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Title: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: joevan125 on May 18, 2009, 12:17:00 PM
Im just getting started in traditional archery and i do a lot of deer hunting. Would like to know what some of you are hunting with.
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Post by: rod251 on May 18, 2009, 12:49:00 PM
I will be using 150 grain Wensel Woodsmen this fall.
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Post by: WestTnMan on May 18, 2009, 12:53:00 PM
I have some Montec's and Stingers to try this summer so I am not sure yet. I have been using Patriots but they don't make them anymore and I am down to 2. Stingers are looking pretty good though.
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Post by: Bill Carlsen on May 18, 2009, 12:53:00 PM
200 grain Razorcaps.
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Post by: Pinecone on May 18, 2009, 12:57:00 PM
190 grain Grizzly El Grande's with the long adapter or 200 grain Phantoms.

Claudia
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Post by: Wary Buck on May 18, 2009, 01:19:00 PM
There are a ton of 'traditional' style heads that are great stuff.  Probably darn near every one of them.  

I mostly use Wensel Woodsmans but have killed plenty of stuff with Magnus, Zwickey, and Snuffer as well.
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Post by: Jason Jelinek on May 18, 2009, 01:21:00 PM
190 Grizzly El Grande with 125 gr steel adaptor for a total weight of 300 grains.  The Grizzly's have a hard steel that seems to stay sharp for a long time.
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Post by: Mo. Huntin on May 18, 2009, 01:21:00 PM
Zwickey No Mercey double bevel ready to rock.
Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: on May 18, 2009, 01:27:00 PM
150gr German Kinetic Silverflame XL's for me. Expensive but deadly foir sure.

Bisch
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Post by: Bob B. on May 18, 2009, 01:27:00 PM
145 grain ABoyer heads ... bone spliting, hide tearing, S-shaping wound chanel, single bevel deer takers!!

Trad gear rocks!
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Post by: Molson on May 18, 2009, 01:39:00 PM
190 Griz or Snuffers.
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Post by: Biggie Hoffman on May 18, 2009, 01:43:00 PM
220 grain Muzzy Phantoms
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Post by: dakota tim on May 18, 2009, 01:59:00 PM
160 Grizzly's on Cedar
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Post by: Irish on May 18, 2009, 02:03:00 PM
175 grain razorcaps
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Post by: Over&Under on May 18, 2009, 02:19:00 PM
125 grain snuffers for me!  I am really liking these heads so far!
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Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on May 18, 2009, 04:07:00 PM
ash/birch shafts topped w/160 grn snuffers
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Post by: Red Boar on May 18, 2009, 05:09:00 PM
I am going with the Grizzly Stik single bevel 175 gr. with 75 gr. brass inserts.  

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Post by: Buckeye Trad Hunter on May 18, 2009, 05:19:00 PM
150 gr. Magnus Stinger 2 blade on my carbons and 125 gr. ribteks on my cedars.
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Post by: yekrut on May 18, 2009, 05:19:00 PM
Me 125 gr snuffers , also! They work great!!
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Post by: jimmerc on May 18, 2009, 05:32:00 PM
160 snuffers/190 griz elgrande/ 200ace super express
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Post by: drewsbow on May 18, 2009, 05:56:00 PM
ww
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Post by: L82HUNT on May 18, 2009, 06:46:00 PM
180 grain Silver Flame Elk or pig

STOS for deer
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Post by: Wannabe1 on May 18, 2009, 09:38:00 PM
Yup! 125gr Snuffers tipping AD Trad Lites.
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Post by: Jason R. Wesbrock on May 18, 2009, 09:55:00 PM
125-grain Ace Standards, except for my longbow which I have tuned for 200-grain Ace Super Express heads.
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Post by: SuperK on May 18, 2009, 09:57:00 PM
Zwickey 4-blade Eskimos (but my Ace Standards and Magnus II are ready to go just in case.)
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Post by: varmint101 on May 18, 2009, 10:26:00 PM
Woodsman 125's glue and screw both.  I like what they do.

