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Author Topic: Turkey Broadhead  (Read 420 times)

Offline Steel

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Turkey Broadhead
« on: December 02, 2008, 12:27:00 PM »
What Broadheads are you guys using with Trad bows for Wild Turkey? We have Fall archery season for turkeys and I have been busy hunting deer and desided it was time to have a change of pace and get the blind out and go stick a turkey. I have been using Mangus 150gr 2-blade Buzzcuts on deer/hogs but also have some Mangus 150gr Snuffers I thought the bigger cut may be better on turkeys.My longbow is only 48Lb so I don"t what to big of a cut.

Offline dan ferguson

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2008, 12:44:00 PM »
You can kill them with any sharp one placed well, butttttt there vitals are small and they are really tough, I,ve had the best luck with big 3 blade broadheads the more damage you do the better your recovery chances are. You have plenty of bow.

Offline twosheds

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2008, 01:01:00 PM »
I personally shoot Zwickey Eskimo 4bld on all game. They sure do a number on turkey's when put in the wing butt. I would stick with anything three or four blade. Dan is right, their vitals are very small and your bow will be fine with Snuffers. tripper
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Offline Riverstick

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2008, 03:15:00 PM »
As Dan said turkeys are tough and the vitals are very small (less than the size of a grapefruit). If you shoot the three blades the best then use them. If you shoot the stingers the best then use those. But acuracy and knowing where the vitals are when they are in strut and when they are not is most important.

Offline DaveBriner

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2008, 07:25:00 PM »
I bought the magnus bullheads for my wheelie before I had my BW.  I'm going to throw those on before the spring season and see how they do with my CE heritage arrows.  I'll post when I get around to testing them out.
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Dave
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Offline Charles Sorrells

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2008, 07:53:00 PM »
G5 Striker Magnum (1.5 inch cutting diameter) 125 grain...3 fixed blades that do the trick immediately.
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Offline Kingstaken

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2008, 10:29:00 PM »
Steelforce Talon works well
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Offline Recurve50 LBS

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2008, 11:26:00 PM »
I have 125 Snuffers for turkeys. I haven't shot any turkeys with them yet but I've seen pictures of the devestating holes they put in critters.
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Offline Guru

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2008, 05:27:00 AM »
Well tuned is of course the most important thing....bigger is better with turks!

 I've killed a whole bunch of them with 160 Snuffers...wicked!
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Offline Don Batten

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2008, 05:49:00 AM »
Tree shark with small v filed into the point. DB
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Offline razorsharptokill

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2008, 08:00:00 AM »
Snuffer was really effective!
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Offline acolobowhunter

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2008, 02:54:00 PM »
I use my Zwikey Eskimos and they have taken several.  As everyone else said, you have to put them in the wing butt and they won't go far.

Offline SlowBowinMO

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2008, 03:33:00 PM »
Turkeys = Snuffers   :D
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Offline Bowhunter4life

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2008, 03:50:00 PM »
Snuff the Turk, bigger the Snuff the better!
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Online Ybuck

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2008, 05:12:00 PM »
Call me crazy, but i used a Rocky Mt. Snyper expandable on the Tom i shot last May. I like the large cutting diameter for turkeys.
Steve.

Offline La. bowhunter

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2008, 10:13:00 PM »
Whatever I shoot everything else with.
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Offline Van/TX

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Re: Turkey Broadhead
« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2008, 08:45:00 PM »
Believe it or not this head was designed for turkey.  Doubt many folks are using them for such though  :)  ...Van

 
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