Simmons Great White

[Zeebob]

MCS… I have been using the swamp sharks and the timber sharks with my longbow..@ 42 to 43lbs.  I’ve taken 2 deer, 2 warthogs, a wildebeest, an eland and 2 kudu with swamp sharks and timber sharks..  I think the treesharks might be a bit wide for my setup and big stuff..but I’d use them for turkey and javelina.

I like the Simmons heads…

[cacciatore]

I really like the Simmons Tree Shark and I have killed more than a dozen of wild boars. I would like to test the Big White. My bows are mostly on the middle to high 50#.

[Terry Green]

I tracked Gary Swinton's javalina shot with a great white in texas on the larado tusk round hunt  hunt this year. It was basically a blood and intestine trail. The gash was unbelievable.

[Jim Jackson]

I concur these heads are massive and cause all kinds of trauma and people think they can't get through a deer unless they use some kind of ashby bullcrap tiny little narrowhead you people are So misguided.

[Bobby Sikes]

I would use them but they come back to far on my arrows, and I do not want to change arrows. Therefore I use the battle axe from centaur.

[Terry Green]

I would use them but they come back to far on my arrows, and I do not want to change arrows. Therefore I use the battle axe from centaur.

Same here.

[Wudstix]

I have the Big Game head from Centaur, the little brother.
 

[ozy clint]

2 5/16"
I thought my treesharks were huge.
I might have to get some one day.

[SpeRo]

For a new assembly I wanted to put an Simmons Interceptor but you made me hesitate with this topic 

[MCS]

Thanks for the info guys.

[Mint]

I shoot the interceptors, land sharks and swamp sharks with amazing results. No need to go up to the Great White for me.

[Flingblade]

Things were just coming into view in the first light of the day when I climbed into my blind shortly after 6 am on opening morning of the Michigan turkey season.  By 8 am I was wondering if I had set up in the wrong spot as I hadn't heard a gobble or hen yelp but then I heard a soft cluck to my right and spotted four jakes headed my way.  They stopped about 10 yards from my decoys and were acting wary so I started softly purring on my slate.  They settled down and came right in and milled around my dekes for a few minutes before heading off down the two track to my left. 

My blind was set up in a clearing with a two track to my left headed east and one to my right headed south.  My decoys were set up so any turkey that stepped out on either two track would see them. 

About an hour passed and I saw a nice tom cross the two track to my right about a hundred yards away.  He crossed from right to left and never looked my way in spite of my calling.  Another hour passed and he crossed back from left to right and again didn't look my way.  After a few more unanswered calls on my slate I put that down and pulled out my diaphragm call.  I yelped on that and he finally gobbled.  He was in the woods to my right and fairly close!  I got him to gobble three more times and after about 10 minutes of silence he came into view in full strut.  I had two hen decoys and a jake.  He was trying to call the hens to him but when they didn't come he decided he had to come in and whip the jake.  He marched right up to my jake and postured against the decoy then moved to the side of the jake and wing whipped him.  The jake deke fell over and I came to full draw.  He was still broadside in full strut when I dropped the string and watched the arrow disappear right where I was looking.  He tucked his wings down and ran off into the woods where he had come from. 

I was using my new trad tracker and watched the line feed out for a few seconds and then stop.  I thought, either the line broke or he was already down.  After a few seconds another five feet or so of line played out so I knew the line hadn't broke! I waited as long as I could stand and then got out and looked at my arrow.  A pass through with decent blood.  I started following the string but found I also had a decent blood trail.  He hadn't gone far.  They say turkeys don't bleed but they bleed pretty good when you shoot 'em with a Great White.

   

[Flingblade]

In this picture you can see where he dropped and the clearing in the distance where I shot him.

[Flingblade]

This was my first time trying out the trad tracker.  I may not be the World's Most Interesting Bowhunter but I can say, "I don't always use a string tracker, but when I do, I use a trad tracker."  It worked great!  A pretty good day!

[Flingblade]

For those interested, I was using the Simmons Great White head on an Easton FMJ shaft for a total arrow weight of 653 grains, shot out of a 61 lb. Black Widow PSRX Osage recurve.  The tom had a 10 inch beard and 1 inch spurs.  He's in the crockpot now!  Best of luck to all!

[Wudstix]

Impressive wound on that turkey.
 

[Terry Green]

For a new assembly I wanted to put an Simmons Interceptor but you made me hesitate with this topic 

Just consider what you are going to be hunting as the Great White isn't the best head for everything.  But it sure has its place in the field for some quarry.

[Terry Green]

Congrats Gary!!!

That sure went well with my coffee this morning. 

[huckbuck]

Nice work Gary, way to get it done 

[SpeRo]

For a new assembly I wanted to put an Simmons Interceptor but you made me hesitate with this topic 

Just consider what you are going to be hunting as the Great White isn't the best head for everything.  But it sure has its place in the field for some quarry.

I agree with you.

 I was planning a setup with a 590 grain arrow and the Interceptor. Seeing the post I studied a new assembly that was consistent with the Great White. But this risks being too heavy in the end; I'm afraid that the arrow will drop too quickly with 245 grains... For information, it's for a Black Widow PSA 3, 65 pounds.