Being the continual tinkerer that I am; I've been wanting to try some 220 Phantoms like Biggie uses.
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Post by: razorsharptokill on May 18, 2009, 10:30:00 PM
160 gr. snuffers
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Post by: tarponnut on May 18, 2009, 10:35:00 PM
125 grain Snuffers!
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Post by: Broken Arrow 1 on May 18, 2009, 10:35:00 PM
Stone points this year
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Post by: leftybearfan on May 18, 2009, 11:37:00 PM
145 gr. Bear Razorheads for me.
Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: Billy on May 18, 2009, 11:38:00 PM
Stone would be cool!!
I'm going with the 200 grn Ace, though.
Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: Gordon martiniuk on May 19, 2009, 12:19:00 AM
Snuffers or Wensel Woodsmans  .. 125gr with 100gr adapters   :thumbsup:  fly great and leave a large hole  :archer:
Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: COOCH on May 19, 2009, 06:31:00 AM
190 grain Grizzley El Grande 9 deer last year 8 with the same head.if it ain't broke dont fix it.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: stuckum on May 19, 2009, 06:58:00 AM
Woodsman and No Mercy but going to try the Muzzy Phantoms for deer this year.
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Post by: Night Wing on May 19, 2009, 07:50:00 AM
I will be doing some experimenting this year. I'm going to try 160 grain STOS, 190 grain Grizzly El Grande, 155 and 190 grain Tusker Concordes.
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Post by: Terry Green on May 19, 2009, 07:54:00 AM
Zwickey Delta 4 blades for the 24th season as my main deer head.
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Post by: michaelschwister on May 19, 2009, 07:59:00 AM
160 grain glue on snuffers #1
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Post by: Jack Denbow on May 19, 2009, 08:45:00 AM
145 gr. Eclipse of course.
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Post by: Steertalker on May 19, 2009, 09:03:00 AM
Grizzly 190 El Grande

Brett
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Post by: Charlie Lamb on May 19, 2009, 09:18:00 AM
Magnus I w/bleeder- 150 gr...... of course!!
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Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: Mike Gerardi on May 19, 2009, 09:19:00 AM
Woodsmans weighted at 225grains and Grizzly 160s
Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: JC on May 19, 2009, 09:24:00 AM
I may have any or all of these in my quiver at any one time, typically in this order:

300gr Extreme (my main head now)
125gr Wensel Woodsman weighted to 200gr total
160gr Snuffer weighted to 300gr
160gr Stos weighted to 300gr
130gr Pearson Deadhead weighted to 200gr
200gr Simmons Interceptor w/bleeder

All of them kill; I've got complete confidence in any one of them. Usually I choose which head I'm going to shoot first on a whim.
Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: Masham Man on May 19, 2009, 09:42:00 AM
This year I'm going to try Snuffers, WW, and Zwickey No Mercy single bevel. I am really wanting to try the single bevel on hogs.
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Post by: eagle24 on May 19, 2009, 10:39:00 AM
125gr Stingers for screw-ins.  125gr Zwickeys or STOS for glue ons.  They have all worked for me.
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Post by: d. ward on May 19, 2009, 10:44:00 AM
648 grain Bill Sweetland forgewood arrows with Bear Razorheads.bowdoc
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Post by: Walt Francis on May 19, 2009, 01:15:00 PM
155 grain Eclipse with bleeders.
Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: tcw on May 19, 2009, 02:02:00 PM
new archer here...  I am practicing with 100gr field points.  Should I switch to something heavier?  Doesn't look like anyone shoots with less than 125gr?

