Featured Trophies and Stories

November 2008

This is my first deer with my bow. Last year I used the Montech G-5 which left me with 7 wounded deer and no recoveries. At first I thought it was me but then I would shoot at a target and my shots were perfect.

So this year I went back to my gut feeling and switched to the Cuda, and I went to Canada on a black bear hunt my first ever and I took my bow and I finally got the monkey off my back when I got my first bow kill with a 204 lb. black bear which after I shot only went 25 yds tops with the massive pop-can size hole in it.

And it was pretty much the same story with this 180 7/8 inch 10 point buck which I shot out of the same stand as the deer the year before as well as the same shot scenario, but with a much better result as you can see. I finally got my first deer with a bow, which again only ran maybe 25 yrds after the Cuda opened up a huge hole in his side and demolished his heart and one lung.

Guys I just want to thank you for making such a great product and Crimson is the only broadhead I will ever use again. By the way, I converted a friend who shot the Rage, after he saw the results of the Cuda.

Thank You Again,

David Phillipp Jr.

November 2007

Crimson Talon Youth Pro Staff Member Brandon Abel of Ocean Springs, Mississippi became the youngest hunter, at 14, to harvest a Pope & Young recordbook whitetail at Tara Wildlife in Eagle Shores, MS. Brandon shot his recordbook buck at 7:00 am at 20-yards with a Crimson Talon XT. The buck scored 131 1/8". Congratulations Brandon from everyone here at Crimson Talon!

September 2007

Wed. September 19th 2007. Today I called in a good 6x6 bull and made a bad shot. All the practice and tuning and I choke under pressure. The bull bugled from across the drainage from me and was very hot. I raced to the bottom to get set up the whole time listening to him bugling and raking a tree. We got to the bottom at the same time, I got set up, caught my breath and ranged some trees. When I let out a cow call he screamed no more than 100 yards away, I bugled back at him and here he came on the run. As he came up over a small rise walking straight at me I drew and when he got to 20 yards he stopped, head on and no shot and stared at me for what seemed like forever. Finally he turn went behind some brush I let down and when he started out the other side I drew back and stopped him in the open 29 yards away. That's when I choked, I had the pin on his side behind the shoulder and when I released must have looked to watch my arrow because it was way back in the flanks. He spun and took off I saw my arrow in him knowing it wasn't good. I waited a long hour and started looking for sign, with no blood few tracks and snow coming I started to get down on myself. I looked for the bull until the snow got so bad I couldn't see 50 yards or so. On my way back to camp I called my wife Sandy and told her of the days events. She got my up spirits saying that tomorrow I would find this bull and prove to myself and everyone that I could do this on my own no help needed from anyone. Her words " God wants you to find that bull" stuck in my head. I got to camp that night feeling better thanks to Sandy and went thru the hunt over and over again. I knew the shot was way back but the arrow stayed in him probably cutting him up inside. I had a lot of faith in my broadhead (Spintite Hyperspeed XT) because that thing had trashed my target at home in short order.

Thursday September 20th 2007 Good Day. I started in looking for my bull at daylight when a bull started bugling on his own at no more than 300 yards away. Decision #1 no blood, few tracks not really sure he was dead do I give up now and go after this bull or stick to my promise of looking until 1:00. Easy decision I went on knowing I could go after this bull in his bedroom later. God test # 1 passed. After searching, glassing and circling the ridge for almost 2 hours I stopped and was looking in a small basin when I spotted a huge muley buck. He was only a 3x3 but he was very wide and very tall with huge eyegaurds and lots of mass. At only 75 yards away bedded down and wind in my favor I had another decision to make. I have killed a few good mule deer but this was by far bigger than the 2 hung in my pool room. I walked away leaving the buck to rest. God test # 2 passed. Moving up the hill the bull I heard this morning was bugling way up ahead of me so I was taking my time sneeking along and glassing brush pockets and timber for my hopefully dead bull when I spotted an elk bedded down. Knocking an arrow I snuck to within 75 yards and glassed the elk, seeing horns I looked for movement and after a moment realized I had found my bull not more that 250 yards from that muley buck. I was so excited I let out a loud bugle and in no time the bull above me called back. While taking pictures I would call to that bull and he finally got mad enough to come into about 75 yards showing my his huge rack, way bigger than my dead bull. Next season looks good already. The sad part to this story is that I did make a bad shot and my broadhead did its job and put the bull down fast. It was almost 17 hours later before I found him so I had some meat spoilage, which sucks because my family loves elk meat. I want to thank my wife for supporting me and keeping my spirits up. I love you Sandy.

