Broadheads for Turkey

[PASSTHRU2]

Now that Deer season has past all I can do is practice and dream of Spring Long Beards.  What broadheads have you used with success for Turkey?I hear Rage makes a head for trad shooters?

[Mint]

The 4 Blade Muzzy Phanton worked great for me. Right through him and he jumped up at the hit and was dead when he fell. The guide said that was the quickest bow kill he had ever seen.

[Mike Vines]

I have used the 160 gr Howard Hill head with success.

[Onestringer]

I use the same for turkeys as I do for deer.  Four Blade Stingers or Slick Trick Razor tricks.  Both work extremely well.

Scott

[ssoden]

bear Razor with bleeders work great

[Tater 2]

4 blade Stingers if I am shooting Carbon or 4 blade Zwickey Deltas on woodies.

[twitchstick]

Any good sharp braodhead will work fine. The broadheads you use for deer hunting should work fine. I like the 160 gr snuffer now. I used a Zwikey 125 2 blade for my frist turkey.

[JEFF B]

Magnus1 you know the Big Bugger takes a head off clean. but has to be real hair popping sharp

[snow leopard]

i'll be using 160 grain snuffers this spring.

[BlacktailBowhunter]

I used a Magnus Stinger with the bleeder blade and a 50 grain insert on these 2 birds. However, I don't really think it matters which broadhead you use. What matters is shot placement.

After ding'ing a couple of birds last year and this year on broadside shots, I now will only look for back shots or quarting away shot. Pretty much from the base of the tail feathers up to the neck is all vitals. The way the birds pivot can make the kill zone illusive, so when they turn away I am aiming just below and between the wing joints where they attach to the body. A little high means dead and a little low means dead as well as left or right means dead.  

The kill zone on the broadside shot is small. I know a lot of guys shoot for the thigh or drum stick and have success, but a straight away or quarting away shot worked the best for me.

 

 

[greyghost]

Same as other big game, 2 blade 145 gr. Eclipse.


Earl

[SEMO_HUNTER]

I would try these--->  http://www.magnusbroadheads.com/bullhead_page.html
They appear to be capable?

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

Same all season, all game. If it works, don't fix it!

[Gary Logsdon]

I shot this KY longbeard last spring with a 250 grain VPA Terminator. GOOD NEWS, VPA is coming out with a special turkey head called the "SPUR" which should fly extremely well and put a thumping on them!

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[Bowwild]

I've killed two with NAP Spitfires.  I haven't lost a turkey with archery equipment but I'm going to the Magnus Bullhead this spring. Folks with more experience bowhunting turkey than I have are more and more recommending head shots. I don't have to wait to lose a couple birds to make me go this route. Head dead turkey or a miss is what I want.

I bought some bullheads last year and tested them in terms of arrow flight.  I was very impressed (surprised actually) with their accuracy under 20 yards - cut my turkey neck targets cleanly in half.  I won't be shooting throught the blind screen with these  babies though.

[bluegrassbowhunter]

The what aint near as important as the were...lol..

I've used bullheads with both good & bad results..the bad was my fault not the heads.."They are not 100%"...the only way they can be is if your shooting is & I don't know anybody like that..but when your on they do the job their supposed to..

 

 


This ones a magnus 2 blade,poor rascal stuck his head up at the wrong time.
 

[Gary Logsdon]

My master taxidermist friend don't like those head shots Roy; messes up their rosy blue cheeks:^)  You probably know him, Ernie Akins.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

I'm thinking seriously about giving them a try this spring myself. I wonder if they come with practice blades?
Also, for you fellas who shoot them........do you do a larger fletch like a flu flu, or just do a 4-5 fletch?
I've read that those gobbler guillotine require a 5 fletch or basically a flu flu.

Any thoughts on that?

Sorry to the original poster, didn't mean to take over your topic, but this has got to be the most humane way to take a turkey? Dead bird or clean miss, I'll take those odds.

[Bowwild]

Mine fly great on my normal hunting arrow -- 3, 4" feathers. My arrow is already 2 inches longer than my draw length.

[bluegrassbowhunter]

Originally posted by SEMO_HUNTER:

 Dead bird or clean miss, I'll take those odds.

That's a myth...what happens when ya get barely close enough to chop the beck(sp?) off...you have a bird that's fully capable of getting away & lost it's ability to feed..it will eventaully die if you can't get another arrow in it...there's several more scenerio's I could give ya...

I'm not argueing with anyone on this or trying to hijack this thread,it's just the way it is..the miss or dead bird is a huge miss conseption with these heads...

I've used them & will continue to as the need arises but know their not foolproof...