Post by: mallard79 on March 25, 2010, 07:02:21 PM
Post by: PA BEN on March 25, 2010, 07:31:15 PM
http://www.newarchery.com/products/1-13/broadheads/spitfire-gobbler-getters.html (http://www.newarchery.com/products/1-13/broadheads/spitfire-gobbler-getters.html)
Post by: MuleySniper on March 25, 2010, 07:52:41 PM
MS
Post by: PA BEN on March 25, 2010, 07:57:34 PM
Post by: Gringo31 on March 25, 2010, 08:30:26 PM
Not sure that helped you. But if you are new to archery, get your equipment tuned properly and get consistent.
Post by: Phantom Gobbler on March 25, 2010, 08:33:34 PM
:)
Post by: mallard79 on March 25, 2010, 10:02:07 PM
Post by: lokidog on March 25, 2010, 10:45:37 PM
Post by: PA BEN on March 26, 2010, 05:37:16 AM
Thanks! Aren't mechanical heads illegal in Washington? I gues I'll just get some 100grain broadheads. What do you think of thunderheads?There illegal for Big Game, not small Game.
Post by: mallard79 on March 26, 2010, 06:11:15 AM
Post by: PA BEN on March 26, 2010, 06:16:35 AM
http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=661127 (http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=661127)
http://www.wingsupply.com/shop/Scripts/article1.htm (http://www.wingsupply.com/shop/Scripts/article1.htm)
Post by: CoryTDF on March 26, 2010, 06:26:08 AM
Post by: KimberRich on March 26, 2010, 01:36:51 PM
Post by: Tom Tamer on March 26, 2010, 01:58:51 PM
I'm new to archery myself. What's a set of the expandable broadheads run? They usually come in 3 packs right??
Three packs yes and they're about the same as a fixed $40
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 26, 2010, 02:07:08 PM
1st turkey: Walking into a stand in the afternoon, a flock or turkey ran in front of me. I knocked an arrow, drew, and waited. A minute later a Tom appeared and, as though ordained by God himself, stopped in the center of my shooting lane, 15 yards in front of me. I released and drilled him, then watched in horror as he hopped up and flew off. Never to be seen again. :bash:
The next morning I stalked another tom and found him at 10 yards, standing on a log. I drew and drilled him, straight through the breast. Arrow went straight through him, but didn't even knock him off the log. :yike: He regained his footing and looked around. I knocked another arrow and shot again, hitting him a little lower this time. He flew off, across the Colville River, never again to be seen. :bash:
I went back to my Mom's house, put my bow in it's case, pulled my shotgun out from behind the seat of my truck, and ended my turkey bowhunting career.
I know people kill them with bows all the time, but I went back to shooting them in the face with a shotgun.
Post by: MtnMuley on March 26, 2010, 02:11:58 PM
Unless your specifically looking for a decap, any ol broadhead works as long as you hit your mark. :twocents:
MS
:yeah:
Post by: Tom Tamer on March 26, 2010, 02:15:44 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 26, 2010, 02:17:54 PM
Post by: KimberRich on March 26, 2010, 02:43:04 PM
Ok, I have limited experience in this area, but here's why I ended my brief archery turkey career.
1st turkey: Walking into a stand in the afternoon, a flock or turkey ran in front of me. I knocked an arrow, drew, and waited. A minute later a Tom appeared and, as though ordained by God himself, stopped in the center of my shooting lane, 15 yards in front of me. I released and drilled him, then watched in horror as he hopped up and flew off. Never to be seen again. :bash:
The next morning I stalked another tom and found him at 10 yards, standing on a log. I drew and drilled him, straight through the breast. Arrow went straight through him, but didn't even knock him off the log. :yike: He regained his footing and looked around. I knocked another arrow and shot again, hitting him a little lower this time. He flew off, across the Colville River, never again to be seen. :bash:
I went back to my Mom's house, put my bow in it's case, pulled my shotgun out from behind the seat of my truck, and ended my turkey bowhunting career.
I know people kill them with bows all the time, but I went back to shooting them in the face with a shotgun.
That sucks!! If happening once wasn't frustrating enough!! I've heard plenty of similar stories and would much rather shoot them with a shotgun as well for this very reason. But.. I know where there is a huge flock of birds with a bunch of toms that don't get hunted but it's JUST inside a firearms restriction area. :bash: So thought I would try to get one with my bow later in the season if I don't fill my tags with my shotgun. But I dread having one fly off and not be found so that's why I was thinking about getting some of the large expandables for turkeys. I'm thinking i'd rather pay a little extra to get another set of broadheads that may help my bird not flying off. :dunno:
Post by: Tom Tamer on March 26, 2010, 03:33:22 PM
Post by: PA BEN on March 27, 2010, 06:26:03 AM
Next year if these Rage three blades don't work, I hear a lot of guys use a grabber behind the broadhead, the spring type like a judo tip, but I haven't weighed them to find out how much they'll throw me off and I don't want to go buy MORE broadheads incase it's too heavy up front and throwing me off, with three weeks left at 20 yards I'm dialed into a quarter sized area with three arrows. If I miss this year I'm blaming it on a bent string :PBack in 95 I turned down my poundage and used this grabber. Shot a big tom at 10 yds in full strut facing me, Shot him right above the beard. Cartwheeled him, he jumped up, ran to the edge of a cliff looked back and flew off, never to be seen again. The arrow went through him, but only went about a foot past him. I told myself, self, you can shoot turkeys with an arrow now. I never picked up my bow again for turkeys. I shot a nice tom that evening with my shotgun. I don't like to see birds get away. I do use a muzzleloader shotgun now. Only bad thing with it you have to wait for the smoke to clear to see if you got your turkey :chuckle:
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on March 27, 2010, 07:50:08 AM
Post by: Tom Tamer on March 27, 2010, 03:39:15 PM
I am using a Ben Pearson Deadhead, a broadhead he personally designed specifically for turkeys, added a string tracker, Should work just fine out of my recurve......Where do you find a string tracker and how does it work?
PA BEN.....wow that stinks and that's where they say to hit one on a frontal shot.
Even though I'm using a normal sized broadhead( Not a guillotine,or magnus bullhead) I practice a lot at 20 yards with a head shot......If I can line it up I'll do it, that way a miss and there's NO question he survived, a hit and there's no question where he fell ;)
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 27, 2010, 03:48:04 PM
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on March 27, 2010, 07:58:17 PM
I got mine at Cabelas.. They are a spool of thread that screws into stabilizer bushing and I tie the thread to my broadhead.I am using a Ben Pearson Deadhead, a broadhead he personally designed specifically for turkeys, added a string tracker, Should work just fine out of my recurve......Where do you find a string tracker and how does it work?
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Post by: mallard79 on March 27, 2010, 09:53:07 PM