So I lost an elk yesterday due to hitting a rib and not getting the penetration that I needed. I use 4 blade fixed Broadheads right now but this is my first time archery hunting so I don’t actually know what I’m doing. Is mechanical better for a better blood trail? Does it still penetrate like it needs to? I have an archery deer hunt coming up and I don’t want to make the same mistake
Oh man. So sorry to hear that. I haven’t archery hunted in years, but I always used 3-blade fixed broadheads and they always did the trick for me.
Anyone else hit a rib before? I never had that happen to me, but I’m sure it could happen to anyone.
I honestly hear far more about mechanical broadheads failing than fixed blades. Sounds like you just caught a bad break on shot placement in this particular case. I have heard of people breaking through bones with fixed blades as well.
Sorry to hear about that.
The more I’m thinking about it, I probably just got bad luck on the shot placement. It hit pretty near where I wanted it to go, but a marginal error like that can be the difference between having an elk and not having an elk. I think I am going to switch back to the 3 blade fixed Broadheads I was using before. Appreciate the responses
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There is some wild and heated debate on this in the archery world. It’s kind of centered around a you tube channel called ranch fairy. (Name was about fixing things on the ranch before fairy took a turn…) anyway…
I’d want to know other things also. Draw length and weight. Arrow weight. Arrow spine. Specific broadhead and if/how sharp they are. There are so many factors honestly it’s wild. I’m no expert but I went on a deep dive on these things because I had a similar issue on a white tail. A shot that should have been good just wasn’t.