the rifle for that matter) haven't in about 15+ yrs now
I have helped tracked about 200+ deer over the yrs, and seen several great blood trails go dry, and never recovered deer(NOT all mine LOL) some times things happen
organs shift and plug holes, lack of pass thru's, high hits that just fill inside the caviety, and so on
there are also many not lethal places you can hit that bleed a lot at first , but don't kill
so just cause you find a heavy blood trail at the site doesn't always make for a recoverable deer
sad but true
and thats a great buck in that pic
best of luck
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