The arrow was a 15 1/4" Gold Tip Nitro Pro, tipped with a 125gr RamCat. On the back end was a NuFletch Igniter and 3 Blazers. Total wt. was 504gr. I did not get to chrono them before I left, but I would guess I was in the 295fps range.
After 3 stalks on the herd, a cow buffalo ( I was hunting for meat not a trophy) cleared the herd and was 30 yds out. There was a 20ish MPH wind from my right and I was offhand. I aimed about 2" right and let 'er fly. The shot looked like a perfect heart shot (which is what the outfitter wants us to do) and the buffalo took of away from us curving to the right to get back to the herd. At that point the herd bull was locked on to us at 30yds so we backed down the hill slowly not making any sudden movements. I couldn't see my buffalo too well as we were backing down the hill, but I thought I saw it fall and thought "that was quick" Maybe 30 seconds? We worked up around the herd trying to get my brother a shot at a yearling. As we worked back toward the herd they moved over the hill a bit and we could see mine was down. And it looked like there was blood on the prairie grass. Really? That doesn't happen. Usually the hide just absorbs everything. As we continue to work close, we walk near where my buffalo was standing when I shot. There WAS blood all over the ground. There was a 1 foot by 1" spray of blood right where it was when I shot. Crazy. The guide said he had never seen that much blood from an archery kill in 13yrs of hunting these majestic animals. Then I found my arrow. Complete pass through. Only 1 blade of the RamCat was slightly bent and I lost 1 vane. The autopsy at the processor showed it hit the offside leg bone. SO needless to say I (and everyone else) was super impressed with the RamCat and the Micro. Here are some pics of the buffalo, arrow, and the BH after I cleaned it up. Heck, one new blad and 1 Blazer and that arrow is ready to go again! Unreal.
The cow probably weighed about 800lbs. Hanging wt. of the meat was 407lbs.
