woodsman broadhead

[jake the snake rhea99]

Are the woodsman broad head good or bad?

[30coupe]

Just do a search, Jake. You will find a ton of praise for the woodsman. I am a believer in them. The give great penetration and leave amazing blood trails...very short ones as a rule.

I don't think you will find a better broadhead.

[hawgslayer]

[paleFace]

they're awesome!  

[VTer]

Excellent head, very easy to sharpen. They also fit in my quiver hood well. My only complaint is I wish they made a heavier one, which I think they could do easily by offering them w/out the vents.

[KYArcher]

They are neither good or bad they are GREAT!!! They fly well are fairly easy to sharpen( just takes a little time and patience)penetrate great, and leave awsome blood trails.
                             KY  

[tim roberts]

This is just, well almost, like asking what the best bow made is?  Woodsman BH's are a good head, they fly well, sharpen well and are fairly simple to get a great edge on.  Blood trails on soft tissue hits, well a blind man could follow them.  Personally I have had great success with them, and questionable results.  One a slam dunk broadside shot where soft tissue is the more than likely what the arrow will pass through they are money!  On a shot where bone might be an issue, I question their effectivness.  
I am sure that the point can be modified to correct this.
The best thing to do is to read Dr. Ed's BH testing, look at the animals that you will be hunting, study them, and pick the broadhead that will best fill your needs.
Most Broadheads that have a razor sharp edge, are a good BH!

[J-dog]

no worries

J

[30coupe]

Tim,

Have you actually had a problem, or do you just have questions as to their effectiveness? Most of us are hunting whitetails. WW will blow through ribs without a problem. They leave massive blood trails. I have seen the two bladed broadheads recommended for penetration by Dr. Ashby leave very poor blood trails even with double lung and liver hits.

I'd rather plan to make good hits and have good blood trails. I get both with the Woodsmen. If and when I make a bad hit with one, I'll let you know how they penetrated. Until then, I'm happy with short, easy to follow blood trails.

[tim roberts]

Russ,
Yes I have had one problem, I too plan on making good hits, but sometimes, there are things that happen that are out of my control.  I had one hit a deer in an area that I have seen a two bladed head do the job.  
I will admit that the blood trail from a WW through both lungs is awesome compared to that of a 2 bladed broadhead.  But then a shot through both lungs is dead.  
I use em both WW's and 2 bladed BH's.

[30coupe]

Originally posted by tim roberts:
Russ,
 But then a shot through both lungs is dead.  

Yup    

A bad hit can be just that no matter what blade we use. I guess the one we are most confident of making good shots is the one to go with. If there just weren't so many choices out there, picking one would be a lot easier.

[jake the snake rhea99]

Thank for the post I they came in to day and i cant wait to use them.

[Jeff Sample]

Awesome! Only head I use now. I almost always get complete pass-throughs and impressive blood trails. VERY easy to sharpen (I only use a file) and mount straight. Latest victim was this small NY 8-pt, which went maybe all of 25 yards before dropping, all in less than 10 seconds. Massive bleeding. I've used them on critters as big as kudu with great success, and will only go to a 2-blade in the future for something like a buff.

 

[Paul WA]

You hit em solid with a Woodsman and they wont go far...PR

[Curtiss Cardinal]

Definately a good choice for all North American game. Possibly the best possible head for wild boar I have used or seen used. In fact the only two broadheads I have seen kill dog chased hogs with one arrow in under 10 seconds are the Woodsman and the Snuffer and they are cousins if not directly related.

[George D. Stout]

Somewhere between good and bad there are lots of other levels....the question only leaves two options.  I'm pretty sure they are good.  They certainly aren't bad.