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Offline whackmaster

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Re: Bow fishing/ hunting for turkeys
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2015, 12:31:35 PM »
Shot a turkey a couple years ago that ran about 100 yards and piled up even though the broadhead went through a lung and sliced his neck.  It was a very lethal shot but they can move quickly before dying.  String tracker would have helped me find him a LOT sooner.  Took like four hours  >:(

Last year I stuck one that was facing me head-on.  The arrow went in right at the base of the neck and out the b-hole.  He jumped about 8' in the air and hit the ground dead  :tup:  Turkeys are just tough, tough birds.   :dunno:

those new broad heads you are shooting will show the difference  :tup:
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Re: Bow fishing/ hunting for turkeys
« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2015, 12:48:21 PM »
Shot a turkey a couple years ago that ran about 100 yards and piled up even though the broadhead went through a lung and sliced his neck.  It was a very lethal shot but they can move quickly before dying.  String tracker would have helped me find him a LOT sooner.  Took like four hours  >:(

Last year I stuck one that was facing me head-on.  The arrow went in right at the base of the neck and out the b-hole.  He jumped about 8' in the air and hit the ground dead  :tup:  Turkeys are just tough, tough birds.   :dunno:

those new broad heads you are shooting will show the difference  :tup:

Haha, they better.  Or else I'd be contacting Mr Van Dyke, whoever that is  :chuckle:
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Re: Bow fishing/ hunting for turkeys
« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2015, 10:13:15 PM »
I've been shooting at a lot of turkey with my bow with no luck yet.  I too have lost multiple arrows.  I have not been using a blind, just spot and stalk and a lot of sitting.  The closest I got was a bunch of feathers but no blood.  Good luck everyone. 
I have yet to loose an arrow AT a turkey.
If you know were "a lot" of easterns are here in SW Washington, I would love to come and critic your shooting.
Maybe pull some arrows out of stumps...
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Re: Bow fishing/ hunting for turkeys
« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2015, 07:42:50 AM »
I've been shooting at a lot of turkey with my bow with no luck yet.  I too have lost multiple arrows.  I have not been using a blind, just spot and stalk and a lot of sitting.  The closest I got was a bunch of feathers but no blood.  Good luck everyone. 
I have yet to loose an arrow AT a turkey.
If you know were "a lot" of easterns are here in SW Washington, I would love to come and critic your shooting.
Maybe pull some arrows out of stumps...

Hmm...  Lots of shot opportunities at Easterns sounds like a good turkey hunter but you should really get into an archery shop.
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

 


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