Thanks, gents.
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Post by: hvyhitter on May 19, 2009, 02:36:00 PM
160 snuffers for everything.....
Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: Terry Green on May 19, 2009, 03:00:00 PM
tcw....yeah...100 grains isn't really a lot of hardware.  Most of the heads we use are heavier and are reusable over and over again.  I have one Zwickey that I've killed 14 deer and one hog with.
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Post by: Apex Predator on May 19, 2009, 03:34:00 PM
Like Terry said, the 100 grainers don't have much steel.  I normally shoot 125 WW now with 125 grain steel insert.
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Post by: IronCreekArcher on May 19, 2009, 04:02:00 PM
175 grain Abowyer Single Bevel Brown Bears weighted to 217 grains with a 100 grain brass insert.  I think it still may be on the light side for these Michigan whitetails...  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Jeff Strubberg on May 19, 2009, 04:12:00 PM
150 grain Zephyr Scirocco's, with the bleeder if I can get them sharp, without if I can't.

No Sasquatches this year, Terry?  I though you liked those foot-wide broadeads...
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Post by: Ian johnson on May 19, 2009, 04:18:00 PM
125gr zwickey eskimos but probably gonna move up to 135gr 4 blade deltas, or 160gr stos
Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: Terry Green on May 19, 2009, 04:35:00 PM
Jeff...I did kill my biggest deer with a Sasquatch...and will likely use them again in TX later this year....with the bleeders....but I will have the Z 4 blades as mainstays as usual.
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Post by: FEIK77 on May 19, 2009, 04:47:00 PM
Wensel Woodsman
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Post by: JEFF B on May 19, 2009, 04:50:00 PM
anything as long as its 125grn  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Gary Logsdon on May 19, 2009, 05:12:00 PM
300XTreems and Woodsmans w/heavy steel inserts on hairy critters but often use 2" wide, 200 gr. Simmons Treesharks on longbeards
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Post by: snag on May 19, 2009, 05:43:00 PM
Abowyer Brown Bears 175gr. with 75gr. steel adaptors for carbons or by themselves on Surewood Shafts (douglas fir)....haven't decided yet. I am leaning toward the Surewoods though.
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Post by: Gehrke145 on May 19, 2009, 09:08:00 PM
Snuffer 160grain with 100 grain adaptor, also have magnus 1s and grizzlies but shoot them at elk.  I'm uping my pounds and might shoot snuffers at everything
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Post by: Recurve50 LBS on May 19, 2009, 09:49:00 PM
This deer season it will be 190 El Grande Grizzly sharpened by Ron from KME on Sitka Spruce shafts.
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Post by: Arrowhead80 on May 19, 2009, 09:57:00 PM
125 Thunderheads.If they get dull just put in replacements.
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Post by: bondo on May 19, 2009, 10:05:00 PM
Some of these
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Post by: EASTERNARCHER on May 19, 2009, 10:06:00 PM
200 grain ACE Standards.
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Post by: grizzlyxx on May 19, 2009, 10:40:00 PM
2 blade zwickey delta, big hole and easy to get razor sharp.
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Post by: Icandraw on May 20, 2009, 08:14:00 AM
probably the zwickey no mercy single bevel.
Hey bondo, nice points! If my knapping skills were that good I would be using stone points also.
Title: Re: Heads for deer hunting whats in your quiver
Post by: mark land on May 20, 2009, 09:33:00 AM
125gr Phantoms or 125gr 4bl Muzzy's, just depends on my mood that day as to which 1 I pull out, but usually have both in there and have taken alot of animals with each and they do very well on a tip weighted carbon.  Mark
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Post by: James Wrenn on May 20, 2009, 11:13:00 AM
Will use Simmons untill I run out.Guess I will go to one of the smaller heads like you guys shoot then.  ;)
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Post by: dirtguy on May 20, 2009, 03:13:00 PM
125 grain Magnus Stingers w/bleeders
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Post by: Pat B on May 20, 2009, 03:52:00 PM
I'll be going into my 4th year with stone. Unfortunately I haven't taken any game with stone...YET...but I am persistant!
 I also use WW, Zwickey  and Grizzlys.
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Post by: Bill Turner on May 20, 2009, 04:10:00 PM
Old green Bear Razorheads. At least until they are gone. Took a deer and a pig with one last year and it is sharpened up and ready to go again.  :thumbsup:
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