Broadheads?

[Shedhuntermd]

I am sure this topic has been thrown around, but I must have missed it. What types of broad head/mechanicals do you guy use for turkey's and do you weigh your turkey’s field dressed or not? I grazed a long beard with a Muzzy, and my friend shot one last Saturday with a 2" cutting diameter Spitfire, and the freaking turkey flew off!!!! I was filming my friend Tom was the shooter everything went as planned, I videoed him on roost, gobbling on roost, fly from roost, in full strut, and the impact shot, but the stinking bird flew off! What can we do different besides head shots

Call me crazy, but we get the Turkey so close with our decoys I have been thinking about trying to use bow fishing equipment, A. They could not fly with that heavy arrow and B. they would be attached to your bow, what do you think?

 

[Limb Chicken]

Rocket Hammerhead and Wasp Jak-hammer

 

[Bodeen]

Both of the birds I got this spring were shot with 100 grain Spitfires. I have shot turkeys with Thunderheads also, 100 and 125 grain, all but one the arrow stayed in them. I think any good broadhead will work, as long as it is put in the right spot.

All of mine get weighed fully intact on certified scales at an official check station.
The first turkey I ever killed I field dressed and skinned. I have not done another since. I breast them out and take the meat off of the drum sticks.

 

[muddy]

i've killed turkeys with mostly muzzy broadheads. last year i tried 3 bladed rocket miniblasters with good success. this year i went to muzzy's with arrow stoppers behind them. the center arrow is what i used to kill this srpings bird, the rocket expandable i headshot a tom last fall as well. next turkey i kill i'm going to use my new toys. 4 bladed rocket hammerheads, they are wicekd looking and i got a great price at central iowa archery!!

 

[Shedhuntermd]

I would like to know if anyone here has tried the turkey guillotine? I would assume it would fly erratically, but all you need is 15 yards.

 

[docH]

In regards to the Gobbler Guillotines, the owner of my local archery shop used them on his bird. He said that he was skeptical at first, but after trying them, they fly true. He shot his bird at about 20 yards and dropped him. I haven't tried them myself, but when you figure their cutting path, they don't have to be the most accurate. With a 4" cutting path there's a lot of room for error.

 

[Shedhuntermd]

Thanks Muddy! I think that the Muzzy on the left would do the trick where could I pick up some of thoses arrow stoppers?
And thanks DOC for your input!

 

[muddy]

muzzy makes "grasshopper points" or something along that line that would fit the bill for ya. they come in packs of 4 or 6 i think. personally i like the adder point which is the middle picture. they stop the arrow but they also make the hole even bigger and cause more shock and damage. just my two cents. either one properly placed will do it to it.