I’ve come a long way, and learned a lot since then, especially when it comes to knowing how to build arrow and broadhead combinations that stand the highest likelihood of giving me clean kills and better odds of complete pass-throughs, even if I hit bone! It was up off the Dalton HWY, the “Haul Road” to us, and near the Brooks Range, that I took my first big game animal, a barren ground caribou with a cedar arrow and longbow, both made for me by my mentor John Dodge. I bowhunted as much as I could, for mostly small game like snowshoe hare and grouse at the start.
Bowhunting Alaska with a longbow and wood arrows would be a dream come true for most bowhunters. My bowhunting has always consisted of traditional bows, recurves, longbows, and the occasional self-bow. I have been shooting stickbows ever since. Intro: The beauty of an arrow in flight made its indelible impression on me when I released my first arrow at age seven. When arrows + broadheads are 650 grains and up, and follow the 12 penetration enhancing factors, they can be counted on to breach heavy bone. Please note that arrow weights below 650 grains will not give reliable penetration when heavy bone is encountered. The chart below shows the recommended total arrow and broadhead weights for reliable lethality on specific categories of game animals.
Top 12 Arrow Penetration Enhancing Factors We encourage you to read these reports in this order. We want to know that when we release an arrow, no matter what happens, we've selected gear with the highest likelihood of producing quick, clean kills. Most bowhunters don't care about the actual math and science behind research, we just want to know what works and what doesn't. You may find it hard to believe, but how can you argue with facts? Our reports are easy to read and understand.
This truth we're talking about is backed by science, physics, and actual shots on big game. You're about to learn the truth about arrow performance and arrow lethality. No one wants to lose even one because of bad arrow/broadhead choices. As bowhunters we work hard for every animal. Many factors contribute to arrow performance. When it comes to arrows and broadheads - choose wisely or you may have to watch your whitetail deer, or some other animal, run off with your arrow because your setup didn't have what it takes to get good penetration. Let’s begin with the arrow penetration factors developed by Dr. Based on decades of research, an arrow/broadhead combination that weighs at least 650 grains and has Forward of Center (FOC) advantage, with great shot placement, will be lethal. What's wrong? This is crazy - why aren't my arrows able to give me clean kills? Normally, there is a final - "That's it! That's the last animal I am willing to lose to an inferior arrow and broadhead set up." The lucky ones start researching for a better arrow and broadhead combination before they lose too many animals.Įvery ethical bowhunter that releases an arrow at a live animal, whether a turkey, whitetail deer, elk or moose, must do everything possible to ensure that arrow is lethal. Shoulder blades are hit, a leg bone, or they fail to penetrate well enough for a clean kill - even on a broadside shot.Įventually they start to question. Sometimes their luck holds our for quite a while. When that happens, they start to believe that light and fast is the way to go. The problem is that they often also get poor penetration and start losing animals. The worst case scenario is when they get lucky for a while and harvest a few animals - even though getting poor penetration. Once bowhunters actually try heavier arrows with the right kinds of broadheads they never go back. When starting out, most bowhunters are advised to shoot light arrows with light broadheads so they get faster arrow speeds, higher kinetic energy numbers, and flatter trajectories. For all bowhunters - an arrow and broadhead set up that can give them reliable lethal penetration, even when bone is encountered, is the most important element of their bowhunting gear - period.
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