Montecs Too small??

[BustedAssRanch]

I shot a doe this weekend & when we went to track it their was very little blood. It was a good shot double lung clipped the heart. I shoot 85 grains. Any input??

[Epack]

nahh they just cut a real sharp thin slice, good broadheads just not a big hole, try some shuttle tlocks in 100 gr

[Tuffbroadhead]

Dont change a thing......Montecs are a great bh , just make sure they are sharp.. I Have piled up four critters in the last four months and had no blood trails, buts its because of where I like to shoot animals, its not the broadheads fault.. your blood trail has alot to do with how low on the body your entry and exit wounds are....

[m'gobo]

That is true tuff. I high hit means that the chest cavity will fill up before the blood leaks out. With a good sharp head that animal should not go more than about 70yrds(I would think) based on my own experiences. I shot a boar hog that didn't makes it 25 yrds with a double lung/heart shot. Actually, the broadhead didn't go through the heart but it cut the major arteries that go into the top of the heart and clipped the bottom of both lungs. I was using the TI-2 heads from game tracker in 125gr.

[BustedAssRanch]

I was thinkling the same thing on shot placement...this doe didnt go more than 25 yards

[Dusty Britches]

A long time ago I used Thunderheads 100g, then switched to Montecs 100g. I suddenly started recovering every animal I shot. Coincidence?

[BIG D]

A fellow hunter on our lease shot a big doe this past weekend with similar results. Double lung, no blood, ran about 40 yards. It was just that the shot was a little high in the lungs and the blood stayed in the chest cavity instead of spilling out. I think they are great, super tough heads though.

[turbowhunter]

mine seem rather dull; what's the best way to sharpen them?

[kdc331]

I loved my mono techs. Although, I haven't killed anything with them yet. I like the design for sharpening them evenly. I would just use a regular old whetstone to sharpen them.

[texag93]

A long time ago I used Thunderheads 100g, then switched to Montecs 100g. I suddenly started recovering every animal I shot. Coincidence?

Tracey, I would guess its experience more than equipment. 19yrs ago, I just wanted to get drawn and let an arrow fly. Now, I stay calm, no where to put the arrow, when to draw, and whether to shoot at all. 19yrs ago, I was hoping to recover the animal. Now, there is never a doubt in my mind that I will.

That is true tuff. I high hit means that the chest cavity will fill up before the blood leaks out. With a good sharp head that animal should not go more than about 70yrds(I would think) based on my own experiences.

I like the looks of the Montecs, but I can't sharpen a knife or broadhead to save my life. I will stick with my Muzzys.


This I agree fully with. Whether hunitng from elevated or ground, I concentrate on getting a low exit wound. High in, high out will yield little blood until the animal goes down or the chest cavity fill up.

[EASY]

I agree with the others so far. Great heads – just not very sharp out of the package.
They are easy to sharpen though. Just lay them flat on a good stone and run it over a few times. Rotate to get all 3 sides and you are done. If you want you can hit them with a leather strap.

[jbamburg]

For what its worth I read an article a few years ago comparing cut-on-contact heads like the Montec with replaceable blade heads like a Muzzy or Thunderhead. The writer made the point that cut on contact heads tend to make a clean slice through the animal. These clean cuts, he said, would clot easier than a torn wound like the tip of a muzzy gives. I certainly haven't tested this theory and many use the montecs with great success. I too will stick with Muzzy.

[Videographer]

Sharpening Montecs

mine seem rather dull; what's the best way to sharpen them?

Turbow I have found that using the Sportsmans Sharpener is perfect for those of us who don't know how to properly use a flat stone, or have the "shakey hand" syndrome.

Just run it through 3-4 times on each blade and your set.

I killed my first buck & doe (with a bow) by using the same arrow & montec 100 combination. Pulled the arrow out of the tree, ran the blades across 3 times and used it again.

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