Gobbler Guillotines out of a trad bow?

[dorris]

Its not recklessness . you have 4 blades on that thing if it turns one way or the other its going to hit blade . quit speculateing and watch the vieos thats the best proof of all .,

[Terry Green]

George, I wouldn't go as far as to call it reckless.  These heads are as big as a baseball, and bout as big as the vitals on a turkey.  They have 4 long blades, and they wouldn't have to be horizontal to take a head off or make a clean quick kill.

Finding the vitals on a turkey can be tricky with any regular Bhead...and you gotta be on your mark.

As far as head movement on a turkey, I aggree...EXCEPT when he's all fuzzed up and the head is laid back in a bed of feathers....and from what little I know about picking a spot, that's head in the bed of feather's is sho'nuff a way to pick one.  Also, there's not a lot of movement when they are standing still, and the head still stands out as a great focal point.

Everyone has to answer for themselves when it comes down to ethics, .....and if a guy maims a turkey with a Bhead a few times, and takes the head off the next three with a guillotine......then which is more ethical for that hunter?  Hard to judge other's ethics based on their abilities and past experiences.

Just a few thoughts from a guy that don't hunt turkeys, but has watched them in the field many many times.

[MikeW]

If you are good enough to put an arrow right where you want at 20 yards you shouldn't have a problem sending this broadhead within loping range of his neck. The videos sure are cool. Personally that head is just not me, I'd rather send a big snuffer at em.

I can hit bottle caps at 10 yards 7 out of 10 times and when I miss it's by less than an inch or so. Getting within 10 yards of a Turkey here in Texas with blinds isn't hard. I wouldn't give that head a second thought if I wanted to use it. I just think it's butt ugly and bow hunting is suppose to be beautiful and simple.
 

[dorris]

pretty don't kill . cause if it did i wouldnt never kill anything .    

[buckeye_hunter]

LOL Dorris!!    If I were there and looks could kill...well...everything would be safe!!
-Charlie

[hunt it]

I tried them this year. A real pain to carry this thing into the bush. Not suited to any quiver I have, not fun to assemble in the dark when you get to your location. As for neck shots, well it didn't go as planned for me. My eye locked on that great big red head and thats exactly where I smaked him, in the head. The guillotine sliced open his head and gave him one heck of an ear ache. He flew away, making it about 30yrds before crashing to the ground. I'll be using a 190 Simmons next year!

[Curtiss Cardinal]

I honestly didn't think this question would cause this great a debate.

[George D. Stout]

Call em as you see em folks.   I shot class A barebow bowhunter in NFAA rounds, but I wouldn't think myself good enough to shoot at turkey necks with an arrow mounted scythe 8^).  To each his own.  I kinda' like the original mousetraps.

[J-dog]

Agree with Dorris on this one,

We all make mistakes and as George said none of us are as good as we think we are. But a head neck shot is no different than a vital shot on a deer. Every arrow we shoot we want to be perfect but it isn't to be.

As the old saying goes you will hit closer to the center of a golf ball than you will a basketball. I think some on here are equating a bigger target to better results? not a good philosophy.

later

J

[J-dog]

That 190 simmmons is a scythe in itself! LOL

Later

J