Total cut vs cutting diameter

[Beendare]

IME, More blades and more cutting diameter doesn't kill them any faster or leave more blood on the ground. Shot location is the determining factor. Lower half with any BH always puts more blood on the ground. On a high hit with no exit, I don't care if you are shooting a big mech head, most of the blood stays in the animal.

A "Big Hole" or more blades is not what I use as the most important criteria....because those heads are more likely to chop their way in, dull blades, inhibit penetration and not get an exit.

 

[Erussell01]

IME, More blades and more cutting diameter doesn't kill them any faster or leave more blood on the ground. Shot location is the determining factor. Lower half with any BH always puts more blood on the ground. On a high hit with no exit, I don't care if you are shooting a big mech head, most of the blood stays in the animal.

A "Big Hole" or more blades is not what I use as the most important criteria....because those heads are more likely to chop their way in, dull blades, inhibit penetration and not get an exit.

What do you consider your most important criteria?

Shot placement matters for sure, but being that I haven't ever had an arrow not at least put 2 holes, and very very rarely have I ever not had a complete pass through where my arrow ended up stuck in the dirt, I lean to bigger cuts to "utilize" more of the energy and momentum that comes from a long draw set up. I did have an odd very very poor blood trail with an exodus last year, but after looking at it more closely I believe it was 100% shot angle as the hole in the hide did not match the hole in the cavity.

In my head I figure, why not do maximal tissue damage for the situation in the hopes of not only a faster incapacitatation but also the potential for nicking something ultimately vital on a bad hit if God forbid it happens.