Spring turkey hunt..

[vanhornhunter]

I've never been before and I really want to go get one or two this spring.I going to look at a area sunday near davenport.If everything works out I may have great little place to hunt.
So if theres anybody out there who wants to show a new guy how to do it I sure it'll be a good time.Oh and I'm playing on buying some of those new gobbler guillotine broadheads for my bow!

[Michelle_Nelson]

I thought the "Guillotine Broadheads" were illegal in the state of Washington?

[jackelope]

never heard that before michelle...maybe...
i talked to a fed gamey over in the little p.o. refuge who's son was using them.
the question i have is how do you plan on practicing with them? i've been curious how this works.
i'd love to shoot one with my bow, but it'll be a body shot with a broadhead, at least for starters.

[billythekidrock]

I think they are against the law as well.

[vanhornhunter]

Well then..Ya learn something new everyday.Body shot it is :

[jackelope]

I thought the "Guillotine Broadheads" were illegal in the state of Washington?

here's alink to the turkey pamphlet for '07. i didn't see anywhere where it said they were illegal...maybe i'm missing something.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/water/turkey/2007turkey.pdf
i assume at this point that until i go elk hunting in the rut, this will be one of my favorite kinds of hunting. do whatever you can do to get out there and try it. if no one wants to go with you, go by yourself. watch videos, listen to tapes, surf the numerous turkey hunting forums. this is pretty much what i did the first year we hunted.  you're bound to learn enough to do some damage. it's a great time and the people that don't think so haven't had a biglongbeard gobbling their head off at 15 yards in full strut. best advice is to be safe...turkey hunting can be dangerous if not taken seriously.
an elk hunt in the rut is a turkey hunt on steroids.

[vanhornhunter]

Well thats good to know.I was just looking through that pamplet and could'nt find anything about the broadheads either.Thanks for the advise.I'm excited to get out there.I've hunted elk in the rut and if it's any where close to that im sure it'll be a hoot!!

[billythekidrock]

I didn't see anything either Maybe I am wrong..it wouldn't be the first time!

[wastickslinger]

It is a fixed broadhead so I would think they would be legal.

Legal or not, I have had many people tell me they are not what the TV makes them out to be. Tough to practice with, easily affected by the wind, have to shoot a longer arrow so you don't whack your sight, and much more I guess. A regular broadhead through the boiler should do the trick just fine.

The comercial is pretty sweet though, i'll give them that. Heads were rolling.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Does anyone have a picture of one?  I saw them being used when I was in georgia but have never seen them up close.  I know I heard somewhere that they were illegal to hunt with in washington.  Just can't remember where I heard it.

[vanhornhunter]

Heres a little video
http://www.vidiLife.com/video_play_903392_Gobbler_Guillotine.htm

[jackelope]

I rthink there's huge odds for a total miss or wounding. how long does a turkey hold it's head still enough for a shot? i guess it works, but not for me.
the video, whichever one you watch is cool as hell though.

Does anyone have a picture of one?

this is the pic off of cabelas.

[Michelle_Nelson]

  Well all I can say is don't use it if you plan on mounting the bird!

Does anyone have a picture of one?

this is the pic off of cabelas.

Personaly I think it kinda looks retarded.  Than again I have never shot one.  Just doesn't look like it would be fun to try and shoot.

[boneaddict]

Funny why they would make that illegal.  If it thwacked you int he head, it would obviously kill you, and also, you'd think it would be more sporting thana shotgun  I've put an arrow through the boiler room, that works.  I would love to try to pheasant hunt with one of those sometime.  Think buying shotgun shelss is expensive though.....

[billythekidrock]

Heres a tip. Contact Double Bull Blinds by their website and request a catalog. They will send you one for free, plus a 3 DVD set of hunting out of their blinds. They have a ton of different critters killed and many turkeys lose their heads to the guillotine.