BOW SET UP FOR TURKEY HUNTING HELP
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From: church hill tennessee USA
Hey all,
I am going to ty and Kill a TYurey with a Bow this Year. An i need help on whta kind of Set- up i ned for my bow to harvest a Turkey With? i have a Hoyt Magic Bow and have aGood site on it now i need to know if i need to replace all of the stuff onmy bow or Just go and Buy a New Bow and Set it up fr Turkey Hunting only. Well i hope yall can help me out on this. Thanks Alot
GOOD HUNTING AND MY GOD BLESS EACH AND Everyone OF YALL
" EARLY TO BED"
" EARLY TO RISE"
" HUNT ALL DAY"
" MAKE UP LIES"
I am going to ty and Kill a TYurey with a Bow this Year. An i need help on whta kind of Set- up i ned for my bow to harvest a Turkey With? i have a Hoyt Magic Bow and have aGood site on it now i need to know if i need to replace all of the stuff onmy bow or Just go and Buy a New Bow and Set it up fr Turkey Hunting only. Well i hope yall can help me out on this. Thanks Alot
GOOD HUNTING AND MY GOD BLESS EACH AND Everyone OF YALL
" EARLY TO BED"
" EARLY TO RISE"
" HUNT ALL DAY"
" MAKE UP LIES"
#2
First off, I' d recommend a bow with high let-off, even
if you' re going to be doing most of your hunting from
a blind you' ll be glad you have it. Turn your bow
poundage down. I turn my bow down to 53-54 lbs.
where I can comfortably hold at fulldraw for 30-60
seconds, I normally pull 65-67 lbs with my whitetail
setup/Q2. Shooting a bow w/80 % letoff and turning
the poundage down allow me to draw very slowly
& smoothly and also allows me to stay at full
draw without much effort. Two things you don' t
want when bowhunting turkeys is straining to get
your bow drawn and/or shaking while at full draw.
I' m not familar with your bow, so I can' t help
much there. I bought a second bow that I use for
turkeys only - Mathews FX w/80 % letoff. I use
Gold Tip arrows w/a large cut mechanical, usually
Spitfires although this year I think I' m going to try
Rocket' s Sledgehammer w/a 3 1/2" cut[
]. I do
some hunting without a blind, so I wrap my bow
with camo tape to take away any glare there
is.
Hope some of this helps
Best of luck...something we all can use when chasing
turkeys with a bow!
TB
if you' re going to be doing most of your hunting from
a blind you' ll be glad you have it. Turn your bow
poundage down. I turn my bow down to 53-54 lbs.
where I can comfortably hold at fulldraw for 30-60
seconds, I normally pull 65-67 lbs with my whitetail
setup/Q2. Shooting a bow w/80 % letoff and turning
the poundage down allow me to draw very slowly
& smoothly and also allows me to stay at full
draw without much effort. Two things you don' t
want when bowhunting turkeys is straining to get
your bow drawn and/or shaking while at full draw.
I' m not familar with your bow, so I can' t help
much there. I bought a second bow that I use for
turkeys only - Mathews FX w/80 % letoff. I use
Gold Tip arrows w/a large cut mechanical, usually
Spitfires although this year I think I' m going to try
Rocket' s Sledgehammer w/a 3 1/2" cut[
]. I do some hunting without a blind, so I wrap my bow
with camo tape to take away any glare there
is.
Hope some of this helps

Best of luck...something we all can use when chasing
turkeys with a bow!

TB
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From: BRO PA USA
I use my normal deer setup but drop draw weight from 65 to 55 to be able to hold longer if necessary which is usually the case and try to stay as fast as I can by lightening head and fletching,much like a 3d setup. Heads are really a matter of personal choice. Bigger concern s/b accuracy and knowing when to draw and shot placement!!! Just my 2 cents
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