Cured Turkey Trouble With My Longbow

[IndianaBowman]

Took advantage of an opportunity that presented itself tonight. I was about 15 feet up a tree and about 50 turkeys were scratching and making all kinds of ruckus out in front of me. A group of 5 finally moved to within 15 yards and I was able to move verwy, verwy, sloowwllyy and get a shot off on the biggest hen in range. Broke the wing going in and must've heart shot it because it flopped about 5 feet and died. I 12 ringed the big hen! Lucky shot! Can't hit a big deer in the vitals at that range, but I can kill the wariest animal in the woods - doesn't make any sense to me. Anyway, the turkeys were making so much ruckus I didn't even hear or see two nice mature does sneak in on me. After I shot the turkey they ran off a little. Didn't spook but they didn't like the commotion and wouldn't come near me. The turkey died right in the trail I was watching and don't you know 3 more nice freezer specimens show up and wouldn't come into my shooting lane because there was a dead turkey blocking their way. Oh well, really proud of the turkey and the lucky shot!

 

[ishiwannabe]

I was wondering when your first post would show up(of the season)...Congrats on the bird. I managed to scare one really well a few days ago!

Nice shot.

[centaur]

Fall turkeys are a blast to watch and a blast to hunt. Congrats on a nice bird.

[Arwin]

Congrats!!! Been wanting to get one for a while now, she is a trophy!

[JEFF B]

nice turkey      

[Wannabe1]

   

[Mountain_Man]

good job!!! .. looks like an early Thanksgiving dinner to me.. I'll be waiting on the deer pics.  

[Stone Knife]

Nice bird    

[Huntrdfk]

Way to go Terry! Makes for a short tracking job when you hit them like that!    


David

[IndianaBowman]

Thanks everyone!  I forgot to add that I was shooting a TimberHawk Falcon Takedown Longbow at 66#s, Easton Legacy arrow tipped with a Rothhaar Snuffer.

Jamie, I've been a little picky lately. Had a button buck try to commit suicide this morning. He was 3 ft from the base of my tree and then finally wandered off. About 15 minutes later he came back and I grunted to see what he'd do. He just stood there until a coyote came charging in and ran him off. Tried to squeak to stop the coyote for a shot but it came out more like a sick guinea pig. I hunted Indiana and had a doe just about pull me out of my treestand when it got tangled in my pull rope. Saw 5 P&Y caliber bucks and had one just on the edge of my range at 25 yards, but he stayed in some brush. I'm now on a meat quest and any NY deer 1.5 or older is fair game. Had a devil buck at about 30 yards yesterday. Saw a really nice buck standing guard over a doe bedding in an open pasture. They are getting frisky. Tomorrow morning should be awesome. Heading back to Indiana on Thursday next week. Good luck everyone!

[woodchucker]

CONGRATULAIONS Terry!!!!!!!!!!  

[swp]

Congrats on the turkey!

[trad_bowhunter1965]

Nice bird Terry.Blake

[Shaun]

Nice bird. Luck favors the well prepared, you did everything right on that one.

[azhunter]

Good shooting...congratulations on the turkey.

[bow loving man]

Gotta love turkey on the arrow! Congrats!!

[Guru]

Way to go buddy!      

[Bill Carlsen]

Good job, Terry, Don't you hate it when things like that happen? I don't but maybe you do.

[Dave Bulla]

Good job!!!

Just curious, is that all the penetration you got?  I've only shot one turkey with my bow and it was from the ground so I expected my arrow to zip right through but it didn't.  About half an arrow out each side.  I always hear guys wanting to shoot a head that won't blow through a turkey but it seems like when you see pictures of bow killed turkeys or video, partial penetration is the norm.

[Wapiti Chaser]

Good job. Those buggars are hard to draw on. I'll be at it in the morning.