Wensel woodsman opinions

[aquafang]

What's everyones opinion of the woodsman broadheads?  
I'll start my saying, I'm kind of dissappointed in my results in the last 3 seasons.  The first kill was a small buck which i trailed for 150 yds before recovering.  i've had a couple non recovered deer in which I "swear" that I hit right perfectly in the lung area.  found blood for a while then just quit.  Last night I got a good kill with one.  deer went about 50 yds. and fell dead.  just comparing the last 3 seasons with these broadheads as to the usual 2 blades I've always used, I've had better quicker cleaner kills with 2 blade heads...........JMO

[joe ashton]

I really like them.  I've had good blood trails and quick kills the past three seasons I've used them. (ELK hogs mule deer and whitetails)  but that is my experience.  Joe

[njloco]

Can't comment on them however, when I got into this Trad. shooting one of my friends who has been shooting Trad for many years said to " just use two bladed broadheads because they kill the best ".

Ken

[Dave Lay]

are you getting them shaving sharp? no or little blood almost sounds like a head not as sharp as it could be
   a broadhead of any kind through the lungs is gonna put one down fairly quickly, with that said i had a friend say the same thing you are saying,  after 2 lost deer,with what he said were good hits, he hammered the remaining ones flat and went back to a 2 blade. i am not sure he was getting them razor sharp eventhough he said he was. but since going back to a 2 blade he has done well. that is a mid 50lb wt long bow 600 gr arrows.. i believe there are 2 degrees of sharp one is shaving and feels sharp enough the other is a truely scalpel sharp edge the later will cut alot more that the other brushed by

[buckeyebowhunter]

I cant get them sharp, I dont know why but i find it nearly impossible to sharpen the damn things, I can get two blades shaving sharp. My buddy has some big 160 grn. Snuffers that he gets really sharp, i might get some of them.

[Steve O]

Buckeye, have you let your buddy try to sharpen the WW's?  Same manufacturer as those Snuffers he can get so sharp.  Tha Wensel Woodsman is a PROVEN broahead that has killed everything from Aardvark to Zebra!  They work just fine.

[Bjorn]

If I were a 3 blade guy that is what I would use.  

[Charlie Lamb]

It ain't the broadhead!!!

[Jason Kendall]

Most of my trad kills have been with a Woodsman, I always filed them sharp enough and I have never had a blood trail more than 100 yds ending at the dead critter. I have switched to the VPA's with no vents but its the same design.

[Doug in MN]

My experience has been very good with them. They have left excellent blood trails, that have been short as well. Out of the 6 deer 3 tipped over in sight, the others I heard hit the ground.

It did take a bit to get used to sharpening them. I work them down to 1000 grit wet dry paper, the edge looks like a mirror.

That being said I can still lightly touch the Woodsman heads. I use STOS heads when I use a 2 blade head, I get them spooky sharp. If you lightly touch them they cut you. It has to be the edge angle. The Woodsman still leave a better blood trail.

[Chris Surtees]

I'm with Charlie on this...there is more going on here than the head you are using.

2, 3, or 4 blade it does not matter...sharp and shot placement does the job everytime.

[KYArcher]

I would recommend them!!!! They take some work to get sharp.    KYArcher

[WESTBROOK]

I'm with Charlie and Chris on this one.

Eric

[Jack Whitmire Jr]

Don't beat me up but I have had bad experiences with them -remember you asked .

Poor penteration and yes they were SHAVING SHARP - wouldn't have hunted with them if they weren't .

NEVER got 2 holes in a deer with bows from 53-57#'s . Almost went back to a compound because of lack of pentetraion from them .

They bend easy - way to easy .

I recommend a good 2 blade magnus or zwickey !

Sorry I know some of you woodsman fans just dropped your candy in the dirt but it is just my opinion.


Jack

[Friend]

Even with a moderate set-up, I tend to belive that any shot in the boiler room of a deer will prove devasting with any sharp broadhead.

[bolong]

I'm also with Charlie and Chris. I've had good results using them.

[widow sax]

I killed a buck on 10-30-10 with a woodsman elite and I got 14inch of penetration on him. That is a 512gr arrow going 170fps and I like the low profile more 3 to 1 ratio of the woodsman. It made a real nice round hole in him instead of a slit style hole wich I like better. I did test with 2 and 4 blade heads and they penetrated within 1/4 inch of a 2 blade head. I can say that I will always have them in my quiver. Widow

[aquafang]

Thanks for all your opinions.  Maybe it is just a coincidence the past few years when I started using them.  My shot placements have been as good as any other of my kills in all my years.  Maybe it is a sharpening issue.  Maybe I just don' t have the hang of how to sharpen a 3 blade?

[3212bend]

The deer I shot with my WW PILED UP in about 60 yds .It broke a rib on entry and broke the rib on the oppisite side but did not exit.Was shooting 55# bow.Have to agree though it takes a bit to get them sharp.

[Wolfie2nd]

I'm shooting 47# and I'm getting pass through shots 8 outta 10 with woodsman heads. Though I'm shooting 681 gr arrows I've busted spines and came through the  bottom of the boiler room. I think its all just personal preference.