turkey head

jeanpaul3006 · January 30, 2011, 04:09:00 PM

hy, anyone with experience using the bullhead for turkey.I shot a turkey last year with a magnus stinger and he went 80 yards but no blood.Just curious as to how effective this head would be?

shoes · January 30, 2011, 04:41:00 PM

Turkeys dont generally leave to good a blood trail due to their feathers and especially if flying.It has been my experience that the head used is less important than shot placement. I like anchoring them thru the drumsticks, or a solid vital hit. The Bullhead sounds good hit or miss but have heard of turkey lost with them also depending on how solidly hit?

the longbowkid · January 30, 2011, 04:47:00 PM

I havent connected with one yet, despite having toms at 9 feet, but talked to a guy whos shot tons of turkes with a bow, said to shoot em front to back or visa versa, and that anchors them. im going to try it this season, makes sense to me.
good luck

joe skipp · January 30, 2011, 05:00:00 PM

Why shoot at a small target like the head when you can use a larger broadhead and aim for the vitals or body.

KSdan · January 30, 2011, 05:47:00 PM

The turkey head is the same size as the turkey vitals. If I were a compound guy, all I would do is shoot for the head with a bullhead- in most cases it cuts their head right off.

The problem I see with the bullhead and trad is our trad stuff may not have the energy needed to cut the head off. I hear of them hit by trad in the head and still wander off. There was a video on here last year with such an outcome.

I will be curious to see this develop over the next few years, but I bet for trad guys the front-to-back (or visa versa) is going to be the most consistent ticket. (I read of one guy with 20 under his belt and no losses using just the texas heart shot!)

Dan in KS

Friend · January 30, 2011, 08:25:00 PM

You could increase your Slash Factor by 112% by switching from a Magnus Stinger 100 gn 1 1/16" 2BL to a Big Jim 'Big 3' 300 gn 1.5" 3Bl.

koger · January 30, 2011, 08:28:00 PM

I usually try for the front on, or behind the shoulder, usually anchors them quic. I have had good luck with the ol Ace Standards and Wensel woodsmans, shot placment is key.

Skipmaster1 · January 30, 2011, 08:55:00 PM

I'm not particular on the shot angle, although I prefer straight away. I do prefer a good sized 3 blade head

jeanpaul3006 · January 30, 2011, 11:25:00 PM

Anyone use an additional hardware behind the broadhead? Perhaps a string tracker? I shot my bird right through the wingbut into the vitals and watched the bird go through a clearing and saw it go by a rock as a landmark. Bird was 10 yards beyond but no trail and walked right by him the first time and only found him by grid search. Might have to go to a large 3 blade? thanks for the info, keep it coming.

tim roberts · January 30, 2011, 11:29:00 PM

A good 3 blade broadhead is about as good as it gets for turkey. I watched a bullhead bounce right off one last year, won't use them again........

Skipmaster1 · January 30, 2011, 11:49:00 PM

I know Guru uses a string tracker and love it. I have been using Snuffers, Woodsmans and Terminators and almost all of my birds have gone down in less than 30yds, while stiff in site. I WOULD NEVER use any kind of adders or something to inhibit penetration. They are tough and with a perfect shot passthroughs are rare, even with heavy bows

January 30, 2011, 11:52:00 PM

I've never tried the Bullhead but did try the Turkey Guilliotine(sp?). I made a terrible shot and hit him in the leg. I knocked him plumb over but he got up and stumbled off. I though for sure he was coyote bait and that he would not be able to roost. We continued to see that bird for at least two more years and knicknamed him hopalong.

I like the idea of dead or miss but I too have wondered if my longbow would have enough umpff to take a turkey with one of these heads.

Bisch

Skipmaster1 · January 30, 2011, 11:55:00 PM

I've posted my experiences with the Bull Head before. I had 2 birds in 2 days at very close range, hit both in the neck and the arrow deflected on both birds and they just shook it off and left. Not saying they don't work but they didn't for me.....went back to fixed heads and am 6 for 6

Bowmania · January 31, 2011, 09:59:00 AM

80 yards or 180 yards no problem when you shoot with a string tracker. Even if the string breaks after a while you still have a line on the direction.

Bowmania

Montanawidower · January 31, 2011, 10:50:00 AM

Diddo bow mania, string tracker is my vote.

mnbwhtr · January 31, 2011, 11:30:00 AM

Use string tracker when shooting snuffers but am now shooting bullheads. My turkey bow is 50# bear T/D and it takes the head right off. Have had good luck with both but the bullhead drops them in their tracks.

kbaamigo · January 31, 2011, 12:36:00 PM

I have shot a couple with the bullhead and they worked well. I found if I drew and then gave a cluck on a diaphram call, they would stretch their head up for a couple of seconds. Otherwise their head always seems to be moving.
Always shoot for just below the head so if your a little high or low it's still a dead tom. If you hit toward the bottom of the neck the blades will grab feathers on the upper body before reaching the neck. This will stop it cold. If you see the fletch kick up this is what happened, I know! He ran, stopped and fluffed his feathers, then walked off. The video told the story. Also it doesn't take much poundage to make it work.