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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Looper on May 06, 2010, 11:32:00 PM
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So, there I was, out in the yard, shooting my bow. It was a beautiful afternoon. The bluebirds and robins were flitting about, my dogs were rolling in the cool grass, a storm rumbled in the distance. I hitting a fist-sized target from a variety of different yardages. Arrow after arrow zipped into my chosen spot.
I was well pleased. My mind drifted to the unopened pack of 200 grain Woodsman broadheads I had on my desk. I had almost forgotten about them. Wanting to see how they fly, I dashed inside, tore open the pack and screwed one on to the GT 7595.
Back outside, I took aim from around 20 yards. Zip, right into the spot I had picked on the Block. It penetrated all the way through and was poking out a good 5". I pulled it and went to another spot. Ten yards. Zip, right on the spot. Again. Twenty-five yards. Perfect. Hmmm. I'm feeling pretty confident. :banghead: It wasn't going to come out quietly, either. So, I took a hammer and chisel to my glorious maple.
After much whacking and wailing, I freed my $10 prize. There's a quarter-sized hole in my tree, but at least I salvaged my broadhead. I stood there thinking how fortunate I was to save the head, when I noticed a little ding on one edge. I must have pryed into it with the chisel. No big deal. Then I noticed that the entire tip was bent. Actually it's more like the top 1/3 is bent. %$*&*(#! It's useless now, unless I can figure out how to straighten it.
Lessons learned: Don't get cocky. Don't strut. Don't shoot maple trees with new broadheads.
How's that for a long, drawn-out tale?
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Stick a plug in the hole and maybe you'll get some maple syrup for your troubles! :laughing:
Sorry to hear about your broad head. That can be a very expensive lesson learned.
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On the bright side, it sounds like you got pretty good penetration on that maple.
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Good story telling, enjoyed it all the way through. That said, sorry to hear bout your broadhead, I have done that a few too many times myself (and I usually say more than dagnabit)...I need to learn to stop what Im ahead!
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I too decided to "test" out the strength of my Magnus broadheads on a tree rather than at a spike bull elk. The tree won on my broadhead too.
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I like happy endings better, but that's just me.
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Me, too. I think I'm going to order up some of those new Abowyer Brown Bear screw-ins. I doubt they'd bend. Of course they might actually cut the tree down. The little lady might not like that.
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sorry about the bhead.. make the ones you have count
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Two blades should be better if you hunt a lot of maple trees.They could be dug out with a chisel or screw driver with less damage to the broadhead.It is all about picking the right broadhead for the job at hand. :D
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Man that hurts but hey you know now what your max hunting distance is with your bow. :D
I won't go into what I did once with broadheads but let's just say that the better half was not pleased, we all need to learn to stop when we are ahead. ;)
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I have the "gettin' cheeky" issue myself... I need to learn: patience, grasshopper... patience.
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Been there. Dead Hackberry but was able to save the Snuffer.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/aeronut/Hunting/1109081053.jpg)
Dennis
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Yup.. center punched a nice Basswood in my yard a couple years ago. Tree survived, Woodsman didnt!
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Better a tree than a tractor!!
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Originally posted by string bean:
Better a tree than a tractor!!
Or your house... ooopppsss
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I've got a few garden hoses with duct tape on them. H
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A heavy single bevel head woulda likely split that tree in half and penetrated thru to the other side so you could remove the head easily.
ChuckC :thumbsup: