I' m thinking about bowhunting the turkeys this year. What equipment do I need to look at that I don' t have in my gun set up. I have calls, decoys, and a new bow shooting great, but what broadheads, blinds etc do I need to look at?

Go with a wide cutting diameter broadhead, like a vortex or some other mechanical. You can either go out and build some blinds, or buy a pop up blind like the double bull ice blinds. Place about 3 decoys out in front about 10 yards away. If possible and your confident, shoot them in the head. If you dont want to take head shots, then aim for the wing base, or wait till they strut away from you and shoot them at the base of the tail feathers. Get on the birds fast, but be careful of spurs and kicking. You may want to also try a string tracker, ive never used one but i hear they work good.

Head shots??????????? NOT!!! That is not the type of shot you should be looking for. Not much room for error but you can sure screw up like cut off his beak or something like that. It' ll only take him a week or so to starve to death.[:' (] Texas heart, wing butt, base of beard etc etc etc. Standard turkey shots, not macho shots.

Ive heard that head shots are good because you either hit or miss. you either hit the head and the turkey dies quickly or you miss. But i never thought of just nicking the beak and making him starve to death. I guess its not as good as i thought to shoot him in the head. I guess a heart shot is a better option.

Dont miss.

I personnally would forget the head shot idea. Just go for the birds vitals with a bow. Its better odds obviously. You don' t need alot of lbs to hunt turkeys with bow. I back my bow down in the spring. This is one time when you actually want less penetration. If the arrow stays in the bird there is less chance of fly off after the shot. I like the NAP Gobbler Getter broadheads for turkey. They are designed just for this reason. Also on decoys its best to face the hen decoy away from you, so the tom has to approach it from behind. Jakes they say to face looking at you, because toms usually meet them head on. Blinds are the easiet way to conceal yourself, and get the draw. I don' t own one yet, so my setups consist of heavy cover, and camo' d setups, with only one small narrow shooting lane. Good Luck!

I also back my bow down this time of year. I also use my lighter weight arrows. This way your getting less KE and the lighter wont have as much power to punch through the birds, but they still have enough energy to open up the mechanical broadhead. What i did forget to say about the head shots, is that ill only attempt one if the bird is less than 10 yards and hes not alarmed. Just take the shot that you feel comfortable with, a good arrow placed in the vitals will take the bird down.

hunter, you need to take in mind murphys law, say you twitch at the shot or the bird does, snap goes the beak, gash across the head, i recommend NAP' s gobler getters, becuse they are meant to stay in the bird, which is what you want, not exactly sure why..lol but maybe someone could fill me in on this?