broadhead question

[Jock Whisky]

One of the areas I hunt is second growth Douglas Fir with ground cover composed of ferns growing thickly to about chest high. Any hope of tracking requires a good blood trail that is preferably short. I usually hunt with two blade heads which I believe will give me a better chance of a pass through although there are no guarantees.
However I'm wondering about blood trails with three blade heads. Let's assume I get good penetration, perhaps even an exit wound  but no pass through. With the arrow still in the animal what kind of blood trail could I expect? Would it tend to be better than a two blade head? Would there be an advantage to switching to something like the woodsman?

[Charlie Lamb]

With the arrow staying in the wound my money would be on the 3 blade. The Woodsman is a great penetrating head.

[WVFarrier]

i vote for higher FOC with a 2 blade.  Ive always had better results from them

[Ken Taylor]

Of the four species I guided for in my lifetime black bears are the most difficult to track for a variety of reasons (and to keep a long explanation short I need not get into those details).

Although not absolutely essential for tracking, blood sure made recovering them easier and quicker. For that reason I would always recommend my hunters use three blades for black bears.

I don't like talking numbers, but for the sake of my opinion meaning something, and to explain as to how I reached that conclusion, let's just say that very few people have handled the quantity of black bears that I have.

I like two blades for moose, but I killed several with three blades. Whether hunters used two or three blades for caribou or deer, it didn't matter to me, as long as they were truly sharp.