Mike, Scott and everyone else at Spintite thanks for building such a great broadhead

Jon Nelson

August 2007

One trophy is for "Archery Hunter of The Year" (this award includes adults.) The other trophy is "The Jason McCullen Memorial Youth Hunter of The Year" Jason was the first wish hunt recipient in 2002 but passed away before the banquet. TGR named this award in his honor.

Award plaques are presented annually to hunters with entries in the top 5 of each species, Typical and Extra-Typical, and each method of collection. Animals must be harvested and scored in the twelve-month period March 1 to February 28 to be eligible for annual awards. These awards are presented at the Annual Awards Banquet, which is usually held in July.

All TGR major hunting award recipients are selected on a point system and other criterion established by the TGR Committee. The top scoring animal entry for each species under each weapon category will be awarded 5 points; second place, 4 points; third place, 3 points; fourth place, 2 points; and fifth place, 1 point.

The photo with Ty holding the wooden plaques honors his 11 animals that he registered. 10 of the animals ranked #1 for the year and one ranked #2 for the year. Four of the animals are new World Records. They are Nyala, Blesbok, Waterbuck, Bushbuck

Ty also placed :
5th for the Sportsman of The Year award
4th for the Safari Hunter of The Year award.

"As a 12 year old archer, shooting 50-55 pounds, I need a broadhead that provides pin point accuracy and deep penetration on large game.
That's exactly what I get with Crimson Crocs! They also increases my confidence during the moment of truth."

Ty Weaver

March 2007

Just a few words about the efficiency of your broadheads. I have been a traditional bow hunter for over 20 years and have always believed in a solidly constructed cut-on-impact broadhead. However, due to an accident in 2004, which left me with a damaged right eye and a fragmented left shoulder, I found that I could no longer pull and aim my recurves or any of my compound bows properly, so I decided to switch to using a crossbow for hunting.

However, from the start I found it almost impossible to find a fixed broadhead which gave me acceptable accuracy from my crossbows. And mechanicals did just not seem to work for me – in fact, in the 2005 hunting season, I managed to wound a wildebeest with a mechanical broadhead and it took me a day of hard tracking before I could eventually bring him down with my 7mm Remington Magnum rifle. This experience put me off bowhunting and I decided to switch to rifle hunting.

During preparation for the 2007 hunting season, I was surfing the internet in search of new ammo for my rifle and I came across your site. I was immediately intrigued with your unique broadheads – if the claims on your site were true, it would mean that I had at last found a fixed broadhead to use with my crossbows! So, I decided to buy a set of Crimson Talon 100gr broadheads and to set your claims to the test.

Needless to say, I was highly impressed by these broadheads. At 20 yards, which is my maximum hunting range, the Crimson Talon Broadheads were shooting through the same holes left by my bolts using 100gr field points – I didn’t need to reset my sights - for the first time, my field points and my broadheads were shooting in the same place!

As the proof of the pudding is in the eating, I set out to test your broadheads on some live game. I immediately arranged a hunt for some European wild boars, which are seen as exotics in South Africa and which can be hunted throughout the year. When I arrived on the farm, the farmer informed me that he had three huntable boars, which was fine for me, as your broadheads come in packs of three – and if your claims were true, that was all I was going to need.

The first shot at a boar was a quartering away shot at about 18 yards, using a 150lb recurve crossbow. The Crimson Talon entered behind the last rib on the left hand side of the animal and exited behind the right shoulder – a complete pass-through. The boar took off like a proverbial stuck pig and even as he ran, I could see that he was leaving a good blood trail. He managed about 30 yards and then piled up – deader than a taxman’s heart! The second and third boars were taken the next day with a 165lb compound crossbow – the first with a 12 yard shot while he was drinking water, and the second about a half an hour later after a short stalk. Both shots were taken at broadside and both shots were complete pass-through’s with excellent blood trails.

So there I had it – 3 shots, 3 boars – I guess your claims about your broadheads were true!  I wish to thank you guys at Spintite – you have made it possible for me to bowhunt again – if it had not been for the accuracy and performance of your broadheads, I may never had attempted to use my crossbow on anything but rubber targets! But now I’m planning my next crossbow hunt and as soon as I can lay my hands on some of your Hyper-Speed XT broadheads, I will be using them in my new ultra fast crossbow to take down some wildebeest. I will keep you posted – and once again, thank you for an excellent product – Crimson Talon Broadheads.
Regards,
Dr James Swiegelaar
South Africa.

January 2007

Dear Talon Staff,

First of all I want to thank you for such a great product. Absolutely no gimmicks or misleadings. Everything you say your broadhead will do, it does, and more.

