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Well if that's the case anything has the opportunity to fail and none of use should hunt except with our bear hands. Oh wait our fingers might cramp And we might not to be able to finish the job that way. I guess we shouldn't hunt at all...C'mon dude, having a rest, sight and peep are completely different from shooting expandable broadheads. Try a different argument...
then why do other states allow it...
than why do other states allow it, who here has used one and have one fail
Shoot what you want on your bow and ill shoot what I want on mine.
Quote from: oldleclericrd on June 11, 2011, 11:20:59 AMShoot what you want on your bow and ill shoot what I want on mine. This is a very dangerous slippery slope - at what point would you draw the line? Bowhunting has always been, and should always be a challenge. Speaking generally, with every advancement in technology that we introduce to make bowhunting easier (no matter how you slice it, that's the bottom line of what's being proposed), the result for all will be fewer opportunities and shorter seasons. So, shoot what you want on your bow, and I'll shoot what I want on mine, but when your choices have a negative impact on how and when I can hunt, you better believe I will have a problem with it.Also, as others have suggested, I highly recommend that everyone interested in this topic read Dr. Ashby's studies -I don't think anyone has done more independent research on broadheads than he has, and it is very clear from his reports that fixed blade broadheads are more reliable, and more effective.
You act like what you put on the end of your arrow is gonna take away from the challenge of a bowhunt. You still have to track them, call them, sneak on them, and make the shot. I didnt know the broadhead choice took away from that.
Quote from: oldleclericrd on June 12, 2011, 09:15:22 AMYou act like what you put on the end of your arrow is gonna take away from the challenge of a bowhunt. You still have to track them, call them, sneak on them, and make the shot. I didnt know the broadhead choice took away from that.Being able to sharpen a broadhead and to tune the equipment so as to achieve proper arrow flight are two of the most essential components in the challenge of bowhunting! But those and many other challenges cannot or will not met by many if not most bowhunters today...they are missing out on the personal involvement and the satisfaction derived from it that the archery hunters of old cherished.
You have to tune your bow before you shoot it? Oh and I buy replaceable blades to keep them sharp.
I have to agree, there is something about sitting down on a log and running the file across my BH's that I would miss if I was one of those "techies"
Quote from: STIKNSTRINGBOW on June 13, 2011, 03:56:45 PMI have to agree, there is something about sitting down on a log and running the file across my BH's that I would miss if I was one of those "techies" Stiknstring, I know a guy who used to launch arrows tipped with two-blade broadheads from a PSE compound. Just because he used a compound didn't mean he couldn't partake in one of the simple pleasures of archery hunting. He used the most sturdy broadhead he could find and did what it took to get them to fly properly.