I have access to a large piece of private land and hope to do my first turkey hunt this April (actually, my first hunt ever!) with my longbow.
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Any advice on what broadheads, equipment, calls, etc? :confused:
I've seen the Gobbler Guillotine...looks nasty! I'd like to try one out but don't know what kind of target would stop those flying blades of decapitation!
Lord Willing and the Creeks dont Rise, :scared: :scared:
The first time I ever hunted turkeys was five years ago.....I was in the woods thirty minutes and had a bird.
My first thought was " These people are NUTS!!...these are the dumbest creatures on earth!!...."
That was the first and as of today, the last turkey I killed....
In five years I found out a few things;
A turkey will not cross a stream.
A turkey will not cross a logging road.
A turkey will not cross a fence.
And most importantly, a turkey will usually do exactly the opposite of what you want him to do, at exactly the time he feels like doing it!!!
I think that first bird had terminal cancer and just didn't want to go on living....so he committed Hari Kari by walking in front of the first idiot with a shotgun, which just happened to be me!!
Anyway, this will be year two with the stickbow, last year I called in two gobblers (that were chased off by the neighbors dog) and a coyote that slinked in just out of bow range.
Hopefully this year will be different, but you never know....
Oh yeah, I'll be out here in Wisconsin the first week of the season and hopefully get a tag for Michigan as well! Good luck guys!!!!
Savate, Bowhunting them can be tough, with a bow,It's best done from a ground blind or some other type of frontal concealment. The little buggers have a certain knack for spotting the bow being drawn back. I am not good with a diaphram call, but had no trouble mastering a box or slate. The turkeys seem to like them , I've wacked two a year for a few years. I've found that I prefer my 45#recurve for them, shots typically are 10 yds or less from my blind and I think any standard broadhead works fine as long as the turkey is in two pieces when I pick them up off of the ground. I'm only joking .I use Stinger 2 Blades, 2016 shafts and an arrow grabber placed behind the broadhead to prevent passthrough, I've never lost a turkey that the arrow stayed in. I did lose one that I shot with a compound a couple of years back, The arrow went through and the turkey flew off of the side of the ridge and glided clear out of sight. Good Luck, hope that there is something here to help you.
My 10yr old Daughter and I are going Turkey hunting this spring, in Michigan. It will be her first year hunting, and both of ours with a Longbow.
Im not a Guide, but I could almost be a guide just to help you with any turkey problems you may have on said property :goldtooth: LOL
YES
the first snow of the year was coated with an inch of rain, that equals two inches of ice. I went out to scrape the seeds from under my finch feeders. that ice is still two inches thick. I hope the turkeys made it through the winter okay, a lot of pheasants did not. I will go just to be out there, even if the numbers are down.
I'll be after em as much as possible. Ms. Hope is scheduled to stop here on opening day of the season so hopefully I'll blood her by the second or third week. If not, it won't be for lack of trying.
I shoot snuffers and a variety of calls.
best tip I can give you is get a portable blind and practice shooting out of it well before you hunt. They make a world of difference
Me & My shrew will be out for the Thunder Chicken
Great ideas (practice shooting out of a blind, using regular broadheads). I'm going to check the IWANNA and Craigslist in my area to see if I find a used one.
I guess I should get a call and start practicing that too.
Hey DeerDog...wanna guide? :)
Yes, I`m going for those birds. Don`t know what bow i`m takeing yet.Thinking about getting a bear kodiak mag for the turks with snuffers on the business end.Hardest part is getting drawed back without being seen.Once you get him in range of course.Gamelands are hard to hunt because they get educated fast. But they`re there. ;)
Yep, with my '62 K-Mag, woodies and Bear razorheads.
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I have shotgunned them, which was pretty easy, and have missed a couple with the bow, which also was pretty easy(it is much harder to hit them than miss them :banghead: ) This will be the year that I stick one, however.
Yep, me go to.
Eric
I just got back in town from putting out the last food plots before turkey season. I plan on being out after them most of the season here. I hunt recurve only and "run and gun", no blinds and very little calling. Just a yelper box and a slate--its been a hoot hunting them this way. Prepares me for CO elk-I hunt them the same way. I get caught making the draw but the adrenaline rush while its going on is well worth the price of admission!!
