thanks for all the advice. Yesterday was the opener for the late archery hunt. I am lucky enough to work on a large farm, so I threw the bow in. I had a lot of other plans for the day wasn’t even thinking about getting it out except shoot a couple straw bales. But on my drive through the farm I saw a couple deer and stopped to glass. They were a couple of legal bucks. I wasn’t to interested cause I really wanted to bring my son along (4 yrs) and share in the experience. Well they moved to a spot we’re I thought I will just sneak up on them and “practice” my stalking. 30 min later I was in a good spot behind the only sagebrush around, listening to Mule Deer grunts , then our game the big boy I had been watching for months. Big thick and pretty wide 4x4, so I made a play on him. I got to 80 yards then the Doe busted me and walked off taking Goliath. (All the deer were in a canyon with cat tails, fragmites, and Kocha 5’ tall.) Since I was now in the open, I thought I would peak over the edge of the canyon. I stayed low and when I got to the edge saw 2 does and a nice 3x4 laying down. I thought I was busted, so I casually grabbed my range finder and ranged 50 yards. (The things going through my mind at that moment: oh crap I’m busted, why aren’t they moving, 50 yds that’s a little out of my comfort zone.) lucky for me a strong breeze in my face kept those deer from bolting, even though I was skylines and moving. So I got ready and when the doe got nervous and stood up so did Mr. Buck. I put my 50 pin right on him and it made a perfect quartering away shot. Went in behind the back right rib and came out just behind front left shoulder. I watched him run 80 yards and lie down and expire. So I went home picked up my son and we tracked the deer from the blood trail. He loved it!
This was my first time using a mechanical broad head and the Rage Trypans did good. The jury is still out for me wether I will keep using them but I can’t complain about the results this time.