Bullheads

[Hoosier_hunter157]

For anyone who has tried turkey hunting with bullheads, what was your arrow setup and how did they fly? What was you bow/arrow setup (e.g. Draw weight, draw length, arrow spine, bullhead weight, etc...)? Lastly, what was your hunt outcome? This thread is not intended to debate head vs body shooting turkeys.

[KSdan]

Josh- do a search for this as well.  There had been a variety of discussion on this over the years.  There was a video on here of one Tradganger who showed a Bullhead bounce off the head just wounding the bird.  I think others had  better success.

Dan in KS   

[mnbwhtr]

My setup is Bear T/D 58" 48# gold tip 35/55 arrows. I practice on a bag hanging from a frame I made just for this. As long as the blades are all tight and aligned they will shoot perfectly. I haven't seen the video mentioned so i can't comment on that but the birds I've taken dropped like a rock. My wife has taken a turkeys head off with a 42# compound also.

[suburbanirma]

I used the 125g Bullhead on my recent Kansas hunt. I took a gobbler with a 10 yard shot by hitting it in the neck in the area of the wattles. The target area is like shooting at a section of garden hose. One of the blades broke off with the hit, but the tom didn't go very far and left a great blood trail. My setup included Easton infuse 500 arrows (29.5"), five-inch feathers, and a 56" recurve bow. I practiced on a pillow suspended by a rope.
You have to shoot through an open window (no mesh screen) of your popup blind, so you have to be careful not to let the bird see ANY movement.

[katman]

Hit a Tom in the neck with one, blade broke and yes the screws were tight. Bird walked off after beating up my decoy. Won't be using them again.

[wood carver 2]

I shot them for the first time today. I used cardboard tubes for targets with a big foam target block covered with a soft rug as a backstop, and as I had to shoot indoors today due to the bad weather, I covered the floor with a rug and canvas bags. I shot both 100 gr. and 125 gr. heads on a Victory arrow as well as a Bloodsport arrow. My shots were limited to only 9 yards, but the arrows flew like darts. At first I shot thin walled tubes, but when I shot a thick walled tube, the head sliced right through. It sure is a fun way to practice. I like to see things go flying after a hit.
I did break one blade off a 125gr. head. It took a hard bounce after slicing off a thick walled tube, and I don't know why, but one blade snapped off at the screw.
I like these heads and I can't wait till the 23rd. of the month!
Dave.
Oh, and I was shooting a 57# bamboo longbow.

[Hoosier_hunter157]

Good stuff guys, thanks for the comments so far.

[pdk25]

Dropped a Jake in it's tracks last year.  Used a GT kinetic 400 with insert/outsert that weighs either 50 or 75 grains.  Got one with me in the blind right now, but my first arrow is Black Eagle instinct 350 with a 200 grain D-CAP Broadhead, which is alot more sturdy.  I probably will only use decapitating broadheads from now on as my first option. Using TT recurve 55#@29".

[Hoosier_hunter157]

Those D-Caps look wicked! I like that they 175 grains.

[Hoosier_hunter157]

*200 grains

[BowArkie]

*200 grains

Single bevel too!

[pdk25]

[pdk25]

Not my pic, just for reference.

[katman]

That's a good looking head, they addressed the weak blades and added weight, nice.

[Fritz]

I just wacked 2 gobblers in Ks with the bullheads. 50# longbow and shooting 11gr/in. No decapitations, but man did it mess those 2 birds up. Everyone has their own experiences with these heads, but I will continue to use them until I see a problem. Shot distance on both turkeys was around 7-8yrds.  Both went down quickly. One bent blade was all the damage to the heads. I like the look of those D caps.

[pdk25]

They worked for me this morrning.

[Fritz]

Nice bird! Congrats!

[Fritz]

Here's mine from Ks.
http://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=161232.0

[Bisch]

I’m really liking the looks of those DCAP’s!!!!!

Bisch


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[varmint101]

$30 per head, but the Dcaps do looks sweet!