Post by: Friend on March 05, 2024, 12:07:06 AM
I am hoping to unleash the Great White this turkey season. My last 17 birds have been taken with a Tree Shark and was ready to experiment. Note: The vast majority, with the Tree Shark have been complete pass thrus. Am hoping the results are promising as I had previously planned to 1st add the Great White to my arsenal this deer season.
Please share any applicable harvest pics and share your thoughts from your experience with the Great White?
Post by: Terry Green on March 05, 2024, 09:27:29 AM
Post by: Terry Green on March 05, 2024, 10:18:56 AM
Post by: Flingblade on March 05, 2024, 03:08:32 PM
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You can see it's a little behind the diaphragm. I think Terry would agree, if it hadn't been for such a wide wound channel we probably would not have recovered the javi. We were finding 10-12" chunks of intestine hanging from the prickly pear. The javi was quartering away and the arrow exited further forward taking out the back of one lung.
Post by: Flingblade on March 05, 2024, 03:10:48 PM
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Post by: Flingblade on March 05, 2024, 03:32:33 PM
Good luck with the turkeys this spring Friend! I look forward to seeing the pictures and reading the stories!
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Post by: Friend on March 05, 2024, 06:31:28 PM
I am pumped....
Post by: Wudstix on March 05, 2024, 10:45:23 PM
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Post by: Gordon Jabben on March 06, 2024, 12:07:03 AM
Post by: Terry Green on March 06, 2024, 04:18:45 AM
Post by: Wudstix on March 06, 2024, 05:46:11 PM
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Post by: Buck350 on March 07, 2024, 10:31:22 AM
I prefer the 165 grain tree sharks and centaur battle axes.
Post by: Flingblade on March 08, 2024, 05:09:15 PM
The tape measure is layed across the head at the end of the shaft.
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I'm not trying to convince anyone to try these heads, just sharing my thoughts on why they fly so well for me. These are the kinds of things I think about when I've been sitting in my turkey blind for a couple hours waiting to hear that next gobble.
One of the drawbacks is that you do need an arrow that's an inch longer to accommodate this head and if you use a back quiver, they could be difficult to draw out because of the width. On the plus side though, they named them after one of my favorite 80's rock bands, Great White!
Post by: Terry Green on March 08, 2024, 07:09:51 PM
(Javies)in south texas. And more!!!
Post by: Friend on March 12, 2024, 09:30:13 PM
Come on gobs...
Post by: Tim Finley on March 17, 2024, 02:30:05 PM
Post by: Wudstix on March 17, 2024, 09:57:31 PM
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Post by: MCS on April 02, 2024, 08:51:12 AM
Post by: Zeebob on April 02, 2024, 11:12:10 AM
I like the Simmons heads…
Post by: cacciatore on April 02, 2024, 04:44:19 PM
Post by: Terry Green on April 02, 2024, 06:30:09 PM
Post by: Jim Jackson on April 05, 2024, 11:25:05 AM
Post by: Bobby Sikes on April 05, 2024, 05:20:40 PM
Post by: Terry Green on April 05, 2024, 05:42:01 PM
I would use them but they come back to far on my arrows, and I do not want to change arrows. Therefore I use the battle axe from centaur.
Same here.
Post by: Wudstix on April 05, 2024, 08:55:43 PM
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Post by: ozy clint on April 09, 2024, 01:17:28 AM
I thought my treesharks were huge.
I might have to get some one day.
Post by: SpeRo on April 09, 2024, 08:17:16 AM
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Post by: Flingblade on April 24, 2024, 04:25:47 PM
My blind was set up in a clearing with a two track to my left headed east and one to my right headed south. My decoys were set up so any turkey that stepped out on either two track would see them.
About an hour passed and I saw a nice tom cross the two track to my right about a hundred yards away. He crossed from right to left and never looked my way in spite of my calling. Another hour passed and he crossed back from left to right and again didn't look my way. After a few more unanswered calls on my slate I put that down and pulled out my diaphragm call. I yelped on that and he finally gobbled. He was in the woods to my right and fairly close! I got him to gobble three more times and after about 10 minutes of silence he came into view in full strut. I had two hen decoys and a jake. He was trying to call the hens to him but when they didn't come he decided he had to come in and whip the jake. He marched right up to my jake and postured against the decoy then moved to the side of the jake and wing whipped him. The jake deke fell over and I came to full draw. He was still broadside in full strut when I dropped the string and watched the arrow disappear right where I was looking. He tucked his wings down and ran off into the woods where he had come from.
