I prefer to hunt turkeys with a gun during spring season but our fall turkey season overlaps with part of the deer archery season so I bowhunt for them in the fall. Based on the recommendations from some on this board, I' m using NAP " Gobbler Getters" . They' re similar to the spitfires but with a more rounded, blunt tip. I' ve yet to take a turkey with a bow so I can' t speak of their killing ability but they do seem to fly very well at the targets.
My question about the mechanicals for turkeys is this: If it is advised to have 55lbs+ of KE for deer when using mechanicals, is this recommended for turkeys as well?
My dad and I both use NAP spitfire mechanicals. We use the exact same heads as we do for deer.
Slicendice asked " If it is advised to have 55lbs+ of KE for deer when using mechanicals, is this recommended for turkeys as well? " . My answer is no, you do not need to have that much KE as turkeys do not have the MASS or BONE STRUCTURE to require that much KE.
Back to the mechanicals, the spitfires are 3 for 3 on turkeys with no distance traveled (max. 10 feet) after the hit. Now both my dad & I also include an arrow arrester on the shaft of the arrow to stop the pass through. This does not effect the arrow flight in any way for us. We both use the " Zwickey Scorpio" but there are many different devices out there that do the same.
sliceendice, I don' t think it takes as much K/E for turks as for deer. a deer' s hide is a lot tougher than a turkeys.
I' m shootin rocket sidewinders, but the hammerheads would probly be even better because of the wider cut.
I am using Hammerheads for the first time this year. I have used Wasp Jakhammers in the past as well and they work good too. I think the Hammerheads open a little quicker and are a little bit wider, plus they are quite a bit cheaper than the Jakhammers. The Hammerheads have 2 slots for the rubber band, one closer to the point and one farther back if you are concerned about having enough KE. That' s my 2 cents worth. Have fun!
I have taken quite a few turkeys with NAP Spitfire 100 grn. 3 blade mech.
I use the exact same setup as I do for deer......70lb. bow,GoldTip 55/75 arrows with 4 inch vanes!
I will be out huntin turks thursday........boy,its been a long winter!
I like the NAP Spitfires or Gobbler Getters. They fly
great and do a number on Mr. Longbeard. Though
I haven' t used them yet, I have heard nothing but
great things about Rocket' s Sledgehammer used
on turkeys. It has a huge 3 1/2" cut (150 gr.).
I' ve talked to a half dozen hunters that have used
them successfully and they all said their gobblers
went down like a bag of sand.
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