just as with bowhunting deer, there are several opinions on the best shot/shot placement for bowhunting turkeys. for deer it could be quartering away or broadside etc, heart, heart lung, double lung, etc.
for turkeys I've heard; broadside-at the base of the wing, broadside-head/neck (as a hit is pretty nearly all fatal and a miss is likely a clean miss), facing away in strut aiming at the vent....etc.
what is your opinion?
I always look to just below the "shoulder" joint, on broadside shots. Quartering to, or away I try to imagine a line drawn from one shoulder to the other and place a shot parallel to this line and just under. Most of my shots have been inside a circle encompassed by the top of the leg, shoulder and mid-wing. I have only ever had one get far enough away I had to look hard for it. Didn't seem like a bad hit, but it managed to crawl under a log. Took about an hour, but I found it.
OkKeith
Not long ago we had this discussion and someone, (don't remember who. sorry)
posted some great illustrations on turkey anatomy. There was a lot of opinions. Your description seemed to be the popular aiming points.It was a very interesting thread. You could do a search for it. Or maybe someone can post a link.
thanks okkeith.....
keep em coming guys...
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g38/trapperDave/turkeyanatomy.jpg)
hey..look at that... Found it! (http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=057984#000005)
thanks
posted too slow! :D :D
There was a thread about this a short while back that talked about the group of dark brown feathers straight above the legs that would be a good spot to aim.
The feathers were called by particular name, but I can't remember, it was 2 word name that sounded a little scientific to me..
Anyone remember and help me out...
Thanks
i shoot them in the ear.
right above the drum sticks works for me
Hopefully I will be getting my first shot at a gobble, I'm still torn between taking a body shot or a head shot. Honestly I'm not half bad with the head shots, and if I miss so what. I think I may just let the situation dictate.
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j297/treeyelpr/Turkey20shot20placement20chart202.jpg)
1 inch over it's back. :bigsmyl:
twice :banghead: