A broadhead may be the most critical hunting gear. Bows change speeds, arrows wobble and bend, but if the broadhead doesn’t create a large wound channel, the deer is lost and the hunt ruined. I hunted in West Virginia with the Grim Reaper Whitetail Special for the first time this fall. On the final morning of the hunt, opportunity knocked, and I got a 25-yard shot at a nearly-broadside buck. I launched an arrow at 400 fps from an AXE crossbow, and the Grim Reaper Whitetail Special hit point-of-aim. The animal immediately wobbled, staggered a few yards, and crashed in mere seconds. I’ve never had a deer go down with such lethality in 40 years of bowhunting. If you are considering trying a new broadhead for 2025, give the Whitetail Special your attention. The wound channel created by three huge blades is incredible, and you, as I did, may watch ’em drop.
