Trophy Ridge Meat Seeker Broadhead Review

By Stacy Ogle

This past season I was able to try out several new broadheads. One of the best to hit the market is the new Trophy Ridge Meat Seeker. This mechanical ranks in my top three. The Meat Seeker head uses a piston hammer end that deploys the blades that in turn take less energy to deploy upon contact.

One and a half inch blades use forward deployed technology that means less energy loss and full deployment upon entry. Another plus with these broadheads is no arrow deflection at odd angles or quartering away shots. Also these heads do require an O-ring but is the best setup I have seen on such a head. This is because they set in the very back of the blades, which proved to be ultra quiet with no rattling of blades or popping open when you’re ready to make a shot. In stalking situations this is very important, since that is how I hunt most of the time. So I consider this a big plus.

I have tested Rage broadheads in the past but the problem I had out of those was a poor blade retention design. Any pressure applied on the head to push them up in the quiver for example would put a small indentation in the O-ring. After insertion in the quiver the blades would not stay in place.

With the Meat Seeker heads there are no such problems. They stay put and are as tough as nails . I was able to take my first deer of the season with these heads and was impressed to say the least. I walked out on a field edge and spotted seven does feeding. I made a stalk along a hedge row and closed the distance. When I got as close as possible, I ranged the biggest doe at 57 yards. I drew my bow back and released my Trophy Ridge arrow tipped with the Meat Seeker head. I watched the arrow hit right behind the shoulder. It was a perfect shot but what was more amazing; when the arrow hit the doe; blood immediately came pouring out of the 1.5" hole the head had made. Needless to say it was a quick recovery. She only ran about 40 yards to the other side of the field and fell over. Upon retrieving my deer I saw that the arrow and head were perfect and ready to shoot again. The O-ring was not even damaged, and it had only rolled up the shaft. The arrow had all but passed through. It took out both lungs and protruded the other side of the deer. I was very impressed with the penetration on a nearly 60-yard shot especially being that I only shoot a sixty-pound bow with a total arrow weight of 400 gr.

If you’re looking for one of the toughest mechanicals on the market look no further than the new Meat Seeker heads from Trophy Ridge.

Cutting diameter 1.5"

Blade thickness .039"

Flight diameter .55"