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<blockquote data-quote="FLTENNHUNTER1" data-source="post: 5476576" data-attributes="member: 5033"><p>Tough buck no doubt. Doesn't look like the mechanical broadhead opened. I've never used them for that reason. Also, you have to make sure your broadheads are razor sharp. Even though the arrow went through both lungs, doesn't mean the blades cut arteries/veins. Arteries/veins are elastic and will move if the blade doesn't slice them. Appears as though either the broadhead blades <em>missed</em> the arteries/veins or were not sharp enough. Speculation on my part, but if the broadhead properly cut arteries/veins he would have bled to death quickly. We owe it to the game we pursue to do our part to make a clean, quick, ethical kill.</p><p></p><p>You know your blades are sharp enough when the hair pops off of your arm or hand. Not shaving sharp, <em>hair popping sharp</em>. It's like when you think your hunting knife is sharp after using a stone or other means to make it razor sharp. Then strop it with a strap and it goes from shaving sharp to hair popping sharp.</p><p></p><p>Congrats on a beautiful buck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FLTENNHUNTER1, post: 5476576, member: 5033"] Tough buck no doubt. Doesn't look like the mechanical broadhead opened. I've never used them for that reason. Also, you have to make sure your broadheads are razor sharp. Even though the arrow went through both lungs, doesn't mean the blades cut arteries/veins. Arteries/veins are elastic and will move if the blade doesn't slice them. Appears as though either the broadhead blades [I]missed[/I] the arteries/veins or were not sharp enough. Speculation on my part, but if the broadhead properly cut arteries/veins he would have bled to death quickly. We owe it to the game we pursue to do our part to make a clean, quick, ethical kill. You know your blades are sharp enough when the hair pops off of your arm or hand. Not shaving sharp, [I]hair popping sharp[/I]. It's like when you think your hunting knife is sharp after using a stone or other means to make it razor sharp. Then strop it with a strap and it goes from shaving sharp to hair popping sharp. Congrats on a beautiful buck. [/QUOTE]
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