Best fixed blade Broadhead for elk

[406unltd]

Looking for suggestions for fixed blade broadheads for elk for a compound setup and a traditional setup (125 grain).

Mathews vertex 70# draw, 450 grain arrow at 275 fps.

Traditional longbow 50# and 500 grain arrow.

Looking at the G5 striker V2 for the compound setup and haven’t decided on the traditional. Any suggestions?

I don’t think anyone can say that what they like is the best. What you like best and is accurate is what you should use because confidence is key in my opinion. I used slick trick standards for years and like them. Moved to Valkyrie this year and I won’t be going back. Not saying they are better but I believe in them and how they shoot for me. You will find a setup you like and most likely it won’t let you down when you do your part. Good luck

 

[camelcluch]

I have had excellent results with the ramcat. Flies amazing and cuts a giant hole. However, there are a ton of good heads.

 

[recurveman]

I've shot elk with both a compound and recurve. I used to use the Rocky Mountain heads for years with both bows. Now I use the slick tricks with both bows. I don't know if brand is really that important. I believe that for elk the key is penetration. The bigger older bulls are really thick and tough. I want a sharp and smaller cutting diameter head so I can get max penetration on the animal. If you hit a bone that will really slow down your arrow and it would be great to put 2 holes in the critter instead of one. I've shot elk quartering away and drove the entire arrow into the chest cavity. You need very deep penetration to get to the vitals in a shot that isn't broadside. I've heard rib bones snap and sound like a 2X4 just broke in half. When that happens you are going to get less penetration and using a smaller diameter cutting head is going to give you more penetration.

The rule of thumb to me is the bigger the animal the smaller the cutting diameter hole and the smaller the animal the bigger you can make the hole. It is all based off of penetration not needing to make a big hole.