BH targets

[Bonescreek]

Could be a touchy subject but..

Back in the day, I used my own decision upon which BH worked
and how well.

I grew up lived, then later still worked on a farm, so I had access
to "dead calves" from time to time.

May sound a bit rough to some but yes I did do my own tests on
the dead calves to see for myself just what would happen at 68lbs and
30" draw at 20 yards would do.

This was back in the early '70s with a bear compound at 68lbs peak.

The carcause jumped and the ribs snapped like pretzals with little to
no damage to the razorheads that had passed through.

And it was clear to me without a doulbt that the bow and the arrows
I was using would cleanly and humanly kill a deer at 20 yards for sure.

That's how I knew before I took my first shot, took me 3 years to get
close enough, but when the time finally came, I knew.
I had no doubts;

[Bonescreek]

Didn't mean to offend anyone.
It's just the way I remember it.

I had to know for myself, was it enough.
It was and more. It was consistant, it was constant, and it was
predictable with practice.

[L.O.S.T.Arrow]

Funny you should mention that...back in the day I had a dog team I used to race and work for a hobby that paid for itself...we had 40 full growed Alaskan Malamute/Wolf X at a time so feeding them was a chore...a feedlot would give us cattle that were lame or had problems but the meat was safe so we would go thru just about 50 in an winter...they put them down and we picked up whole...

As a begginer Bowhunter I did exactaly the same scenio...with even the same two blade Razorhead broadheads...

It was amazing to see the power or a bow and arrow even back then....it was outstanding practice on animal anatomy and how a broadhead worked...taught me a lot!!

A funny now story about a related true story...I was the Prez of a archery club near Red Deer and we had a member ...young bowhunter...that thought it was great idea to practise on his family live cattle with a low poundage bow and a rubber blunt...

He spent a entire day bouncing that rubber blunt off the cattle...he bragged later that week on the perfect bow hunting practise he developed....then we didnt see him for a month...turns out a week later cattle started dropping dead...that bow even low poundage busted and shattered ribs causing all types of serious issues...many died!!!

Neil

[nekred]

Fun with blunt arrows....

had two young guys (idiots) once that decided to shoot each other with blunts, they decided to start back to back and walk 10 paces and shoot, Guy 1 started walking guy 2 turned and shot guy 1 in the arse.... a very quick trip to hospital to remove arrow embedded in cheek muscle....

[L.O.S.T.Arrow]

Originally Posted by nekred

Fun with blunt arrows....

had two young guys (idiots) once that decided to shoot each other with blunts, they decided to start back to back and walk 10 paces and shoot, Guy 1 started walking guy 2 turned and shot guy 1 in the arse.... a very quick trip to hospital to remove arrow embedded in cheek muscle....

lol...I think.... or more politically correct..OMG....Yikes...
Now here's a "dont try this at home" story..lol

Neil

[Bonescreek]

Like some old timers I know what works and what counts.

And I know what don't and why.