This past season was the first time I tried your product and let me tell you, I was totally floored when I saw the final results. Especially since last year, using an inferior broadhead, I lost the biggest buck I will ever see due to lack of penetration and damage(though the shot was a little high @ a steep angle). So I was hooked the minute I picked up the pack and read the "catchy bit of marketing", after all, thats all I thought it was. Boy was I wrong, but boy thats all I wanted.

Anyways without ever testing the blade or talking with anyone that has ever used them I thought I would try them out. The picture of the deer I took this year was the first of many animals that will be taken with The Crimson Talon.

I shot this deer at 40 yards off the ground and it made a complete pass through. When you all talk about Spiral-Wound Channels and massive hemorrhaging, this blade lived up to the hype. The entrance was as big as a golf ball and the exit the same but the most amazing thing is, that when the arrow made contact and passed through, hair went flying everywhere. I could not believe what I had just seen. The blade shredded its way through and the buck went about 50 yards. As I recovered my arrow I was surprised to see it, and the Talon perfectly intact. A week or so later I harvested a doe with the same blade and arrow. It's still in my quiver unchanged.

What a product! No other broadhead on the market performs as well as the Crimson Talon. I can't wait to see it in action with some thicker skinned animals this coming year. You made a believer out of me and I definitely made a believer out of a bunch of boys out here.

Thanks!
Thomas Garcia
Kansas

October 2006

"Love your broadheads! I took them out to Montana on an elk hunt last month. I glassed this whitetail at 100 yards. I put a spot and stalk on him and drilled him at 40 yards! My Crimson Talon dropped him in just 70 yards. I was a NYC Firefighter for 16 years, and working at ground zeron for eight months retired me early with asthma. Thanks again for a great product!"

Ed Walsh
Sticks & Stones Magazine/Television
www.snsoutdoors.com

August 2006

Dear Scott,

I would like to take the time to thank you for making such a great product and to share some of my success with you.

Like most bow hunters, I’ve tried many, many different broad heads. When I first saw your Crimson Talons I liked the looks of them and the concept made perfect sense to me.

I first my Talons on a few does and was not disappointed; the thing that impressed me the most was the speed that it dispatched the animal. When you see your animals fall in a matter of seconds from your tree stand, it takes all the worry of recovery out of the picture. The blood trails are second to none, but I will admit I seldom ever need one because the animal falls so quickly.

Since switching to the Crimson Talons, I am 18 for 18, meaning the 18 times I have drawn back to harvest a deer I have done just that. Every one of them was a quick and humane kill. I don't know a bow hunter out there that likes to see an animal suffer.
           
I am often asked what kind of broad heads I use, I simply tell them “I use the best - Crimson Talons." Thanks again for a great product.

Sincerely,
James Kwak
Darien, IL

June 2006

Dear Crimson Talon,

I am an avid whitetail bow hunter here in Illinois. I wanted to send you a short note to tell you how pleased I have been with my 100-grain Crimson Talons.

This past November I shot this buck in Vermilion County, Illinois. Typically I hunt for does, but when this guy chased a doe underneath my treestand I knew I was going to have to pass on the doe.

I shot this buck at 4:30 in the afternoon. My shot was a bit forward and I hit the front shoulder, shattering the entire area. Knowing the shot was less than perfect, I decided to give him some time.

A couple friends of mine went back to help me look. It had rained since I shot him, so you can imagine my relief when we walked up on him. He has sixteen scorable points and taped out to 204 4/8 inches. He qualifies for both Pope & Young as well as Boone & Crockett.

Thanks again for a great product!

John Little

May 2006

February 21, 2005

Dear Crimson Talon:

Last year I planned a whitetail bow hunt in Illinois for the first week of November. I practiced daily and experimented with every type of broadhead I could find.

I came to the conclusion that the Crimson Talon 100 grain flew best out of the bunch. I was driving tacks at 60 yards. These broadheads fly unbelievably!

Well time passed and in November I was bow hunting whitetails in Illinois. No high fences, just free ranging wild whitetails. On the morning of November 4th I watched an 8-point walk under my stand and head southwest. It was a great buck, but I decided to hold out.

Ten minutes later I saw what I thought was the same buck coming back down the same trail. That was until I noticed nothing but rack walking at me!

My heart stopped. This was the biggest buck I’d ever seen in the wild. I thought, “If he stays on the same trail he will pass under my stand.” The huge whitetail came straight in and I placed my Crimson Talon in front of his left shoulder and let it fly.

The arrow exited behind his right front leg. The giant never knew what hit him. I could see blood gushing from him from my treestand. A couple seconds later it was over. He went a short forty yards and collapsed.

He grossed 160 3/8 Pope & Young inches.

Needless to say, thank you Crimson Talon for being there.

Mike Fazende
Lafitte, Louisiana