Ranch Fairy & Darrel Barnette - Are Heavy Arrows Better for Deer Hunting? | HUNTR Podcast #55

We've all struggled with trying to figure out the perfect arrow setup. Whether that is from going to our local archery shops or searching through YouTube. One of the names that might pop up is Ranch Fairy. On the 55th episode of the HUNTR Podcast, Jared and Jeremy had Troy Fowler and Darrel Barnette. Troy Fowler is the man behind Ranch Fairy, while Darrel is a former member of the department of defense. These guys talked about how to set up your arrow and what is the most efficient projectile to shoot! 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:30 - Ranch Fairy 00:03:30 - Shooting Hogs 00:06:00 - The Rocket Man, Darrel Barnette 00:09:30 - Exploring Arrow Dynamics 00:10:00 - Do You Want A Pass Through? 00:13:30 - Drag of Broadhead vs. Field Points 00:17:00 - Kinetic Energy of a Broadhead 00:19:00 - Bare Shafting 00:24:00 - Arrow Dynamic Jump 00:27:00 - Arrow Flight 00:33:00 - FOC and Heavy Arrow Set Up 00:37:00 - Should You Care About Speed? 00:41:00 - Fixed vs. Mechanical Broadheads 00:48:00 - Arrow Set Up For Whitetails 00:51:00 - Warb's Iowa Buck 00:53:00 - Jumping the Arrow 01:00:00 - More Drag or Faster Arrows? 01:07:00 - Blood Trails 01:15:00 - Base Push Projectiles 01:20:00 - Full Metal Jackets vs. Carbon Arrows 01:23:30 - Is Lighter Better? 01:27:00 - Ballistics of an Arrow 01:30:00 - Rocketman Challenge 01:35:00 - Blazers and Lighted Knocks 01:43:00 - Inefficiency in Archery 01:46:00 - You Need A Different Setup for Each Species 01:48:00 - Closing