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Old 07-22-2008 | 09:38 AM
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hey every one im new on this site and archery,hunting,and i just got my 1st bow today i got a Hoyt Rebel XL.i was wondering if its possible to hunt turkeys with a bow cause thats what i wanna try.if i can get any help or info that would be great.it may take me awhile to find the feed back since im new to it.
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Old 07-22-2008 | 09:39 AM
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hey every one im new on this site and archery,hunting,and i just got my 1st bow today i got a Hoyt Rebel XL.i was wondering if its possible to hunt turkeys with a bow cause thats what i wanna try.if i can get any help or info that would be great.it may take me awhile to find the feed back since im new to it.
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Old 07-22-2008 | 09:43 AM
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Yes you can hunt turkeys with a bow, I have taken two with a bow.
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Old 07-22-2008 | 11:19 AM
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If you can hunt it, you can hunt it with a bow. The tough thing with turkeys is getting the bow drawn and the shot off without them seeing you. They make special turkey getter heads for your arrows, or just use the biggest broadheads that will fly well. Aim for either the neck or the wing butts. The idea is to kill quickly and also disable the bird so it can't fly off and die where you can't find it.
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Old 07-23-2008 | 03:26 AM
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Welcome to bowhunting. To Kill a turkey with a bow is some accomplishment but it can be done. You need to practice as much as possilbe, make sure your bow is tuned well, and you pick quality equipement such as sights, rests, quiver, arrows and broadheads. There is a lot to learn before your ready and it can be overwhelming. On the other hand it's not rocket science. I suggest you read through my link, learn to tune your bow and get some instruction on proper shooting form. The better you understand your equipment the more confident and better prepared you will be.
http://www.broadheadtests.com/TUNING.html
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Old 07-23-2008 | 08:57 AM
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thanks everyone for helping me out.ill look on your link 5shot to learn more.i need to find out everything about what i wanna do on the internet somewhere.thanks again.
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Old 07-23-2008 | 10:10 AM
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Everyone has given you some great advise. Still the best thing to prepare is for you to be familiar with your equipment, and practice shooting. Still the hardest thing when turkey hunting is like Art said, drawing your bow. Practice drawing your bow slow, while aiming at your target, any sudden move will spoke it.
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Old 07-23-2008 | 01:03 PM
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ok thanks ill practice pulling my bow back slow.its kinda hard i think its at 60 lbs.its the lowest it goes.i just got the bow a couple days ago on craigslist.its my 1st..its the Hoyt Rebel XT not the XL
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