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PHOTO ALBUM

OFF SEASON PREPARATION

• SELECTING THE RIGHT BOW
• DRAW LENGTH SELECTION
• ARROW SELECTION
• BROADHEAD SELECTION
• QUIVER SELECTION
• PROPER FORM

ADDING ACCESSORIES

• KNOT TYING 101
• INSTALLING AN ARROW REST
• INSTALLING A D-LOOP
• INSTALLING A SIGHT
• INSTALLING A BOW SLING
• INSTALLING A PEEP SIGHT

TUNING YOUR EQUIPMENT

• TIMING YOUR BOW
• PRESSING A BOW
• ADJUSTING DRAW WEIGHT
• YOKE TUNING A SOLOCAM
• PAPER TUNING

SHOOTING ESSENTIALS

• ADJUSTING YOUR SIGHT
• DELIVERING THE SHOT
• COMPETITIVE ARCHERY TIPS
• HUNTING SHOT EXECUTION TIPS

HUNTING TIPS AND TRICKS

• BUILDING A PERMANENT STAND
• CLIMBER STAND TIPS
• CLEARING SHOOTING LANES
• FIELD DRESSING 101
• AGING OF MEAT
• PROCESSING YOUR KILL
• WHAT TO DO WITH THE MEAT

MANUFACTURERS INFO AND SPECS

• BOWTECH
• HOYT
• MATHEWS
• PSE

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BROADHEAD SELECTION

Broadhead are available in two styles: fixed blade and mechanical.

Fixed blade broadheads have blades that are permanently fixed in position at all stages of the shot.

PROS

• Reliability
• Possess strong blades
• Offer good penetration
• Gerenerally are more economically priced
  

CONS

• Limited cutting diameter
• Prone to "catching the wind" more during flight, slowing arrow's ability to correct itself
• May cause erratic flight of the arrow when shot out of an improperly tuned bow
  

Mechanical broadheads have blades which by design are hidden during flight and open upon contact with the target.

PROS

• Offers a larger cutting diameter
• Diameter of blades during flight is smaller and affected less by wind
• Design enables the arrow to correct itself in flight very quickly
• Gerenerally impacts close in proximity to field points on improperly tuned bows

CONS

• Blades are sometimes weaker in design
• Possibility of premature deployment of blades
• Generally more expensive in cost
• Blades may deflect arrow off its trajectory path by not opening in synchronicity when the animal is standing at a poor angle (not broadside)
• Requires a quiver that "grabs" the arrow in two spots while containing the broadhead in a hollow compartment

BLOODTRAIL FROM A MECHANICAL BROADHEAD

SUMMARY

Both styles of broadhead will kill an animal with a properly placed shot.

Fixed blade broadheads are generally more dependable but deliver a less forgiving arrow flight and a smaller cutting diameter which results in tougher animal recovery after an undesired hit.

Mechanical broadheads are a newer technology which delivers better arrow flight and greater cutting diameters resulting in a higher recovery rate of shot game.

**SUGGESTION- If you have the proper quiver, can keep your broadheads in mint condition and do not take shots when the animal is at a poor angle, then MECHANICAL BROADHEADS will normally deliver better blood trails and a higher success rate in finding downed game.

DO NOT SHOOT MECHANICAL BROADHEADS, THAT YOU INTEND TO HUNT WITH, INTO AN ARCHERY TARGET FOR PRACTICE. THIS MAY CAUSE UNNECESSARY WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COMPONENTS OF THE BROADHEAD WHICH HOLD THE BLADES IN THE CLOSED POSITION DURING FLIGHT AND WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PREMATURE BLADE DEPLOYMENT DURING FLIGHT. USE "PRACTICE HEADS" IF OFFERED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR FIELD POINTS.

Pictures of animals I shot with 100 grain two blade Rage broadheads.

Whitetail deer shot at 52 yards

Coyote shot at 28 yards