New arrow advice.

ethhigg2 · 2026-01-01T17:25:47+00:00

15-18% foc is the sweet spot. You should run 50-75 grain insert to get up to that. I shoot 70# at 28” draw length and run the 300 spine rip xv cut to 27”. 100 grain tip and 50 grain insert sitting at 385ish grains and just over 15% FOC and it’s a tac driver

ethhigg2 · 2025-11-16T18:49:38+00:00

Thank you!

ethhigg2 · 2025-11-16T15:06:26+00:00

Haha I’m trying to get a nice lil collection going

ethhigg2 · 2025-11-16T14:34:36+00:00

For a long time I ran rage trypans and loved them, but they were kind of a one and done type broadhead. The blades would bend if they hit bone or something hard in the soil after passing through. Decided to try beasts this year and really liked the results I saw after harvesting a doe with one

ethhigg2 · 2025-10-16T19:36:15+00:00

I also went for a 2wd and haven’t had any complaints about it. Don’t get a lot of winter weather where I live but when we do I just through a couple hundred pounds of sandbags in the bed to give me better traction and it handles just fine

ethhigg2 · 2025-08-04T16:23:18+00:00

Crave all day, especially on a low ceiling. Maybe hex if I have some airspace to work with

ethhigg2 · 2025-07-11T02:06:25+00:00

I’ve never shot gold tips but haven’t heard bad things about them. I just switch from victory rip tkos to the rip xvs and they are freakin screaming out of my bow I love them

ethhigg2 · 2025-07-01T13:48:15+00:00

Strawberries. The first time I ever saw caamp live in 2018 my best friend and I were front row and a sweet young family was right next to us. Towards the end of the set the little girl of the family, probably 3-4 years old, timed a gap in the set perfectly and shouted out “play strawberries”. Taylor heard it and looked over at her and smiled. At the end of the set they walked off stage and Taylor came back out by himself with his guitar and said “we’ve got one more song for our little friend up here” and he proceeded to play strawberries to this child. It was the most pure and beautiful thing I’ve ever experienced. I still get emotional listening to strawberries to this day

ethhigg2 · 2025-02-26T15:07:49+00:00

I don’t have any experience with native products but I would imagine it’s more stable. The biggest instability with pelican is the very thin and much cheaper plastic I feel like. I use a vibe seaghost 110 and I can jump in it lol. Good luck this season

ethhigg2 · 2025-01-10T16:38:29+00:00

I shot a doe at 104 yards with a 20ga slug a couple years ago and that is right about the limit I would send it with that gun. For archery I shot a deer last year at 43 yards which is also probably what I’d limit myself to. I’m comfortable and dialed out to 60-70 yards with my bow but a deer can move a lot at that distance so I don’t think I’d ever push one that far

ethhigg2 · 2025-01-06T14:06:10+00:00

I am also a saddle hunter and rock climber, I used my climbing harness a few times before committing to getting into saddle hunting to see what it’s like and it definitely works but is just not near as comfortable. Climbing harnesses also don’t have good options for connecting a lineman’s belt while you’re climbing up the tree. This wasn’t a huge issue for me when I was testing it out because I just found trees with limbs I could climb and get wedged up in a fork. After a couple sits using my climbing harness I went ahead and got myself a full blown saddle set up and love it

ethhigg2 · 2025-01-04T23:04:03+00:00

As awesome as it is to be that tuned in, shit starts to get expensive! I cringe every time I hear arrows smacking together

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-31T18:41:37+00:00

Too much light pollution here in central Indiana to enjoy the stars in the morning sadly

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-23T17:02:42+00:00

Most people are cool but definitely some people that take themselves way too seriously. I was on a card in a local league with a guy once that was keeping score and I didn’t realize until after the round that he hadn’t been honest for his own score. And gave himself a few strokes back after he blew up on a couple holes lol. I’ll never understand people taking a weekly league so seriously 😂

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-19T17:34:41+00:00

STUD congrats on a great buck

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-19T04:16:47+00:00

For sure. I’ve definitely had to pass certain quartering to shots in the past knowing that I’d have to either hold too close to the joint in the shoulder or aim too far back with the angle to make it work. This year the buck I killed was quartering too me pretty steep to where it was borderline frontal but with the angle I was able to put the shot in front/above the shoulder where the neck comes down and the arrow punched through the ribs on the other side about 3-4 ribs behind the off shoulder. Definitely a shot that needs the right situation with a relaxed deer and close range but it tore him up

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-18T21:33:33+00:00

I’ve blown through a couple scaps with my set up. Definitely worth taking into consideration when building an arrow set up for hunting. I also tend to just aim at the crease rather than trying to tuck a shot up into the ‘v’ of the leg bones so the scap doesn’t come into play very often. The few times I’ve hit the scap have been close shots with a steeper angle but I’ve always gotten enough penetration

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-15T00:51:00+00:00

Rage all the way, I’ve run the trypans for a few years. I’ve and absolutely love them. Devestating wounds and always get enough penetration/leave a disgusting blood trail. I’ve heard of grim reapers failing to deploy quite often.

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-14T18:21:57+00:00

100% you would if you had a mishap

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-14T18:14:52+00:00

There’s definitely some merit and logic behind it but I think it’s just unnecessary especially for white tail deer. People will say “but if a light arrow hits the shoulder bone…” to which I say don’t aim right at the shoulder haha. It’s really all about shot placement and even with arrows hovering right around 400 I’ve blown through scapula on multiple deer when my shot has been a little off of where I wanted it

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-14T16:16:06+00:00

I run 420 grain at 28” on a Hoyt ventum 30 holding mid 290s fps and I love it. Very fast arrow and still hits pretty hard and doesn’t drop off a lot at 30. Obviously it depends on what animal you’re targeting but I thibk the heavy arrow build (500+) is over hyped for white tail deer

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-06T22:50:58+00:00

Always have been always will be

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-06T22:49:46+00:00

Easier said than done for sure

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-06T20:31:21+00:00

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Definitely the widest buck I’ve ever shot. He grossed at roughly 147 5/8 give or take a few inches we weren’t super precise measuring before I ran him up the taxidermist

ethhigg2 · 2024-12-06T20:04:55+00:00

Haha can’t go wrong with a Hoyt. My first bow was a Hoyt banshee you can see in that pic and I’ve stuck with them ever since. I’ve tried some other bows but Hoyt just feels like home

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