Iron Will Outfitters Broadhead Performance- 2017 Yukon Archery Moose
I want to first thank the moderators and members here, all of whom have contributed greatly to my hunting knowledge. Also, the sponsors who keep this website funded and running.
I arrived home 3am Monday from a successful Yukon archery moose hunt, my buddy and I both tagged out on big moose early on the 4th day of a 7-day hunt. I used Iron Will Outfitters' 125 grain broadheads and could not have been more pleased with their performance.
All my prior elk hunting has been public land/self-guided, this moose hunt was in Yukon Territory and required non-residents to use a guide… so this was my first guided hunt. The outfitter, Ceaser Lake Outfitters (Joel Wilkinson) and our guides (Troy Beaudoin and Dave O’Farrell) were tremendous. Joel’s hunting concession is 14,000 square miles (8 million acres) and his success rate is 95+%. My buddy and I were the only hunters on a 9 mile long, one mile wide lake and probably the only hunters in a million+ acres for all I know. I do know we were a solid 100 miles by float plane from the nearest road.
Enough backstory.
Troy called in several bulls during my hunt. On the morning of 4th day, he called in a big bull. Yukon bulls weigh 1,200 -1,600 pounds, this guy was about 8 years old with a 60” spread and rough scored 207.
I shoot a 60lb Bowtech Experience, 27.5” draw, 400 grain Victory VAPs, Blazer vanes, Lumenocks, Titus titanium inserts and 125 grain Iron Will Outfitters Broadheads. I chose Iron Will broadheads because of their design/build quality, hardened stainless ferrules, cut on contact configuration, thick A-2 blade steel and superior out of the box honed edge. The last thing I want to worry about is a blade or ferrule bending or breaking if I hit bone.
I shot this bull twice at full broadside. First shot was a double lung pass-through at about 35-40 yards. The broadhead went through him so fast that the bull didn't even blink. Second shot about 20 seconds later at 25-30 yds, again a double lung pass through. The second arrow came out the other side with such remaining speed/energy that the broadhead completely split a 2” sapling 20 feet on the other side of him (see photo). Bull trotted about 60 yards and dropped in the middle of small river.
I’ve attached a photo of the bull, both arrow entries in the hide, pic of the lungs with both arrow entries (arrow in photo is not the arrow I shot, as I had not recovered them yet) and a photo of the second arrow/broadhead that split the sapling after passing through 3 feet of bull. Lungs/hide, etc are not all that bloody looking since he died in the river and we had to tow/drag him to shore to work him up.
Hope this was helpful.
Best,
JL
I want to first thank the moderators and members here, all of whom have contributed greatly to my hunting knowledge. Also, the sponsors who keep this website funded and running.
I arrived home 3am Monday from a successful Yukon archery moose hunt, my buddy and I both tagged out on big moose early on the 4th day of a 7-day hunt. I used Iron Will Outfitters' 125 grain broadheads and could not have been more pleased with their performance.
All my prior elk hunting has been public land/self-guided, this moose hunt was in Yukon Territory and required non-residents to use a guide… so this was my first guided hunt. The outfitter, Ceaser Lake Outfitters (Joel Wilkinson) and our guides (Troy Beaudoin and Dave O’Farrell) were tremendous. Joel’s hunting concession is 14,000 square miles (8 million acres) and his success rate is 95+%. My buddy and I were the only hunters on a 9 mile long, one mile wide lake and probably the only hunters in a million+ acres for all I know. I do know we were a solid 100 miles by float plane from the nearest road.
Enough backstory.
Troy called in several bulls during my hunt. On the morning of 4th day, he called in a big bull. Yukon bulls weigh 1,200 -1,600 pounds, this guy was about 8 years old with a 60” spread and rough scored 207.
I shoot a 60lb Bowtech Experience, 27.5” draw, 400 grain Victory VAPs, Blazer vanes, Lumenocks, Titus titanium inserts and 125 grain Iron Will Outfitters Broadheads. I chose Iron Will broadheads because of their design/build quality, hardened stainless ferrules, cut on contact configuration, thick A-2 blade steel and superior out of the box honed edge. The last thing I want to worry about is a blade or ferrule bending or breaking if I hit bone.
I shot this bull twice at full broadside. First shot was a double lung pass-through at about 35-40 yards. The broadhead went through him so fast that the bull didn't even blink. Second shot about 20 seconds later at 25-30 yds, again a double lung pass through. The second arrow came out the other side with such remaining speed/energy that the broadhead completely split a 2” sapling 20 feet on the other side of him (see photo). Bull trotted about 60 yards and dropped in the middle of small river.
I’ve attached a photo of the bull, both arrow entries in the hide, pic of the lungs with both arrow entries (arrow in photo is not the arrow I shot, as I had not recovered them yet) and a photo of the second arrow/broadhead that split the sapling after passing through 3 feet of bull. Lungs/hide, etc are not all that bloody looking since he died in the river and we had to tow/drag him to shore to work him up.
Hope this was helpful.
Best,
JL
