Shot a antlerless whitetail the other day. Shot too far forward and up probably hit the shoulder. Deer was 10 yards away. I shot and the arrow seemed to pop out on impact. He ran 5 yards and started grunting for 1 minute. Calmly walked off. Tried to grunt him back to no avail. Went to investigate and the arrow had broken about four inches from the broad head tip. No tip recovered. Very little blood at the spot he stopped. Tried to find blood or dead deer but no luck. I am shooting hoyt charger, 50lb, beeman arrow 400, rage hypodermic broadhead. Is this common to have broken arrow? Is my setup too soft? Any help would be appreciated
Agreed. That's why I wanted the OP's arrow weight and draw length. Was going to calculate the KE. I think the OP would be better off shooting a COC fixed head, suck as a Exodus, Stinger, Razortrick, or Vipertrick. Just my opinion.
What is your bow's draw length set at? Did a shop set this bow up for you and did they give you a list of your specs? That may help us out a little more if you knew a little more about your equipment. I'm not trying to be rude so please don't take it the wrong way either we just need detailed specs on your set up to help you. A properly placed arrow will kill anything, Ted Nugent shoots a 45lb bow so your poundage isn't too low, it's just poor shot placement that caused this unfortunate accident. Get outside and practice shooting, a lot, maybe from your treestand one day to help with shooting at angles and bending at the waist and not lowering your arm to shoot from a stand. It is common to break carbon arrows, she may have stepped on the arrow. Did you find the broadhead with the arrow? Did it have any blood and if so how far back?
How would calculating the KE solve anything? It doesn't take much to figure out that a mechanical is not a good option for a 50# bow. OP, I would first make sure the bow is tuned correctly for center shot. Then, I would bump up to a 125 grain fixed blade broad head of the cut in contact variety. I would try for a finished arrow weight in the 380-400 grain range and keep the shots to 25 and under.
I agree..... Calculating KE is simply another way of backing up my opinion that the OP should be using COC broadheads and not mechanicals for better penetration. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
This is the right answer^^^. Higher Kinetic Energy, and higher momentum, equals better penetration. Add a 125 grain COC broadhead, and your set!
