I've been thinking about turkey season alot lately, and I think I might try to take my bow this year. Any tips or suggestions? Broadheads?
I've been thinking about turkey season alot lately, and I think I might try to take my bow this year. Any tips or suggestions? Broadheads?
I've been thinking about turkey season alot lately, and I think I might try to take my bow this year. Any tips or suggestions? Broadheads?
Best broadhead for turkeys is chambered in 12 ga and is at least 3" in length.
Turkeys are not esspecially hard to shoot with a bow, from a blind. They are not terribly hard to kill either, if you hit the very small kill zone. The difficulty in turkey hunting with a bow is in finding the dang things. Usually, there isn't much blood to follow, and they are only a little bigger than a football when they want to hide.
When I started turkey hunting with a bow, groundblinds were something you made from brush. I viewed turkey hunting as a great challenge with a bow. With the advent of manufactured groundblinds, it occurred to me that turkeys are probably the dumbest animal in the woods. Groundblinds take all the challenge out of turkey hunting imo, but they are still very hard to find and it isn't worth it to me on most days.
Ground blind, and shoot em in the shield....If you look at a side view of a tom dragging his wings, there is a little off colored shield...shoot for that.
Dang, the best way to learn is the hard way i suppose..Good picture. If they are straight on facing you then make sure you aim lower than you would think...the boiler room on a turkey is way below the beard.
I shot at a monster gobbler 2 years ago with a bow from 15 yards as he was strutting, facing directly at me. I drilled that fugger right through the middle of the chest feathers, right below his beard. He tucked and ran about 75 yards into the woods and disappeared. I looked for 2 hours and never found him. I found the arrow and I shot completely through him.....evidently didn't get into his chest cavity. I was 99% sure I had killed him when I made the shot.
Well, neither did I. But I have gutted plenty of them and the chest cavity on a turkey is right between his legs, and is only about the size of your fist. I think the sideways shot to the base of the wing is probably the best option. I might give it another try this year with the bow.