Turkey shot placement Diagram

[BT]

Here is a good pic of the turkeys body underneath all those feathers

Obvious that it's not only the keep eye sight that makes these birds so hard to take with a bow



Here is the rough outline of the feathered area

[elk4me]

I asked BT to post this cuz I was embarrassed. I was watching a video last night and they were shooting the dam Turkey everywhere . I hopefully am gona Turkey hunt this yr with a bow if I draw a tag (will know in 2 weeks). I have never done this before and I assume ya hit it the wing area?

[BT]

Wing butt sure but to be honest....as you can see the target area is so small it is crazy!.

I might (personally) be more inclined to use a gobbler getter and go for the head or use a spitfire to get the largest area possible

[Greg Krause]

www.hunt101.com/img/342802.jpg

here are some more..........with feathers on them.


I prefer shooting them while they are facing directly away. I have never lost a bird like this. hit right on and you take out all the vitals. a little high and you get the spine or neck. a little low and you get the spine or maybe break their hips. a little to either side and you still may clip the vitals or the spine with a blade. Plus you are looking at the same size target surrounded by less body/feathers than if looking broadside. it makes it easier to pick the right spot.

I'd go with a spitfire or vortex..........or a Gobbler Guilotine and shoot it's head off.

[elk4me]

So a conventional 100gr BH wont do the trick like a Turbo or a Sonic Pro 100 gr. Wiith the Gullitine I was told ya need longer arrows. I am kinda new to this Turkey hunting and dont have the Gullitine of Spitfires in my Bh arsenial.

[Greg Krause]

I have killed a few turkeys with fixed heads. i killed 2 with Wasp Hammer sst's and 1 with a muzzy 3 blade. The smaller the head the more precise you have to be in placement. I hiot those 3 birds right in the middle of the vitals and all died quickly.....although one did "glide" almost 200yds. I'm not saying you can use a big head and just flip arrows........but sometimes you may hit a little off mark when you are hunting............the bigger head will help a bit. Remember the vitals are the size of a tennis ball and well hidden.
Out of the heads you mentioned I would go with the Slick trick. If you hit them right it won't matter.

[BT]

That's why I would chose a spitfire of the conventional heads.
Size matters

[BT]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zn3_xYMDRc

[SPIKER]

Those Guillotines are very tempting. I have some Spitfires ready to go, so I'm a little undecided.