tree shark or zwikey eskimo kill pics here please

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

I shot Zwickey Eskimo and Delta 4-blades for a few years, killed several deer, and had nothing but excellent results with them. I've never shot the Simmons heads, but head nothing but praise for them also.

[$bowhunter$]

i was lookin at zwikey and ace 2 blades because of the price. since im new i know im gonna miss and ruin some id rather ruin a 5 dollar head compared to a 10-15 dollar head if ya know what i mean.

[Bullfrog 1]

I can get a zwickee to shave hair with less time and effort and with cheaper sharpening tools than the land shark.  They all need resharpening and for anyone that is challenged in that way, the zwickee is easier for many.  A sharp zwickee is better than a dull anything else.

[Wolfie2nd]

Originally posted by $bowhunter$:
i was looking at the woodsman but i could find any info on blood trails left. only the shear penitration. they look good but i could use a good blood trail to follow. correct me if im wrong

Well 9 outta 10 with woodsman the blood is so good that it looks like someone pulled the drain plug. If you place your arrow well you will get good blood with any head  
good luck on your quest.

[Mr.Magoo]

Well, my 2 cents is if I were going to shoot a Simmons, I'd shoot the glue-on Tiger Shark.  A screw-in Tree Shark is the only head I've ever had fold-up on me after a miss on game.

And though people 'gush' about the blood trails they leave, I think blood trails are more about where you hit than what you hit with.

A Simmmons is going to be trickier to sharpen, so if you're "sharpening challenged", you may want a more conventional head like the Eskimo or Delta or Magnus I.  Personally, I've been very impressed by the Eclipse heads (especially the 145), and the deer I shot this season with a 4 blade Stinger left a monster blood trail.

You say "about 50" pounds, so I'll assume high 40's since lots of us short draw in hunting situations, so I'd stay away from the Tree Shark.

By the way, Simmons may be a good head, but Zwickey's are great heads.  And there are hundreds of thousands of animals to back that up.    

[Cottonwood]

Originally posted by Mr.Magoo:
You've picked nearly the polar opposites of the 2 blade spectrum.

How heavy is your bow, how heavy are your arrows and what are you hunting?

Without knowing any more, I'd have to go with the Eskimo.

Exactly a great point here, no pun intended.    

I have 1 dozen Zwickey Eskimo's, and I know they work from my buck down this year.  I forgot and didn't shoot a picture of the enterance or exit or I would have posted it.  But I do know is that the Zwickey Eskimo sliced right thru like butter.

[$bowhunter$]

yea. i narrowed it down to the ace 2 blade and the zwikey eskimo 2or4 blade. im gonna try and find a pack of each or just 1 or each test them and see which i like better. thanks for the info guys

[Stone Knife]

If you go with the four blade you won't be sorry. Watch this video before you take them to the woods.
  Terry\\'s sharpening video.

[Stone Knife]

I never get sick of this four blade kill  
Note the red nose, you know what that means and it ain't Rudolf    

 

[$bowhunter$]

how much better is a 4 blade than a 2 blade. i know more damage/less penitration but does it give a better blood trail?

[sagebrush]

For some reason, new hunters always seem like they want the biggest head with the most blades possible. I can remember thinking that about forty years ago. It's ok to use a big head if you get penetration to the other side of the animal. Penetration is number one. Of course this assumes you hit it in the right spot. My friend shot a caribou back in the seventies with a five bladed tip. He was using a compound. It only got one lung. He followed it around for four hours until it laid down and pushed the arrow the rest of the way in and killed it. Gary

[Stone Knife]

how much better is a 4 blade than a 2 blade. i know more damage/less penitration but does it give a better blood trail?  

No comparison, I have used both.

[Fletcher]

Blood trail depends as much on shot placement and sharpness as anything else.  I've seen great and lousy trails form all types of broadheads.  My best trails have been from a Zwickey 4-blade and an Ace Express 2-blade.  The Ace hit I could blood trail from the tree stand.

When the hit goes as planned, all heads work great.  It's when things go a litte "off" and max penetration becomes critical that the differences come out and a tough 2-blade really shines.

[Bullfrog]

That pic on page 2 of mine was a 2 blade Interceptor. The head came out the front of the chest and the blood trail was UNREAL. I have made the same shot with BIG 3 blades and did not penetrate for and exit with minimal blood trail.   BILL

[Bullfrog]

OH by the way. It was scapel sharp.   BILL

[RC]

My hunting Buddy Chris Spikes shot this buck a few years ago. He was quartering away and only got one lung. The deer went a Mile. The shot was around 8 am and we found the deer at around 5:30. It was still alive.Jumped up ran about  100 yards and was to weak to get up again.A steady and for most of the way a profuse blood trail. Would we have found him with a smaller head? Who knows.RC

[Roy Steele]

I've use zwickey for 26 years when not useing my own or knapped heads.I can say that one of my friends tryed them a couple years ago.
  HE SAID IT WASN'T LIKE JUST GLUEING ON A ZWICKEY.He had  flight problems.They cut major holes once that on right.But he gave them up after a season.

[longbowman]

This is a 4 balde Eskimo kill from this year.  I prefer 200 gr. Ace heads but was just trying these out.

[PICKNGRIN]

I have pics of my buck taken this year in the Highlights 2010 section under "Iowa Halloween Buck".  Used a Zwickey Eskimo on him as well as 3 antlerless tags filled this season using the Eskimo.  They are a great head.  One of the does was a spine hit with no damage to the broadhead.