turkey with a bow

[WAcoyotehunter]

USE DULL BROADHEADS!!! Do not take you deer/elk broadheads turkey hunting, they'll pass throught w/out any 'blunt force truama' and the bird will fly into the next county to die. 

I tkae my old crappy broadheads and grind the tip to a blunt end, then file the razors down to DULL  edges.  The arrow will still pass through and it will have WAY MORE energy to ground the bird, be ready to get on them right away...they have a way of running or flying after the shot.

Shot placement is important too...their vitals are actually just above their hips...not up high like people often think.

[bankwalker]

oh go back when i was younger when fishing the humpy run on the snohomish. guys use to hunt pigeons on the railroad tracks across the road from the river. and we use to get sprayed by birdshot all the times.

nothing ever with any force. but it was funny you would hear the shot. and about 10 seconds later it would start "raining" at least thats what it sounded like. lol

took me about 5 times of that happening to figure out what it was.

and yeah i really wouldnt like to have that happen with some of those new turkey loads.

[bankwalker]

USE DULL BROADHEADS!!! Do not take you deer/elk broadheads turkey hunting, they'll pass throught w/out any 'blunt force truama' and the bird will fly into the next county to die. 

I tkae my old crappy broadheads and grind the tip to a blunt end, then file the razors down to DULL  edges.  The arrow will still pass through and it will have WAY MORE energy to ground the bird, be ready to get on them right away...they have a way of running or flying after the shot.

Shot placement is important too...their vitals are actually just above their hips...not up high like people often think.

i got these turkey broadheads in the mail that are like a field point, with 2" blades that stick straight out of them and it makes this huge cd size broadhead. i havent gotten them in the mail yet though...but they should do the trick nicely.

[WAcoyotehunter]

Shot placement in the softball size vital zone.  It's in red, and tough to spot.

[DeKuma]

Wow, thanks for posting that.  After looking at it, it makes perfect sense the vitals would be there, but I never thought about it enough.  I have been practicing to hit higher than that.  I can hit a softball size target at 30 yards now, hopefully will extend that by Turkey season.

[boneaddict]

I've killed two with a bow, one a complete pass through never found the arrow, and the other pinned him to a stump that was just behind him.  That was sort of cool. 

[bankwalker]

yeah i never thought of that shot.

i have been practicing for head/neck shots. and with the broadheads im getting there will room for error with a 4" cutting zone.

[boneaddict]

They move their head so much, its rather difficult. 

[bankwalker]

yeah i figured it would be.

im glad that pic got posted. i thought about shooting them in the bodie and stuff. but yeah i figured going for a head shot would have been the best way. at least with the broadheads im going to be using...

[jimkirk]

are mechanicals legal. something like a vortex expanding head seems like it'd be especially deadly on a bird.

[DeKuma]

What about field tip or slick trick with a small game adder behind it?  I was thinking if pass throughs are an issue, and as posted above to use a dulled BH, that this might work.  Similar to a G5 SGH?

[WAcoueshunter]

I'm considering trying with my bow this year too.  What about something simple (and cheap) like a judo point?  I've shot grouse with them and they worked like a champ.  Assume they'd still pass through just fine and leave a nice fat hole.

I've seen those 4" turkey guillotines, and they sure look deadly.  But aren't they like $40 a pop?

[jackelope]

you'd still have to hit them in the head.
those adders work from what i've read.

[bowhuntin]

I've seen those 4" turkey guillotines, and they sure look deadly.  But aren't they like $40 a pop?

I checked on cabelas and it said you get three turkey guillotines for 40 bucks. That is about the same for most broad heads and you can buy replacement blades, but that can get spendy. There is also an alternative for the same price that magnus came out with, called the bullhead. Is anyone going to use the guillotine, I have heard mixed reviews, that they work really well and didn't work well for others. I think I would just use some dull broadheads that I have shot for target practice, the body is a much bigger target than the head.

[WAcoueshunter]

I've seen those 4" turkey guillotines, and they sure look deadly.  But aren't they like $40 a pop?

I checked on cabelas and it said you get three turkey guillotines for 40 bucks. That is about the same for most broad heads and you can buy replacement blades, but that can get spendy.

That's probably what was thinking of (3-pack for $40)...thanks for the info.  Definitely makes it more palatable. 

I like the idea of using dulled broadheads.  Got plenty of those laying around.