How broadheads work
Broadheads kill by causing massive haemorrhage. Animals shot in the chest vital zone will die quickly and humanely. This area of the animal’s body provides the largest target area of vital organs and so provides the greatest opportunity to achieve a humane kill.
When a shaving sharp broadhead hits an animal through the chest, it causes a massive amount of blood loss. This blood loss rapidly decreases the animal’s blood pressure, rendering the animal unconscious and resulting in a quick and humane death.
Shaving sharp broadheads are essential because they:
- cut through skin, muscle and soft bone better than dull ones, providing deeper penetration
- cut the tough elastic walls of blood vessels better and cause more bleeding than dull broadheads
- are more likely to penetrate an animal completely, which leaves both an entrance and an exit wound, making trailing and recovery easier.