I was using my new trad tracker and watched the line feed out for a few seconds and then stop. I thought, either the line broke or he was already down. After a few seconds another five feet or so of line played out so I knew the line hadn't broke! I waited as long as I could stand and then got out and looked at my arrow. A pass through with decent blood. I started following the string but found I also had a decent blood trail. He hadn't gone far. They say turkeys don't bleed but they bleed pretty good when you shoot 'em with a Great White.
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Post by: Flingblade on April 24, 2024, 04:27:19 PM
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Post by: Flingblade on April 24, 2024, 04:34:34 PM
Post by: Wudstix on April 24, 2024, 10:33:02 PM
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Post by: Terry Green on April 25, 2024, 07:56:27 AM
For a new assembly I wanted to put an Simmons Interceptor but you made me hesitate with this topic :campfire:
Just consider what you are going to be hunting as the Great White isn't the best head for everything. But it sure has its place in the field for some quarry.
Post by: Terry Green on April 25, 2024, 08:01:54 AM
That sure went well with my coffee this morning. :coffee:
Post by: huckbuck on April 25, 2024, 09:04:44 AM
Post by: SpeRo on April 25, 2024, 09:42:13 AM
For a new assembly I wanted to put an Simmons Interceptor but you made me hesitate with this topic :campfire:
Just consider what you are going to be hunting as the Great White isn't the best head for everything. But it sure has its place in the field for some quarry.
I agree with you.
I was planning a setup with a 590 grain arrow and the Interceptor. Seeing the post I studied a new assembly that was consistent with the Great White. But this risks being too heavy in the end; I'm afraid that the arrow will drop too quickly with 245 grains... For information, it's for a Black Widow PSA 3, 65 pounds.
Post by: Tajue17 on April 26, 2024, 07:24:01 PM
Post by: goingoldskool on April 26, 2024, 09:23:28 PM
I have several packs of treesharks and centaur heads and I just can't get them sharp enough to scare me.. someone here should offer a sharpening service..
Chris Spikes has a video that shows his method of sharpening. It works pretty good!
Good luck, shoot straight and God bless,
Rodd
Post by: Wudstix on April 26, 2024, 10:55:47 PM
I've seen some pictures of pretty impressive wounds from Simmons large heads. I have Centaur Big Game heads, but have not hunted them yet. Also, have seen impressive pictures with them.
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Post by: Hud on April 27, 2024, 12:30:30 AM
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Post by: Tajue17 on April 27, 2024, 10:58:53 AM
Post by: smokin joe on April 27, 2024, 02:58:18 PM
Post by: Flingblade on April 27, 2024, 04:33:57 PM
Joe, I was shooting a 61 lb. Black Widow PSRX. I've had pass throughs on the three animals I've shot with them. Deer, javi and now turkey. Previously I was using the treeshark and had great success with them as well. Shot a treeshark through a 320 lb. spring bear in Manitoba with a 70 lb. Howard Hill longbow. When you look at the head though I don't blame guys for being skeptical. I was too... until I tried them. When I first switched to Simmons heads I had been shooting Magnus II two blades and snuffers. Having been bitten by the Hill bug I also tried the Hill head but could never get the spring steel sharp. I read that Howard and Byron Ferguson liked the concave cutting edge so I tried the Tigersharks and really liked them. I'm not great at sharpening so I bought the Simmons Steelmaster sharpener with my first order and glad I did. It doesn't look like they sell them anymore. Probably more info than you wanted but that's been my journey. Btw, it was great to meet you at LTR this year, and I look forward to seeing you again next year!
Gary
Post by: Wudstix on April 27, 2024, 08:51:29 PM
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Post by: Friend on April 27, 2024, 09:06:55 PM
Will have to wait to this fall to test the Great White.
Absolutely no birds here...focusing on getting things in order for this fall....has been quite an endeavor, so far...