ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter
ORIGINAL: IL-Cornfed
ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter
Coug, if I were you I would get one or two under your belt with the shotgun before I tried my hand with the bow.
I don't really agree with that statement. Bow and shotgun hunting the birds is a totally different ball game and the methods that each employ actually have very little in common. Run and gun tactics with the scattergun are totally different then actually learning the ways of the bird and setting up for a point blank ambushes with your bow. Granted, most shotgun shot opsrun nearly100% if you're talking about simply getting the bird within 50 yards or so. However, you truly get to LEARN the bird and it's habits and traits by choosing to bowhunt them. In fact, it's safe to say that I know of several friends that have only bowhunted them and they have learned FAR more then shotgunners with 3 times the seasons behind them. Bowhunting birds isn't a problem if you scout and then place some decoys real close to your blind. Every bird I've ever shot walked right up to the decoys and presented shots in the 10 to 15 yard range. Don't let it intimidate you?Good luck and good huntin'
I guess it really depends on how you hunt them then. I don't know how you do things, but I rarely run and gun when hunting turkeys with my shotgun. I know where the birds roost and I know their strut zones.
I stand by my statement that until you've hunted them a couple years with the shotgun and learn how turkeys behave, that I wouldn't try it with the bow.
Anyhow, I finally went ahead and put the heads together a bit ago, I may see what I can do about shooting them tomorrow. They're extremely sharp out of the box. They're a bit of a pain to put together though.
dan my buddy has some great video of hitting a turkey square in the head with one of those. They Tom went straight down!!
He stayed in the blind for 5 mins after becasue more Turkeys where around him. On the tape you can see the turkey picks his head up. Then runs away, LOL
My advice is not to make a perfect shot
