mainebuck Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 i've heard you should not necessarily try for a passthru on turkeys to have a better chance of them not flying off? The hen I shot this fall was with a spitfire I had shot in the dirt when I missed another bird a few days earlier and while the head did pass through the hen the arrow did not completely pass thru and she went nowhere. What's your opinion. If using mechanicals for turkey hunting do you replace blades before hunting or hunt with the same blades you practice with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY911Bowhunter Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? great question...not sure how I'd answer that...... Thats for making me think....I'll get back to ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? i think i'd still rather have mine razor sharp but either decrease the poundage of my bow or use a larger diameter mechanical to decrease penetration. I also think there is a collar you can put on your arrow just behind the broadhead to help decrease penetration--don't remember what it is called though. You want those blades sharp in my opinion to cut through meat, arteries, and organs for a quick kill todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? [ QUOTE ] i think i'd still rather have mine razor sharp but either decrease the poundage of my bow or use a larger diameter mechanical to decrease penetration. I also think there is a collar you can put on your arrow just behind the broadhead to help decrease penetration--don't remember what it is called though. You want those blades sharp in my opinion to cut through meat, arteries, and organs for a quick kill todd [/ QUOTE ] Don't quote me but I think dogdoc means one of these..it's called the scorpio and it mounts behind the fieldpoint or broadhead to reduce penatration and stop passthroughs..... hope this is what dogdoc was talking about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robk Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? you want a sharp head the turkey are not easy shooters and you need to make sure your broadheads will do the job. the idela shot would be going away but mostly a broadside is the shot you get and you want to be able to penetrate to keep them from flying off and good sharp broadhead to get thru them rob k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? I would use a sharp one for sure...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? [ QUOTE ] I would use a sharp one for sure...... [/ QUOTE ] I would also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyLuck Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? I wouldn't shoot at any game w/o a razor sharp head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo_hunter Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? I like to use a big mech. Rocket sledgehammer 3.5 inch diam. razor sharp. They don't have much of a chance getting away from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt01 Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? shapen them always. the animal deserves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut_Buster Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? I'd check out the Gobbler Giloutine. THing looks wicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wholaverj Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turke id only shoot a animal with a razor sharp broadhead it is the only ethical thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turke [ QUOTE ] id only shoot a animal with a razor sharp broadhead it is the only ethical thing to do. [/ QUOTE ] Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? [ QUOTE ] I'd check out the Gobbler Giloutine. THing looks wicked. [/ QUOTE ] Yes sir it does! Shoot 'em in the head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ronin Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Re: do broadheads have to be razor sharp for turkeys? Steel Force has a Turkey broadhead that has forward pointing serations. They claim that it is useful in catching on small bones, feathers, etc., which increases trauma and slows or stops the bird completely. I'm new to bowhunting turkey, last year was my first year with the bow, but I did kill two birds with it. I used the Steel Forces and I was pretty happy with them. Both arrows went through both birds but they were both fatal shots. This was kind of important because I was in a cast sitting in a blind. I couldn't go anywhere without help! The first shot was less than 10' from the blind. I was new to the bow and didn't understand the difference between 10' and 20 yards, 20 yards being the minimum distance I had practiced from. I aimed at the chest cavity but almost decapitated the bird...arrow went a little high! The second bird was about a 40 yard shot, if I remember correctly. I shot him through both drumsticks. Shot a little low on that one! The second bird couldn't run anymore but he did try to flap away...which was interesting to watch. I had to call my wife to come to the blind and help me recover the birds and look for the arrows. Both arrows had bits of gristle and feather stuck in the serations as advertised. I don't know if that really helped but I did get two birds that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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