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From: gary@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Gary Trouette)
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Subject: Re: broadheads
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Date: 5 Apr 91 12:40:40 GMT
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In article <484@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> spickett@orion.oac.uci.edu writes:
>In article <465@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> you write:
>>What is the best broadhead for deer hunting?  I know this is like
>>asking someone to explain their choice between the various brands of
>>pickup trucks but I am curious.
>
>
>Well Tim, hope that helps. If you have an archery shop nearby they
>probably carry all this stuff. Try the rubber blunts (name=ATM ??).
>You just unthread your field points and slide the blunt over the end
>of the shaft. Then, you can go out in the field and practice shooting
>at a milk jug or something. It's great practice and helps you get used
>to figuring distances. The blunts will help keep the arrows from

These blunts are called HTM's I believe.  My father used to use
them for non-lethal shots (neighbors dogs, etc.)  Once while
he was hunting he spotted what he thought was a doe grazing.
So, he thought he would be get some extra practice, nocked the old
HTM, and let fly...  You can guess that he was probably as surprised
as the deer when the "doe" jumped up showing off a nice rack... :)
Of course it ran away before he could get a real arrow.

>
>--Steve

-gary@eleazar.dartmouth.edu

Of course I wouldn't recommend this to anyone...
It could be kind of hairy explaining to a fish cop
why you were shooting a doe...