Question - Is 650 grains Overkill for an Afognak Island Blacktail hunt?GrizzlyStik Answer - Only if you don't like shooting through them. Dale Huntsman trusted the GrizzlyStik 650 system of Momentum TDT tapered arrows tipped with a 200 grain, single bevel Samurai broadheads. He was rewarded with one red arrow, a short recovery and a beach photo.
Mississippi Traditional Record164 3-8” 6 x 5 Magnolia Monarch – “I was only 8' up in my tree and he walked right under me. At 15 yards out, he stopped perfectly broadside and I let it loose. The arrow disappeared at impact but it was a little high and back. Even with that arrow placement, I wasn't too[...]
It was a calm morning with no wind. Very cold 15 degrees. I went early in the morning into the timber to climb up my treestand. He came by my treestand 20 minutes into legal light. I shot him at 20 yards broadside. I watched him for about 10 minutes before I shot him. Couldn’t have been a better way[...]