Whistling Sasquatch

[jchunt4ever]

Well, bet that got your attention....      
Anyway, what I am wanting to know is how do I stop my Zephyr Sasquatch broadheads from Whistling?

I really like these heads, they seem really deadly, and are easy to get really sharp. But, they whistle really bad all the way to the target and I am afraid that will scare the deer away before the arrow gets there. I've tried all three heads I have, on both wood and carbon with screw-inserts, even tried filling the excessive slots for bleeder blades with glue, and still get a whistle.

I know I've seen a lot of people here using and praising these heads, and never seen anyone mention them whistling, so am I just doing something wrong or do you all just ignore it?

[Terry Green]

Mine don't whistle at all.

Are they 4 bladers with the bleeders out?  If so, that will cause a whistle.

Are they spinning true?  Sometimes vented heads will whistle if they aren't mounted true.

I've heard of folks putting a dab of vaseline on the back inside vent edges to stop whislting on snuffers, so I suppose that would work.  You could also take a small file and round off those sharp edges of the back vents as well....but make sure they are mounted straight and spin true.

[blueline]

What glue did you use I would try epoxy. I bet others here will have alot better ideas than I. good luck with it, I do not want them making any noise...

[Soilarch]

Here's a shot in the dark:

Could you round the back edges of the vents with a chainsaw file or the side of a normal file?  Have no clue if it would work but if it does help I bet it doesn't take more than a few licks with a file make a difference.


One of those things that's worth a try.

[jchunt4ever]

Yeah they are 4 blades, but with the bleeders in. There is still a gap of empty "slot" though and that is what I was talking about filling up with glue, which didn't help. I have checked them for alignment and they seem pretty true to me and they fly perfect also.

I have glued them on with Ferl-Tite and superglued the bleeders in place. I really don't see how the glue would affect the noise they make in flight though.

I really don't understand the theory behind Vaseline or the filing thing, but I'll give filing the back inside edge a try and see if that helps. The Vaseline seems too "temporary" for something going in and out of my quiver multiple times on each hunt.

[Terry Green]

The back edges can cut air and make them whistle.  That's why folks use Vaseline or file the edges a bit.

Let us know if the filing works.

[Adirondackman]

Sorry - I must be on the wrong thread. I seen to whistling Sasquatch at the Adirondack Hunt. AKA - BS and Aram.

[Arrowslinger]

I have had trouble with keeping the bleeder blades in my practice head.  I have super glued it but I still have trouble with them coming out.  Any suggestions?

[Terry Green]

Just leave them out of your practice heads....they aren't going to change your point of impact whether they are in there or not.

[Arrowslinger]

Thanks Terry, I think I am going to really like the broadhead.

[Terry Green]

Best of luck to ya with them Jeff....I like them for whitetails for sure.  Here's my biggest deer ever, 260# GA Brute I took with a Sasquatch....

Entrance wound....

       


Exit wound (head stopped in off leg and only half of the head actually exited the body)

     
 

Check out this severed rib, and this isn't a 'normal' GA rib.....
 

     
 

That's my size 10 hunting boot....never seen a deer heart even close to this size.  Note the slice the Sasquatch made....

     
 
 
Sasquatch head for a Sasquatch Buck....

   

[Dave Lay]

I never had a whistle with mine, bleeders in or out..  other than duribility issues I loved them..(a very quick killin head.)  but that was enough to go back to zwickies.

[PAPA BEAR]

had me goin....thought we had another bigfoot incident  

[Terry Green]

Dave....ye're right,...nothing wrong with Zwickeys!  Been killing deer and hogs with them for 25 years or so, and I got one Delta that's killed 14 deer and one TX hog.

[Soilarch]

Dave, or anyone else...

I'm looking at these (Zephyrs) broadheads pretty hard. What durability issues where there?  Bent ferrules, rolled tips, chipped edges, ferrule/blade separation?
 
You've got me wondering.

[Tim Fishell]

TTT I have looked at the Sasquatch as well but am curious about durability too.

[jchunt4ever]

Ok, I just wanted to report back that I beveled the back inside edge of the vents and that worked, no more whistling. Thanks for the help.

Now that its been mentioned, I am curious about the durability thing too. They seem pretty solid and durable to me, but I've shot them into a foam target. I can say that they are the easiest to sharpen and hold that sharp edge the best of any other broadhead I have tried (which is only 4 or 5 so far).

[Joseph]

The only one I ever had bend was wedged between the rib and shoulder blade of a bison that ran around with it in there for 30 minutes before I got him on the ground.   Never had any other damage to one from an animal ranging from boars & bear deer, Zebra, or Kudu.

[Dave Lay]

I posted in the other sasquatch thread more detail, but the main blades were seperating from the feurrel (sp) I was told I may be getting them to hot mounting, so I used epoxy and still had it happen. I used them for a year, and had maybe 5 come apart. maybe a bad batch, I dunno, but enough to quit usin them.

[GingivitisKahn]

Lol oh - I thought you were just cursing creatively.

"Whistling Sasquatch - those taxes are making me mad!"

... something like that.