Crossbow hunting with more penetration.

[ninepointkiller]

What are some sugestions on getting more penetration from my crossbow? I've used several fixed blade broadheads and have hit 5 good bucks this year. I've been able to recover only one because the blood trail ends. 2 deer I even knocked completely off their feet, and they still got up and ran away. I know the arrow was not going all the way through cause I could see it sticking out both times. All the deer were hit in the vitals, but none went all the way through. Is there a better broadhead arrowshaft combination?

[bowhuntingpro]

What crossbow are you shooting? What size arrow? How heavy of broadhead?

This really doesn't make much sense. Even a slow compound bow shooting around 250 FPS will blow through a deer on a well placed shot. Depite passing through a deer or not, a good placed arrow will still result in a dead deer.

[ninepointkiller]

Horton yukon sl crossbow. 216 arrows. 100and125 grain broadheads.

[bigbuck0824]

u might be hitting the bone if u well place ur arrow it should blow thrugh it my old browning micro medias 2 with 45lbs had not prob.. and it was a low bow lol but i would try those rage broad heads they do well i like the 3 blade but good luck to u

[bowhuntingpro]

That's all I can think as well (hitting bone). That set up you have should be shooting plenty fast for a pass through IF the shot is well placed. Be sure your broadheads are razor sharp. Use different heads to practice with and use brand new ones to hunt with.

[crfmatt]

i shoot an excaliber equinox and its shooting around the 350fps mark ... ive blown through all my deer and two of them were out at 60 yards. ( i dont recomend shooting that far unless your comfortable). a good place to get one i found was outdoors4less.com

[kennth]

What crossbow are you shooting? What size arrow? How heavy of broadhead?

This really doesn't make much sense. Even a slow compound bow shooting around 250 FPS will blow through a deer on a well placed shot. Depite passing through a deer or not, a good placed arrow will still result in a dead deer.

Here's my crossbow, do you think it can make good penetration?

[crfmatt]

I hope those are not the arrow tips you shoot at deer