Pass thru's

[Johnb317]

Always had full pass through on elk.  Last one was at 5 yds and embedded in tree.
My first elk was at 35 yds, slick trick full pass through. 65#28" old single cam 420 gr total weight. 

[Come Get Some]

It is possible to get a psss thru even at 45 lbs. I have a friend and his wife who hunt Idawho. She has gotten pass thru's on double lung shots on large bulls. What we are saying is the probability of a pass thru is much higher with a heavier arrow that carries more down range kenetic energy. With the right placement you can probably kill one with just about any combination. You can never count on the animal cooperating, standing still or being relaxed. A heavier arrow is insurance for just such an occasion.

[usmc74]

Most of my elk have been pass through shots.
Older compound, heavy arrows.  Longest 45 yds.
One in avatar was not a pass through at 18 yds.

[huntnnw]

every deer has been a pass thru except a spined one...Last 2 bulls were not pass thru's...18 yards qtr at me almost thru tho. Moose 2 arrows at 60 yards passed thru

[returnofsid]

Having only shot one deer and one turkey, archery hunting, I don't have a lot to offer.  Both were shot with a 28 1/2" GT XT Hunter arrow, tipped with a 100 grain Muzzy Mx3.  The 22 yard deer was a double lung complete pass through, slicing clean through a rib on the way out. The entrance side lung had a perfect broadhead wound, the exit side lung was almost completely gone. The deer went about 15 yards and fell over dead. The 15 yard blood trail wasn't necessary, as I saw the deer fall, but it was almost a foot wide. The 27 yard turkey was not a complete pass through.  The broadhead exited but the fletchings did not.  Basically, I had about 27" of arrow sticking out the other side.  The turkey went about 2 yards, laid down and died within about 2 minutes.

[scotsman]

Last two animals were full pass throughs, an Idaho bear and local  Blacktail. The bear was shot with 52 pound recurve, the deer with 50 pound longbow. Arrow weight for both was 510 grains, arrow speed 185 - 190 fps. Both with Magnus stinger cut on contact two blade broadheads. Quite frankly, when I see the speed and kinetic energy of modern compounds I can't imagine not getting a pass through unless smacking a major bone.

[4fletch]

I don t shoot at a quartering to elk a one lung hit might take a few miles to find the elk. If you find it