21 days to wait till the season opens here then after a week and a half here going to Kansas, then Missouri, then Kentucky, then maybe Arkansas on the way home and get home in time to finish the last few days here. I think I am going to call it The Redneck Turkey Tour or maybe The Redneck Turkey Roadtrip. Anyway it is going to be fun and I cant wait. :D :D
"The first turkey that ever came to me on the ground did it a long time ago, I sat there with my hands shaking and my breath short and my heart hammering so hard I could not understand why he could not hear it.
The last turkey that came to me last spring had exactly the same effect and the day that this does not happen is the day that I quit.
The last one that ever does come to me will call forth the same emotion that the second one did, I will sit there waiting, gun up and heart thundering and say to myself what I have said on every single occasion since the second one. I'm glad I lived to see it one more time."
Tom Kelly, author "Tenth Legion
I'll be there God-Willing with a ground blind and a strutting Pretty Boy decoy. Gobblers absolutely hate em.
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for those very elusive but tasty Morel mushrooms...and the Crappie will be biting...I Love Spring!!!!!!!
Trap
Can't wait to get out turkey hunting with my new 54" RER Aroyo. Should be perfect for my double bull blind. Lots of snow here in Wi. Been seeing turkeys here and there. It's gotta be hard on these birds. Makes you appreciate the toughness of all wildlife in the winter.
Just itchin' to try the Double Bull blind I purchased late last fall.
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Nate and I drew tags this year and will be out in force later this spring!
April 21 is the DAY...In Missouri at least.
I have tried three seasons to kill a turkey with my bows. I was able to draw (without a blind) on only ONE bird. The arrow was deflected, but great fun anyway. Turkey vitals are about the size of a softball. Practice hard on picking the correct spot. Any sharp broadhead will do the job if placed properly.
These birds can see you blink at 30 steps. If you really want to take a bird your first year... buy a good blind; practice shooting out of it and set it and your decoys(facing your blind) up in a good spot. In my opinion a blind is the best way to go with a bow.
I will be out the morning of April 21st with my 12 guage. Then the 2nd and or 3rd week with a longbow and a shaggie suit. Blinds were just "no fun" for me. I felt as if I wasn't in the woods while in a blind. Blinds are deadly effective for birds.
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good luck,
John III
What do y'all think....I'm going out for gobbler with my Longbow 68" 45# and I'm going to try some old fashioned bear broadheads.
I guess I'm looking for a ground blind right now, and a bow quiver (and snake boots!)
I'm going to go scout the land this Sat (friends property apparently crawling with turkeys).
Any advice? Recommendations for a first timer? :)
It starts April 12th here. I've been seeing them out in the fields all puffed up just waiting for me!! I am off from work the whole first week. YEEEHAAA!!
well headed to my good friends house in georgia on saturday for my first turkey hunt, with a 12ga, but then when I get back I'll be taking birds with my grand river longbow!
I'll be heading out tomorrow morning for an opening day hunt. The Double Bull is packed and my vest is in the truck. I'll be hunting with my Crow Creek longbow with Grizzly heads. I tried shooting the guillotines and although they shoot ok, carrying them is an issue. Since I'm hunting public land and will be covering ground, that could be a painful problem.
My Ace Super Express' and I should be in both Maryland and Georgia at some point this spring.
Yep, got drawn for the first hunt in ZZ. Need to redeem myself after last year. Shot a tad low and didn't get him. Whitebuffalo dropped off a string tracker to me, and it will be in use this year. PICK A SPOT! preferrably about 3 inches higher than last year.....
April 6 rain sleet or snow, Hooo HoHoHaHooooollll---Gobble Gobble
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Going with the Magnus Bullhead this year. . . check their video on their website- brutal! Seems much better than the Guillotine.
YES :bigsmyl: :thumbsup:
Our opener was Saturday the 15th,hunted Sat,Sun,and even laid out of work to hunt Mon.Went again Tues afternoon........still haven't connected,although worked a few birds.2 of my hunting partners have put their tags on birds so far.........
Our season opens next weekend. Yep, me and my favorite turkey bow will be out there after them!
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