I was just sitting here reading the forum. My local news here in Minnesota reports,
a turkey with a arrow in him is walking around and authorities have been trying to catch him since Tuesday. They show the clip which is from Spokane, Washington and a hen turkey is walking around with a arrow through her. It looked to be entering the base of the tail on the right side and exiting low out of her left chest area. It appears to be in fine shape with no signs of complications. They even showed it roosting. I just hate it when the news covers stuff like this. It's such a black eye for us.

u know what i hate! is when the archer does not follow up on thier game[:@]
then we would not have those news flashes![]

He shouldn't have taken a shot at the base of the tail??? Idiots like this severely hurt our chances of being able to bowhunt in the next half century.

I'd like to start my own news service and run a story adding some common sense to the world. I'd stick the mike in someone's face and ask, "So why didn't you shoot the thing the first time you saw it?" "It;s unfortunate that it has happened but senselessly irresponsible to let the thing run around like that. Why didn't you shoot the thing and give the thing to feed the hungry?"

Dirt bags pretending like they care about animals. I'd show them to be what they are, hypocrites.

It's a two way street baby. They'de be feeling some road rash when I was done.

It was also on the Today Show. Matt Lauer even said he had a deer running around with an arow out of it's behind at his house.

Unfortunately, it takes just this one instance to make national news.

I wish they'd show all the crippled deer from autombiles.

My point ? Things happen sometimes.

I thought that was a spot at on a Turkey??

Charlie P - me too

http://www.arkansasbowhunters.org/mi...urkey_shot.htm

It is a rotten thing to see, but it definitely happens. There was a goose 2 years ago with the arrow through the neck that made every news show.

The truth is, the hunter probably wasn't a bad guy or an unethical person. He missed his spot by less than 2 inches I bet, and on wild game that is not much of variance in a hunting situation. As more guys attempt to take turkeys with bows this will happen, and unfortunately will make the news regularly. The reason is many guys hunt with bows for turkeys as it lets them go after birds in residential areas that a shotgun would not be allowed or practical.

As far as following up his shot, that hunter had no chance. If that turkey is still running around and flying up to roost with the arrow in it .. he was NEVER going to catch up to it.

It does clearly illustrate how accurate you must be before hunting turkeys with a bow. If you can't bullseye 9 out of 10 times, you should stick to shotguns.

Good post Jay. I think too often people are too quick to assume the worst. It definetely could have not been intentional.