Changing hunting arrow to cater towards certain game

[mnbearbaiter]

I was just wondering if and what changes any of you make throughout the season to your arrows? If you change the game you pursue do you cater your setup a little more to it or not? Like shooting heavier arrows than you would for deer if you go on a elk, caribou, moose, bear hunt! Do any of you change broadheads to mazimize penetration, things like that! I personally use the same heavy arrows for deer, turkey, and bear, as well as the same broadheads! If i were to go on a Pronghorn hunt though i feel that a lighter arrow may gain a few yards of trajectory of my current setup which has a decent arc after about 30yds, that sort of thing!

[Earthdog]

Like you,I never change something I already know works.

Apart from some experimenting with different broadheads,and up grading arrows as newer an better types come on the market,,,I still shoot 99% Old Bear Razors and heavy arrows for everything.

The Bears have been my standard for 40 years,The same alloys for 20 years,then changed to GoldTips for around 15 years,resently switched to Carbon express,but still shoot Bear Razorheads for most of my hunting.

If I was hunting Rabbits today but Feral Cattle tomorrow,I'd change nothing.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Absolutely. I have pig arrows, and buffalo arrows; they're two different things entirely.

[jeff vess]

I use the same arrows for everything I hunt. I try to find a happy median of an arrow that is heavy enough for elk but still fast enough for antelope. I shoot mfx classics that weight 555 grains out of a 63# bow and get good speed and great penetration on elk. But I always shoot the same arrows even on turkeys or when shooting 3-d's or stumps.

[ozy clint]

same arrows for everything except heavier ones just for buffulo.

[JC]

I tune my arrows for my different bows, or different limb/riser combos, and that almost always gives me different weight arrows. I will shoot a heavier arrow out of a heavier bow and usually only go to the heavier limbs if I'm going to a place where there might be big hogs. Otherwise, my bows usually only have one arrow setup each.

[COOCH]

No I set my eguiptment up for the big critters and know that If it works on them it will work on the smaller stuff also.Don't fix what isn't broke.When I get in the mood to change something I'll buy a new bow and start from scratch.

[Richie Nell]

Stealthy 1000 grainers for 12 yard shots on deer and 800 grainers for elk allowing for further flatter shot.

[GMMAT]

I certainly will.

Around here, whitetails RARELY reach 200#'s.  My 3-blade WW's are fine.

When I go to CO, this fall, I'll be switching off to a 2-blade Silver Flame....to ensure maximum penetration.  Needed?  Who knows?  Peace of mind, though?  Certainly.

I also JUST made a similar post to yours RE: building the perfect "hog" arrow.  I'm wondering if I need to foot that arrow or not.

I'm also hoping the overall weight I'm shooting is sufficient for hogs (10gpp).  I don't really want to be changing up my OVERALL setup.

Great question.  I'll be following this one, intently.

Thanks for the information, guys.  It's why I love this place!

[cacciatore]

I do.If I hunt from a tree stand in single digit temperatures for long hours I don't need and I can manage the same bow and arroe I use for elk hunting.Anyway most of my set up are pretty similar never going under 10 gfp and over 13.If I'll decide to hunt something like a buffalo maybe I'll need to change again.

[Longbow338]

I use the same heads and arrows all year and would feel comfortable shooting any game animal in north america with it.  I do however like to try different broadheads of the same weight.

[ChuckC]

Very often I carry different arrows for different game.  I may have a skwerl arrow, a rabbit arrow, a deer arrow and a coyote arrow all at the same time.  When turkey season rolls around. .  yet another arrow.
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[Jason R. Wesbrock]

If I hunted animals like Ben of Clint pursue (up to buffalo) I certainly would change things. But since I know my setup will work well on everything from squirrels to moose, I stay with the same arrows year round. As a matter of fact, the only difference between my target arrows and my hunting arrows are field points versus broadheads.

[Rob DiStefano]

though i do dabble with lotsa different bows, i mostly shoot my 'go to' longbow and as jason does, i shoot  just one arrow type/weight and change the matched weighted heads for the task at hand ... from hunting broadhead to roving judo to target field point.  i like to think that familiarity breeds accuracy.

[straitera]

The same for everything although I might add heavier BH if after moose or elk.

[dave19113]

Im with Rob... I love to dabble... Just an excuse to buy a new broadhead. But my go to arrow is a 2219 cut to 28" with 275 up front of ace 2blades or Magnus vented out of my 66# 60"

I like going heavy... some might even say too heavy but I like em... Now if I was going for grizzly or african game I would have to come up with a new one

[Orion]

I use a heavier bow and arrows for elk and bigger critters than I do for deer.  Broadheads are often the same.  I usually carry Abowyers, Stos and/or Zwickeys.  Shoot my heavier set-up most of the summer.  Big critter hunting is early fall.  Pull out the lighter stuff for when I'll be hunting whitetails dark to dark in northern Wisconsin during November.

[Encino Man]

Like Rob said.

 

i shoot just one arrow type/weight and change the matched weighted heads for the task at hand ... from hunting broadhead to roving judo to target field point. i like to think that familiarity breeds accuracy.

Since accuracy is the most important aspect of a clean kill, I like to keep the same flight.

[jrchambers]

ill change broadheads of the same weight for diferent animals,  bears get a 3 blade due to easy penetration and thick fur, i like to cut as much as possible on them so i dont have to track
everything else gets a 2 blade

[BowHuntingFool]

I'm pretty confident that my set up would kill just about anything in NA. The only thing I do different is my small game arrows, that are old arrows that have small game heads on that are footed! Otherwise the same arrow for everything bigger! I might check out different BH just to check em out!