I can't figure out for the life of me why experts and pros, suggest that I crank down the poundage of my Tyrkon XL, to pursue spring turkey.( you dont want the arrow to pass thru). Why dont I, think about it. do you think that 500 grains of arrow is going to keep big bird from getting away? It makes more sense to me to let my 500 grains of arrow and broadhead enter onone side and bust out the other, after all two holes are better than one. Pros dont offer this advice with deer do they? No with deer it is exactly the oppositethe arrow should blow thru the deer with no problem its all aboutthe holes, entrance and exit. Now what changes when we start talking about turkeys. Why stop in the turkey when you can pass thru and break a wing or a hip. The way I see it the more tissue you cut the better. ConclusionI believe this bit of advice is used in marketingmore of their speciality broadheads, IMO no advice, nospeciality broad heads, no money. Maybe somone can straighten me out on the subject, I would appreciate it. But till then that tom is going to have two holes in him.

I think that the reasons people don't want the arrow to pass thru.

1. If the arrow doesn't pass thru.....the bird has a harder time flying away. It's kinda hard to blood track a bird that is flying.

2. I want my bow set on a lower poundage for turkey hunting.....so I can hold it longer on the draw.

So....for turkey hunting....I'll take a "wallop" from a lower poundage bow over a "zip-thru". Of course.....the only one I killed witht he bow was a pass-thru......but that would NOT be my preference.

I don't turn down my Bow when I'm hunting Turkeys...but then again if I'm hunting for Deer I will be hunting for Turkeys at the same time/season so I'm not messing with the poundage and those turkeys are very smart and have some keen eye sight so they are very hard to shoot plus with their wings folded down against their bodies they are pretty hard to shoot all the way through!My friend shot a turkey as it was 1/4-ing away,the turkey folded up it's wings and ran off and he never did find it even in the snow!

With a good hit, it doesn't matter if it passes through or not...Also, you don't need a pass through to track, turkeys don't have enough blood in them to leave a good blood trail...

Like Jeff said you want the arrow in the bird, because it make it harder for them to fly with the arrow in the way of their wings.

Again as Jeff said the arrow in the bird helps keep i broke down so to speak. The main reason i crank mine down is because you sometimes have to hold for a long time and you dont want the i cant hold it any longer shakes to set in. Turkeys have awesome eyesight and can catch the slightest movements, so ill take all the advantage i can get. My bird last year camped out behind the decoy playing sumo with it for awhile after i was drawn before he went into attack mode then settling down and offering me a clean shot. I had to hold awhile at 63 lbs. I normally shoot deer at 68-70## pass through shots are deadly if exacuted right

You typically have to hold at full draw longer on turkeys also you may have to draw from awkward positions(sitting flat on the ground with your legs out in front of you)
Also you do not blood trail turkeys like other animals,so a pass thru is not needed, you want as much shock from the arrow to stay in the bird to help with "knock down"...........also the best shot on a turkey to keep it from flying and hitting the vitals is through the thighs....without it's legs a turkey can not fly

Your kidding me right? Blood tracking might be the only way you find some birds. We followed one this past fall that would make you think we hit an elk.

I concur with Jeff, the arrow in the bird can stop him from flying, you then may have to blood track.

But also like was said, you put the right shot on them, they don't leave eyesight.

Other than the blood thingy, great advice throughout.

I have been nearly speechless a couple of times at how hard turkeys are to kill with a bow. My first one - a perfect dead center broadside hit at 16 yards - bird ran off and later flew across a major river. My buddy shot one almost the same hit and lost it in the tamarisk. Later I shot one walking away at 37 yards - hit him in the back and it came out the breast - have it on video - bird ran off in the oak brush - never found him. I was using the NAP Spitfire, and the heads were opening perfectly. Lots of cut feathers, but no bird.

Upon the advice a very sage archer, I got some of those Adder washers (to limit penetration) - put one between the insert and broadhead; and my next bird was recovered. Arrow went about 2/3 of the way through the bird. He couldn't run or fly with that arrow stuck in his body. Expired fairly quickly.

Keep hitting the weights and you might be able to shoot 72# like me you big sissy >>>BAM<<<