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The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

529 | What Broadhead Should You Shoot This Season? (No BS Reviews...)

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports, Sports:wilderness, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.42.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

John Lusk of Lusk Archery Adventures joins us to discuss priorities for broadhead selection, what he has learned from independently testing and ranking dozens of broadheads, and answers your listener-submitted questions about broadhead selection, budget arrow and broadhead setups, differences in blade and ferrule materials, broadhead vs insert/outsert weight, and MUCH more! LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE... Summary Video & Spreadsheet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXWWwX3_iA  John's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LuskArcheryAdventures John's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luskarcheryadventures/  John's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luskarcheryadventures/  The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/ Email Sign-up: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter Contact Us: [email protected] Leave A Message: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Hunter Back Country podcast presented by Exo Mountain Gear.

0:18.3

This is going to be a fun episode if you're a bow hunter. We dive deep into

0:23.6

broadhead comparisons, selections, and independent reviews with John Lusk from Lusk Archery Adventures.

0:33.3

Many of you may have seen some of his reviews and videos on YouTube.

0:38.5

He was a guest that was suggested to us by you guys listening.

0:42.8

I didn't know much about him.

0:43.9

I had seen some of his stuff in the past, but never really followed it or looked at it closely.

0:49.1

The more I looked, the more interested I was.

0:50.9

And then having now spoken with John for the podcast, I'm really impressed by what

0:55.9

he does and excited to share this conversation with you. So we talk a bit about the priorities

1:02.1

of a broadhead. What should we be looking for? How does John test for those specific attributes

1:08.9

of a broadhead? And a whole lot more. We dive into his background,

1:14.2

his hunts, his experiences with broadheads, and then get into listener submitted questions,

1:20.7

such as prioritizing weight in the broadhead versus the insert, the one broadhead that John would

1:26.5

take if he had to go on a trophy

1:28.2

Elkhunt tomorrow, the differences in reliability of front versus rear deployment for

1:34.4

mechanicals, John's experiences with different materials and broadheads, whether that's the

1:39.3

feral or the blade, John's recommendation for a cost-effective arrow and broadhead setup, and a whole lot more.

1:47.8

Be sure to check out the links in the show description to see John, his YouTube channel,

1:53.0

the comparison spreadsheet that we talk about, and other additional resources.

1:58.1

And as always, if you have any questions for us, send that by email to podcast

2:03.0

at exomountaingear.com. Right now, let's dive right into this conversation with John.

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