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Is this an ethical point to hunt deer?

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Chippintuff:
I see nothing deficient in that point for hunting deer. It looks great to me. The tiny "bird points" have been found at buffalo kill sites. All it takes to kill an animal, big or small, is a cut through something vital. My OPINION is that the size of the point depends more on the size of the bow than on the size of the game.

WA

aaron:
I have killed only one deer with a stone point. My points are longer . A short point like yours is stronger, but longer has more of an advantage in cutting. Mine are about 1 inch wide, 2 inches long, and as thick as the arrow. Perhaps even more important than that is sharpness and arrow tune. Obsidian makes the sharpest point, but you have to get good at the final sharpening process. You cant really tell from a picture how sharp it is, but the edge should be as straight as possible and with no leftover grinding marks, crumbled sections, or other dull areas. Getting the right spined arrows for the weight of the head will ensure that the arrow is traveling straight into the animal, not with its tail end wagging one way or the other. Only you can decide when you have an ethical combination of gear and technique.

aaron:
Also, with that style of notching, the ears behind the notches need to be just as sharp as the whole blade..especially if they stick out like on yours.

JW_Halverson:

--- Quote from: Chippintuff on October 06, 2016, 12:20:40 pm ---I see nothing deficient in that point for hunting deer. It looks great to me. The tiny "bird points" have been found at buffalo kill sites. All it takes to kill an animal, big or small, is a cut through something vital. My OPINION is that the size of the point depends more on the size of the bow than on the size of the game.

WA

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Then again, think about how hard it is to track a 1,500 lb animal that looks and is as big as a VW Beetle on the treeless prairie where it is so flat you can watch your dog run away for three days! 

sleek:
Thanks guys. Jw, I love that expression.

So, i will make certain the ears are sharp ( they arent ) and i need to get rid of the zig zag pattern on the edge if i understand correctly? Thats how you sharpen them?

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