bowhunting turkeys

[ecmbowhunter]

Anybody gonna strictly bowhunt turkeys this season?

[PSEaxis]

This will be my 3rd consecutive year of strictly bowhunting turkeys. I actually feel more confident at 40 yards shooting my Mach X than I do shooting a shotgun. I practice with my bow everyday, wether competitively or messing around in my backyard.

[BuckUp]

Anybody gonna strictly bowhunt turkeys this season?
My buddy and I were talking about trying a spring bow hunt for turkeys.....we took one last fall, and got it on tape.

[BuckUp]

This will be my 3rd consecutive year of strictly bowhunting turkeys. I actually feel more confident at 40 yards shooting my Mach X than I do shooting a shotgun. I practice with my bow everyday, wether competitively or messing around in my backyard.

Have you been sucsessful with a bow in the past 3 years?

[CSS archer]

I've strictly bowhunted them for 10 years, I've killed 20 with a bow, some fall as well.

I use a blind and now I'll only attempt neck/head shots. I've shot 3 different birds in the middle of the back into the vitals and flopping and dragging their legs, still had them fly over 200 yards.

The neck is as large as the vital area and you can see where it is, you miss it an inch and get to try him another day, not so with a body hit.

It's more of a rush to misss one with the bow than it is to kill one with a shotgun, but I've killed more with a shotgun than I have a bow. ANy turkey is a trophy with a bow, pick your shot.

Good hunting!

[PSEaxis]

Have you been sucsessful with a bow in the past 3 years?

First year I settled for a jake on the last day of the season, second year got skunked, last season I connected on my 2 best turkeys on back to back mornings. Im starting to figure things out I guess.

[nwest]

After my first bird it will be bow only for me this spring. THis will be my first go at it but you gotta start sometime

[NonTyp]

I've managed to kill two birds with a bow but I have managed to loose several arrows while turkey hunting.:o

[JeepKid]

I love gettin em with my bow and i normally use it till i get the first bird.(from a blind) Then switch to the shotgun when i'm run'n'gunnin or if i get desprate close to the end of season in the spring. During the fall its bow only for me.

So, not really too strict here.


I use a blind and now I'll only attempt neck/head shots. I've shot 3 different birds in the middle of the back into the vitals and flopping and dragging their legs, still had them fly over 200 yards.


I've had to chase down one or two myself. Its a bad feelin when your sure you had a good shot and they hop up and fly off. Only lost one tho. Its hard to stay on a blood trail when they take to the air and back down.

I'm thinkin bout tryin the gobbler guilotine broadhead. seems like it would work pretty good for head shots.

[hoosierwilk]

Not strictly but I'm gonna have 2 full days to try it out Kansas this spring. They are gonna have a bow only season the week before gun season opens so I'm gonna give it a try.

[MrHank]

Going to get my first one with a shotgun and then get the bow out, never have killed one with a bow but I have missed one every year for the last 3 years, so hopefully I am due.

[nutcase]

Bow only for me this year

[ril7572]

I've strictly bowhunted them for 10 years, I've killed 20 with a bow, some fall as well.

I use a blind and now I'll only attempt neck/head shots. I've shot 3 different birds in the middle of the back into the vitals and flopping and dragging their legs, still had them fly over 200 yards.

The neck is as large as the vital area and you can see where it is, you miss it an inch and get to try him another day, not so with a body hit.

It's more of a rush to misss one with the bow than it is to kill one with a shotgun, but I've killed more with a shotgun than I have a bow. ANy turkey is a trophy with a bow, pick your shot.

Good hunting!

I think the head/neck shot is great advise. When we first had a fall archery season several years ago, I shot several birds that I never recovered. It really turned me against archery turkey hunting. I'm trying it again this spring, but I will not shoot a bird in the body. I'll be lopping some heads off, or I'll be missing:)

[Mepperson]

I'm going to strictly bowhunt them after I get one with a shotgun :D . ECMBowhunter, how about you?

[wademup]

Not strictly but definitely taking the bow,got my first spring gobbler with a bow last year and it was awesome,cant wait for #2!!


Wademup

[ecmbowhunter]

I'm going to strictly bowhunt them after I get one with a shotgun :D . ECMBowhunter, how about you?I don't know. Haven't killed one with the shotgun since '02....so I might as well:D