Grizzly Broadheads vs. Woodsman Originals

[Dalton Gray]

This may or may not be a ridiculous question but I have to ask. Are there any bear hunters out there that have taken Black bears/ Grizzly bears with the sigle bevel Grizzly broadheads? I am currently set up with them but have been advised to change to a three or four blade broadhead and from what I've been told the Woodsman is the way to go for a three blade. Blood trails is what I'm partially concerned about. The three blade I'm sure is a great broadhead but is it necessary for me to change to one or stick with what I've got and why? My current set-up is a #53 Bob Lee Recurve with 2216 Easton XX75 Aluminum arrows with 5" fletches.

[Biathlonman]

If your current set up is working you'll be just fine.  The grizzly if well sharpened won't let you down.

[cacciatore]

Not a great bear expert here but the Only 2 bear I killed made less than 30 yards each, complete pass through with arrows stuck on the ground. First shot with a Zwickey 2 blade second with a Woodsman. No one left a single drop of blood. Saw them falling.    

[Nuctech]

My good friend and fellow tradgang member just got back from manitoba on a bear hunt.  He uses grizzly single bevels.  Here is a link to his video of the hunt.  The blood trail he got was amazing.  

Gabe

[Nuctech]

Didn't post his name its Michael Arnette, If you have any questions he would be a good guy to ask.

Gabe

[imbowhunt10]

I have shot the original woodsmans for a long long time. It is one of the greatest 3 blade heads there ever was. I am now using the 3 blade grizzley instinct. I like the idea of a solid head, with a ferrule that is larger than the end of my shaft. I do believe that the integrity of the instinct is better being a solid head, and the point is stronger and less likely to be compromised. Plus it seems I can get the grizzley scary sharp with less effort.

[Tim Finley]

Although the Woodsman is my favorite broadhead I have never shot a bear with one but I have shot a bunch of bears with a 125 snuffer and some with a 2 blade Zwickey the woods man hadn't come out yet when I bear hunted. My boy shot a bear in Minnesota with the Woodsman and it worked great he didn't need a blood trail it went down about 20 yards from the bait . The Snuffer definitely left better blood trails than the 2 blade but it really just depends on where you hit the bear . If you have a marginal hit you would be better off with the 3 blade and marginal hits happen on bears people seem to get extreme buck fever and don't shoot too good!

[MnFn]

I shot a bear with a Stos 2 blade 160 grn last year, and it worked fine.   I may use a Grizzley SB this year,  because of the weight- 190 grn.  I am using a different bow.  I will use the one that flies the best.

[bucknut]

I just shot one Sunday with a 2 blade Cutthroat and it went 30-40 yds. Blood trail was hard to see since it was raining.  Put it in the right spot and you won't have any worries.

[Terry Green]

A field point in the right spot will work also.

   

[Dalton Gray]

Terry would you take the woodsman or the grizzly and why....

[WESTBROOK]

3 blade all the way for bears. They are not particularly tough to get an arrow through and are poor bleeders. So why not shoot a head that will do more cutting and create opportunity for more blood on the ground. Blood on the ground is the most important, as Terry said a well placed field point will kill it...but ya gotta find it!

Dalton, if your drawing 31"+ you got plenty of steam to push a 3 blade through most anything.

[Bob Morrison]

3 solid blades.

[Michael Arnette]

I don't have much experience on bears but have shot lots of whitetail with many different heads. I really don't think you'll get better blood trails from a narrow three blade then you will narrow single bevel. At least that has been my experience on whitetails. I've shot 6-8 deer with each both grizzly sb and woodsman heads and had identical results with tracking and a penetration advantage with the single bevel.
I've also shot a lot of your standard double bevel 2 blade heads and have never been happy with the blood trail...

I'd go with the head that you can get the sharpest and shoot the best

[Bob Morrison]

I have on both, 3 solid blades.

[Hud]

Fred Bear once told a story of hitting a black bear and seeing his arrow flipped over over the bear's back. Although, he never found out why, it might have hit a heavy bone.  A large Grizzly may give complete penetration. Just make it razor sharp regardless of whatever you use.

I have heard others say, if you are shooting down, and do not get complete penetration, fat deposits and hair can plug a entry hole and reduce the blood trail. Good luck.

[newhouse114]

From all of the broadheads I have used on all typed of game, blacktails to moose and most stuff in between (no bears though), I have gotten the BEST blood trails with the single bevel grizzly.