ultimate turkey head....
01-28-2007 | 12:11 AM
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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'm not saying its impossible to get your first turkey with a bow, but it will be pretty damn hard. If you've got a good blind you can use, that changes things a bit, but it'll still be difficult.
What I usually did (we're allowed two birds on my side of the state per year) is I would get my first one out of the way with the shotgun, then hunt the rest of the season with the bow. I have yet to tag one with stick and string.
Considering we're starting filming for our DVD this spring, we're only going out with the bows.
Whichever you choose, good luck. Its a blast!
I'm not saying its impossible to get your first turkey with a bow, but it will be pretty damn hard. If you've got a good blind you can use, that changes things a bit, but it'll still be difficult.
What I usually did (we're allowed two birds on my side of the state per year) is I would get my first one out of the way with the shotgun, then hunt the rest of the season with the bow. I have yet to tag one with stick and string.
Considering we're starting filming for our DVD this spring, we're only going out with the bows.
Whichever you choose, good luck. Its a blast!
01-28-2007 | 10:47 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Youve got to be kidding me...
They do shoot pretty well out to about 25 yards, I definitely would shoot it further than that. I built a little rack that would hold a carrot and then I placed 2 really old pillows behind it. It sliced the carrot up extremely well, but the blades always seemed to come out.
01-28-2007 | 11:08 AM
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RE: Youve got to be kidding me...
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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.
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.
01-29-2007 | 01:36 AM
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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'
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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.
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 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.
01-29-2007 | 10:40 AM
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Not yet, I haven't figured out what to test them on.
They're supposed to be as accurate as field points out to twenty yards. You sight your bow with field tips and then go hunt with these. I've seen the videos of Keith and Brooks from Double Bull use them in their videos and they seem deadly accurate.
At $40 per package of THREE they had better work!
Not yet, I haven't figured out what to test them on.
They're supposed to be as accurate as field points out to twenty yards. You sight your bow with field tips and then go hunt with these. I've seen the videos of Keith and Brooks from Double Bull use them in their videos and they seem deadly accurate.
At $40 per package of THREE they had better work!
Ill stick with my gobbler getters.
01-29-2007 | 10:48 AM
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RE: Youve got to be kidding me...
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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.
ORIGINAL: IL-Cornfed
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'
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.
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 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.
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
