Hunting Washington Forum

Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: YoungGun on March 05, 2013, 01:11:04 PM

Title: Broadheads
Post by: YoungGun on March 05, 2013, 01:11:04 PM: How many of yall bow hunt for gobblers?
And what broadheads do you use?
Ive experimented with a couple and came to a concluison.
For big game, you need a a fast bow that has the abilty to punch through bone and hard areas, with a sharp broadhead.
But for turkey, i crank down boy bow to a lower poundage and use a duller head, so i have more knock down power and the arrow doesnt just go striaght through and just cut vs getting the head all the way through and knocking the bird down. I use t lock. What about you guys?
any pictures of the holes?
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: KFhunter on March 05, 2013, 01:17:28 PM: I got a bunch of old ones I wouldn't use on a Bear or Elk, stick em in my older arrows and take the poundage down on my bow so I can hold it for a day and a half and not send it though the turkey so bad.

I been thinking about going with a turkey specific broad head though meant for head neck shots...we'll see

First turkey with guillotine broadhead. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9rmGfm3ye4#ws)
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: turkeyfeather on March 05, 2013, 01:25:49 PM: I shot a few birds with my bow. I use the same bow, same draw weight and same broadhead I use for big game and have never had a bird go more than 20 feet after shooting it.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: D-Rock425 on March 05, 2013, 01:27:58 PM: :yeah:
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 01:36:22 PM: From the research that ive done on this topic. No modifications are needed to your bow. Just add some Magnus Bullhead broadheads. And your good to go. 3 and 4 inch cutting diameter with a fixed blade. Made specificily for the most humane instant head removal. Body shots are ok, will just leave a large incision.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: D-Rock425 on March 05, 2013, 01:38:52 PM: Bad idea just shoot normal broadheads in the body.
Quote from: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 01:36:22 PM
From the research that ive done on this topic. No modifications are needed to your bow. Just add some Magnus Bullhead broadheads. And your good to go. 3 and 4 inch cutting diameter with a fixed blade. Made specificily for the most humane instant head removal. Body shots are ok, will just leave a large incision.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: turkeyfeather on March 05, 2013, 01:49:27 PM: Quote from: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 01:36:22 PM
From the research that ive done on this topic. No modifications are needed to your bow. Just add some Magnus Bullhead broadheads. And your good to go. 3 and 4 inch cutting diameter with a fixed blade. Made specificily for the most humane instant head removal. Body shots are ok, will just leave a large incision.

Quote from: D-Rock425 on March 05, 2013, 01:38:52 PM
Bad idea just shoot normal broadheads in the body.

:yeah: I agree shooting head shots are tough and you greatly risk nicking the bird and it flying off wounded. That's a very small target unless it's within 10 yards. :twocents:
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: YoungGun on March 05, 2013, 01:50:10 PM: I heard rages new turkey head is good. Exspensive though
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 03:18:58 PM: Quote from: D-Rock425 on March 05, 2013, 01:38:52 PM
Bad idea just shoot normal broadheads in the body.
Quote from: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 01:36:22 PM
From the research that ive done on this topic. No modifications are needed to your bow. Just add some Magnus Bullhead broadheads. And your good to go. 3 and 4 inch cutting diameter with a fixed blade. Made specificily for the most humane instant head removal. Body shots are ok, will just leave a large incision.
Why is it a bad idea?
Quote from: turkeyfeather on March 05, 2013, 01:49:27 PM

Quote from: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 01:36:22 PM
From the research that ive done on this topic. No modifications are needed to your bow. Just add some Magnus Bullhead broadheads. And your good to go. 3 and 4 inch cutting diameter with a fixed blade. Made specificily for the most humane instant head removal. Body shots are ok, will just leave a large incision.

Quote from: D-Rock425 on March 05, 2013, 01:38:52 PM
Bad idea just shoot normal broadheads in the body.

:yeah: I agree shooting head shots are tough and you greatly risk nicking the bird and it flying off wounded. That's a very small target unless it's within 10 yards. :twocents:

I guess, I just dont see how you could miss with these if your arrows got a nice spin. Thats a 4 inch cutting diameter. Id say it would be hard to miss.
Your not aiming for the "head" your aiming for the neck.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 03:20:58 PM: Quote from: YoungGun on March 05, 2013, 01:50:10 PM
I heard rages new turkey head is good. Exspensive though

Pretty sure those are mechanical.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 03:24:52 PM: Magnus Bullhead turkey headshots! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2jmn-cri0k#ws)

Go to 1:20 seconds
lol Looks pretty easy to me, But then again I have zero hunting experience.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: turkeyfeather on March 05, 2013, 03:35:16 PM: One could say it's hard to miss a deer also. Afterall that's a huge target yet it happens all the time. I know you haven't hunted them before but the head and neck area of a turkey is very tough. I have blasted a bird with a 12g. magnum load at 10 yards and you couldn't really see where the bb's hit. And those blades are more fragile. Not saying you can't do it but why chance it. Iwill also say that I watch a lot of turkey hunting shows and those guys are always going for body shots. I know its tv and all but it counts for something.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: SB on March 05, 2013, 04:54:06 PM: Mechanical broadheads are legal for turkeys. :tup:
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: YoungGun on March 05, 2013, 05:05:32 PM: :yeah:
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 05:22:24 PM: Quote from: SB on March 05, 2013, 04:54:06 PM
Mechanical broadheads are legal for turkeys. :tup:
Oh ok wow, learn something new everyday. Thats cool. Glad i said something then otherwise ida never known. I thought they were just illegal statewide. Same with electronics on archery equipment. Or is there different uses for those also?
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: SB on March 05, 2013, 05:33:04 PM: Just leave it to WA to have regulation like that... Electronics are still illegal.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 05:36:42 PM: Quote from: SB on March 05, 2013, 05:33:04 PM
Just leave it to WA to have regulation like that... Electronics are still illegal.
Gotcha.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 05, 2013, 06:33:19 PM: 2" cutting diameter of an expandable broadhead in a turkey body is wicked medicine!
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 08:15:18 PM: Quote from: BLRman on March 05, 2013, 06:33:19 PM
2" cutting diameter of an expandable broadhead in a turkey body is wicked medicine!
If you can use mechanicals, It changes everything up Immensely. I wasnt aware you could use them for turkeys. Boy do I have alot to learn.....
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: D-Rock425 on March 05, 2013, 08:17:00 PM: Shotguns work well also :dunno:
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Smossy on March 05, 2013, 08:23:19 PM: Quote from: D-Rock425 on March 05, 2013, 08:17:00 PM
Shotguns work well also :dunno:
You know I cant. If I could, Itd be like, BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, "Did I get him?......Nope"
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 05, 2013, 09:03:57 PM: I bow hunt every year for them. Here is a picture of the damage/hole in the tom I shot this last year.

I am a big fan of broadside hip shots. Cripples them and kills them at the same time. Most of the time I dont give them enough time to bleed out and chase them downn and finish them. I also like strait away shots.

I have shot bull heads and guillotines. I switched due to the range limts.

Shoot your standard heads and learn shot placement on them. They have small kill zones.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 05, 2013, 09:04:24 PM: Pic
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Tom Tamer on March 08, 2013, 11:00:12 AM: Mechs are legal in the spring season only. Fall hunts has to be fixed blade. Their reasoning is thay there are big game seasons open at that time. Dumb rule but then again how many times does Gov't do something logical or smart?