Post by: lokidog on April 16, 2015, 10:10:49 AM
I was all set up at a friends place, the turkeys have been rolling through her pasture like clockwork. I had a tripod with my X-bow and my camera on another one next to it, but slightly behind. As I set up this morning, I had four toms gobling from less than a hundred yards away and hens yelping and talking to each other.
I spent most of yesterday afternoon/evening target shooting and had it dialed in out to 30 yards, though I figured 15 was more likely. Shortly after they flew down, they showed up on the cat road leading to the pasture. They milled and strutted at 30 yards, then turned and quickly headed my way. Suddenly they turned toward the pasture without stopping at 17 yards like they were supposed to. As they passed at 15 yards, I swung my bow to the left, clucked and squeezed the trigger -- BANG! Way louder than the usual, even for this cheap crossbow. The turkeys ran through and over the fence and milled around. Then, I noticed my camera was missing, but most of the tripod was still there. I cocked the X-bow and loaded another bolt but could not get a clear shot through the fence.
When I swung to my left, my flexed limb came back behind the camera. At the shot, it hit the camera so hard that the top of the tripod actually busted off. The camera was still recording so I was interested in seeing what this debacle looked like. Unfortuantely, when I stoppped the recording, it did not properly save to the SD card and now the camera won't autofocus and won't even turn on most of the time. Of course the broadhead deflected and hit a rock, busting it up also. :'(
I may try for some revenge this evening since I know where they will pass to go to their roost.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on April 16, 2015, 10:16:59 AM
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 16, 2015, 02:37:34 PM
Post by: lokidog on April 16, 2015, 08:44:09 PM
Crazy!! Sounds like an eventful hunt so far. In regards to your camera not focusing, take your battery off briefly and when you put it back on the auto focus should work again. I've had this happen numerous times with my video camera and it has corrected the problem each time. Good luck!!!
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Post by: lokidog on April 16, 2015, 09:14:42 PM
I got to the friends' driveway at about 3:40 and listened for turkey sounds. I didn't hear anything or see them like yesterday so I worked my way around their lot toward where I was this morning. As I stepped past the chicken coop, I spotted a hen in the fenced pasture at about 15 yards. They did not seem to notice me so I dropped to my knees to try to figure out what to do. I could see the tom strutting around the four hens but had no shot through the fence. I decided to back out and head around the edge of the property to get between them and where they head to roost just onto the neighbor's property. As I started to slide back, one of the hens spotted me and putted. Fortunately, the others were picking at horse poop and the tom just had his eye on the girls so I was able to back out.
I circled around, about 30 yards away on a trail through the brush. As I came back to the cat road, I got busted by two or three red-headed gobblers and a couple of hens about 40 yards away. I stepped behind a large tree and moved back where an old truck would screen me. As I moved around the truck to set up on the trail for the lone tom and hens, I saw a rock to sit on behind a small berm. While trying to set up, I suddenly spotted one of the hens at about 15 yards eyeballing me through the brush, she turned back, grrrr. Not having time to mess with my tripod, I got a good rest on my knees with the Xbow just as she came out at about 20 yards heading toward the other group of turkeys. The other hens followed her with the tom trailing. As he stepped up, I lined up the crosshair and squeezed off the shot, he jumped forward and tried flying but I had taken out his legs by hitting lung and spine so I ran him down.
A few more photos.
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Post by: Gobble Doc on April 17, 2015, 09:29:45 AM
Great! That was an interesting story. Glad you prevailed and didn't get too busted with a bunch of putts. Was it hard to find the bolt after the shot? And, what kind of broadhead is on that kind of thing?
Post by: elkboy on April 17, 2015, 09:37:54 AM
Post by: lokidog on April 17, 2015, 09:45:50 AM
:tup:
Great! That was an interesting story. Glad you prevailed and didn't get too busted with a bunch of putts. Was it hard to find the bolt after the shot? And, what kind of broadhead is on that kind of thing?
I did not find the bolt, yet... I'll go back with a metal detector. I was hoping to wait until he was in front of a tree, but he looked like he was going to bolt a foot and a half early so I fired. I took off some primarys so think he lifted his wing just as I fired. I was using some old Wasp Boss SSTs (100 gr) that I still had some fresh blades for.
Post by: Gobble Doc on April 17, 2015, 09:56:12 AM
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 17, 2015, 10:27:26 AM
Post by: lokidog on April 17, 2015, 10:42:30 AM
Good job ! Happy to know there are still a few around there !
Turkeys or WASP users...? :o :chuckle:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 17, 2015, 10:59:18 AM
Both :tup:Good job ! Happy to know there are still a few around there !
Turkeys or WASP users...? :o :chuckle:
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on April 17, 2015, 11:27:26 AM
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Post by: lokidog on April 17, 2015, 11:49:04 AM
Good hunt! Very unique to use a boat for access and in the salt! :tup:
I have to use a boat to access, well, um, just about everything..... :chuckle: I do have a car on Lopez though.
I wonder if any other turkeys have been shot with a crossbow yet? Could this be the first legal one in the state? That would be kind of cool! Likely the first in area P40 since there were only 10 reported in 2012 and 2013. 8)
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on April 17, 2015, 11:56:16 AM
That's my kinda turkey hunting, cheap. :chuckle:
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Post by: one more on April 17, 2015, 09:50:50 PM
Diane
Post by: lokidog on April 17, 2015, 09:55:36 PM
BTW I completely severed his spine just in front of his hips.
Post by: emac on April 17, 2015, 10:32:04 PM
Well probably not the first turkey killed in the state with an xbow. Remember people with disabilities can get an xbow permit if the qualified before the rule change. And they could use them to hunt turkeys. So I am sure it has been done before. What kinda xbow is that. And xbows burry the bolts they can be extremely hard to find. And why were you only comfortable shooting at 15 yards with that thingGood hunt! Very unique to use a boat for access and in the salt! :tup:
I have to use a boat to access, well, um, just about everything..... :chuckle: I do have a car on Lopez though.
I wonder if any other turkeys have been shot with a crossbow yet? Could this be the first legal one in the state? That would be kind of cool! Likely the first in area P40 since there were only 10 reported in 2012 and 2013. 8)
Post by: lokidog on April 17, 2015, 10:38:34 PM
I hadn't thought about the disabled folks.
Barnett Jackal, good price, but not top of the line. 150 pound draw, but I can still cock it w/o a device if needed.
Post by: emac on April 17, 2015, 10:49:01 PM
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