https://imgur.com/a/G0SCq First of all I have to thank all the trad gang for the helpful info!
This is my first turkey, and my first trad harvest.
Never would have been successful without the wealth of knowledge here.
Shot placement on a turkey, I never would have considered that the vitals were up near the top!
Shot at 22 yds no blind, just waited for a flock I saw earlier that had split up to rejoin, and waylaid them in between. Let the real turkeys call the other real turkeys and waited, blended into a tree. Drew when this lead Tom went behind a bush, shot when he was in the open again, thank goodness our brains go auto pilot, arrow went right where I was looking.
Went thru both lungs and just clipped top of the heart severing one of the big blood vessels.
Although the arrow passed through the bird, it stayed in till he did his third somersault, it then fell out, he went maybe 30 ft, and that was cause it was a very steep side hill, otherwise he would not have made it ten feet.
Used my Black River 45lb Hybrid bow, Easton axis trad 500 spine arrows, 75grain insert 150 grain Eclipse single bevel broad heads , arrow 515 grains 19.4 foc. 170 fps
There is an amazing amount of bone surrounding the vitals.
It's no wonder they are considered a tough bird. Small vitall area and very little room for error with shot placement
Been shooting everyday since November, and it definitely paid off!
Topic: Any Turkeys yet???? (Read 3701 times)
