Rage 3-Blade from a 14pt Shoulder

Wow, Alot of crazy things can happen when the arrow hits bone. Makes you wonder what the tip would have looked like if it were made of steel? (i am not saying it would do any better, just a thought)

I guess when you process deer you need to keep that kinda stuff in your mind so you dont get layed open from a foreign object. very neat

I shoot the 3 bladed Rage and have never hit the shoulder blade but have hit it with bad to the bone Muzzy's and lost the deer,the shoulder blade is a solid big bone,and I don't know if any broadhead can bust through a solid dead center hit. I've killed 5 deer and one fall gobbler and had let than 40 yard recoveries on all deer with the 3 blade Rage.

   Dont recall ever nailing the heavy shoulder  bone straight on it fullest point however NEVER had those kinda issues with the 125 Tunderhead. That chisel point just keeps going and going and going through every bone I ever hit.
  Yea yea there are newer more modern heads but that Thunderhead NEVER let me down like the head in the photo with its obvious soft curly point and no penetration.
  I'm stickin (sic) with old school.

Once on a quartering away shot I had a broadhead follow the shoulder blade up under the front leg of the deer, never penetrated the chest cavity. Didn't push the deer, waited a couple of hours before trying to track it. The deer only went about 80 yards but didn't bleed much, doubt I'd have found it if I had gone right after it. That thing kept cutting with every step. An inch or two in one direction can really screw with a broadheads performance...

I shot a deer with 100 gr. muzzy dead square in the shoulder bone. The bolt went completely thru and came out of the other shoulder bone. Peeps fail to realize the importance of brand new broadheads when archery hunting.

212# field dressed bucks and broadheads passing through both shoulder bones.  Epic thread

     Found that when shooting at close Deer from above the shoulder blade can come into play much more frequently than from shooting Deer from the ground.
  NEVER had any issues whatsoever with the 125 Thunderhead and aluminum shafts passing completley through and exiting lower on the opposite side with such shots.
  Have noticed a trend with technology oriented folks using  faster flatter shooting bows using light carbon arrows and lighter heads. Gotta wonder if there is a tipping point wherein some penetration on certain shots is not up to par with  such lighter flatter shooting . Kinda like a .223 compared to a 06.
   NOT trying to say that the older heavier equipment is better or worse, just that such changes in equipment may facilitate different responses to certain shot placements from differing equipment.
  At some point- methinks- perhaps a sharper lighter quicker cutting head may NOT make up such differences to the point of satisfactory performance on shots one may have readily made with 'old school ' equipment.
    Gotta wonder bout stuff like speed as compared to Foot pounds of energy. Seems like new Tech is all bout speed with little consideration to other factors. May be great for target shooting but leaves other considerations on game.
-not that much different than considerations we make with rifle projectiles all the time on game species and shot placement.
    Gotta understand this is from a guy who uses single shot guns and  heavy bullets for pass through shots as well has heavy aluminum shafts as well for the same reasons.
     Just my style- dont make it right for everyone. Dont like to tickle my game -like to drop it on the first shot and WAIT for the right shots.

My youngest kid and I have his discussion all the time. IMHO it is MUCH different hitting game with a variety of internal 'issues' like dense bones as compared to the consistent materials used in targets that are specifically made for arrows to strike. The longer range accuracy speaks for itself however.
Would fully agree that the flatter faster equipment is GREAT for that nice perfect broadside hits through the thinner mid rib areas. But then the lighter stuff looses its penetration energy much faster than the heavy older projectiles.
  If ya notice, the shots that crop up on the forums from time to time with negative results have been poor placements or shots taken in other areas of the animal at poor angles.
  The point of my statements is that one gotta wonder if the heavier projectiles with more FP would have made a better job of those shots while still doing as good of a job on that nice broadside.
  Fully understand the 'flatter shooting at longer distance ' issue but kinda believe that makes some guys occasionally shoot beyond where they oughta in the first place- perhaps leading to some of the issues at hand.
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bull it was a 25 yard shot. i think he shoots around 60-65#. with the same set up he has gotten perfect pass through with other broadheads

those are pictures of the buck i was talking about. cant find any with a close up of where he hit it

that buck in that picture was taking by a good friend of mine who is a pro staff shooter in my archery shop.he shot it with a 72 pound bow and a full metal jacket arrow,kinetic energy was not the issue. fuzz heard you shot a 7 this is billy

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212# field dressed bucks and broadheads passing through both shoulder bones.  Epic thread

Had a 206lb 8pt come in last week. Massive. Biggest deer (body wise) i have seen in years.

I've shot a few with the 2 blades.. you can see the bloodtrail from a mile away..

Good point Big- my deer are generally woods animals and not anyplace near agriculture- Corn fed  must be OK-geez I gotta look for new ground.
  Dont have a workin farm within miles of me anymore.

Back in the 70's I bow hunted an area in what is now 2f and took a half dozen bucks of different ages. They were what you would call woods deer with one major exception. Pero Sons had leased a section of the only good farm land aound and planted green beans in it all those years. It was a buffet for the deer and the best deer hunting and tastiest deer meat I have ever experienced.