Arrow Weight -- Turkey Hunting

[TexasTrad]

I was considering using my 3d setup for turkey hunting.  However, I am concerned that my arrows may be too light.  They are the gold tip ulra lights and weigh about 340 grains with a 125 tip.  That is about 7.2 grains per inch out of my 47# at 30" Morrison Cheyenne.

I am getting about 200 fps with this setup

I was considering using a 125 grain snuffer.

Is this too light for turkeys?

[wollelybugger]

The only reason turkeys are hard to kill is because they have such a small heart and lung area. Penetration is not much of a problem. I think your setup would work fine. A String tracker is a great help in recovery after hitting a bird. They only die on the spot in the movies.  

[Don Stokes]

No.

[Shawn Leonard]

Penetration is a major problem with Turkeys, I have only shot thru one or two when hit properly. I would shoot at least 9gpp. for them. I have shot them with bows ranging from 42#s to 70#s and always shot at least 9gpp. and Snuffers. Also, if Bob sees you are shooting under 8gpp. I think he would void any warranty on your bow. Shawn

[joe skipp]

Turkeys are tough. I shoot heavy Cedars and 160gr Snuffers from 55# bows.

[Broken Arrow 1]

Turkeys are very tough and I would recomend using a heavier arrow.

[Orion]

Turkeys are tough to penetrate for two reasons.  Multiple layers of feathers can play havoc with the broadhead and retard arrow penetration.  Second, turkeys are relatively light, physically.  When hit with an arrow, their entire body tends to move with the force of the impact, further retarding penetration.  A heavy (ier) arrow deals with both of those characteristics better than a light (er) arrow.