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SHOT PLACEMENT

Crockett

Crockett

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I have always held for the wingbutt on broadside birds. Now I am hearing more and more on shooting for the hips. I guess I could see some advantage to this shot(can't run- can't fly)but it's a hard sell for me! Any thoughts/experiance on this!
 
Wingbutt, hip joint, both about the same size in my opinion. I would also say that the hip joint is a higher % recovery shot because of what you said, not able to run and then fly. I just bit the bullet and went with Aerodynamics Gobbler Guillotine and am going for head/neck shots. That way it's a kill or a clean miss.

Good luck!
 
I picked up my bludgeon's this weekend..
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Where the wing meets the body is a crap shoot. You can put one in the breast too easy. I lost two birds that way and since I started shooting at the wing spectrum have not lost one since. The whole engine is down there are there is a little more room for error.

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I have never taken the bow with me to hunt turkeys but I am going to try it this year. I haven't decided what I will shoot for broadheads (Thinking the GG since it is either hit or miss), but was wondering if anyone had a detailed diagram of the anatomy, like the one posted for the deer anatomy. Anything to help a rookie out on where to make a shot placement, I don't want to end up with a bunch of wounded birds.

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Great topic. Thanks for the picture Limbchicken. Last year was my first year turkey hunting with a bow and I made a bad shot on a tom too far forward. The picture really clears it up. I'm going with the GG this year too.
 
Thanks Limb. This is my second year with a bow for turkeys and have been going back and forth on where to shoot. That pic. helps me out for sure.
 
Thanks for the input guys! Im not a novice at bowhunting birds, and I'm also not to old to learn!!
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Thanks for the pic Limb!!
 
Turkey Shot Placement

This link has been posted before, but may help those who haven't seen it.

On the broadside shot, I agree with Limb and the picture he's posted. Shot placement down and back a bit gives better odds. The 2 gobblers that I've lost were both hit just in front of the wingbutt (breast) and flew off with my arrows before I could get to them. Both times I was using NAP Spitfires (1 1/2") with adder points behind the BH...tough birds
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I'll add another bit of information gained from personal experience. If you can get one coming straight at you, use the point where the beard comes out of the chest as your aiming point and, if you hit near it, he won't take another step. Good luck
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NWBuck
 
Well, with more than 2 dozen gobblers down now with traditional archery equipment, I still advocate the spine shot. Hit 'em there and that's where they will stay! I use big broadheads like Snuffers and feel string trackers are the best insurance for any misplaced shot bird that has any chance of running or flying off.

If you're up to it, the Guillotine definetly will do the the job. I like the "Hit or miss" concept, so long as noone slams one of them into the body...that will just leave a badly injured bird to go off and die.

http://www.bowsite.org/bowsite/features/articles/turkeycolumn/column1/
 
The DB guys say to shoot from the wingbutt back to above the legs in the upper 1/3 of the body.
Is the wing spectrum a better shot? Also, can you aim for the center of the wing spectrum when the tom is in strut?
Last question, is this the same shot as someone shooting them in the hips or is that more centered above the legs?
 
When in strut I'd put it just down, and slightly back of the wing butt. Or just shoot 'em in the mind.
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