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Old 08-28-2004, 12:25 PM
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dwaasp
 
Join Date: May 2004
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Default RE: How to choose the right arrow & tip?

What i would like to know is how to choose the right arrow & broadhead including grain for turkey.my draw wt is 55lbs & lenth is 29 inches.
It appears you have about ±60 # of energy which is plenty.

The main point is the killing zone is not large on a turkey & it is not good to wound the animals: hunters have all the problems they need, in this day and age. When you shoot at the head or the neck & miss 2” (which is possible in some hunting conditions) there will be no wounded animals: thus you may have another chance to shoot at it tomorrows.

You can buy a turkey broad head that has a very large dia & very slender blades. Some of them will shoot good to 40+ yds. Do not use red fletching, the red will shock a turkey more than the red check, will shock you on a test paper.

You will draw your bow when the turkeys head is out of sight because they see 360, so you need the bow weight & letoff as such as you can hold it for some time.

& as stated above do not expect the head or neck to stay frozen in time.

Some people will tell you not to anticipate a shot, but some shoot well that way. You may want to practice it because with turkey it can be convenient.
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