Turkey Hunting >> Turkey Hunting Tips

Calling turkeys while bow hunting takes more time in comparison with the other hunting methods because hunters need to get the turkeys closer that’s why hunters must be more patient while using calling techniques. Shooting ports provide the hunter’s shooting lane that’s why every hunter must remember to double check the arrow trajectory in order to avoid nicking a window edge and deflecting the arrow.

The blackness inside a regular blind that disguises you can make seeing sight pins rather difficult, good fiber optic or a lighted sight solves this dilemma in most cases. Although regular pop-up does weight a little bit more than the wing of a fairy and require a few additional minutes, most hunters find these nuisances easily justified by the point-blank shots.

Decoys provide a visual cue that helps pulling a responding gobbler closer and position the bird for an efficient shot. When hunting without blinds, the decoy provides a point of focus which allows the hunter to draw its bow while the gobbler’s attention is focused at the turkey decoy. The positioning of the decoy depends on the hunting situation; when in a blind the hunter must set the decoys outside the front wall ( about five yards ). If the bird decides to strut right up to your decoy, you have an excellent opportunity for a deadly shot. If the bird hangs, you still have a good chance for an efficient shot. When you bow hunt turkeys without using a blind, you should place the decoys in order to draw attention away from the hunter’s position by setting up inside the hunter’s effective range. In most cases, gobblers will try to establish an eye contact with the decoy by swinging around to face the fake.

The mechanical broadheads used by turkey hunters are custom-made particularly for this type of hunting. There isn’t a better way to get such remarkable cutting diameters and accurate flight. As most of you know, a turkey has very small vital areas and that is why pin-point shooting is required in order to catch these birds thus making mechanical heads a must. If a hunter misses the mark just a little bit, the wide cutting diameters will give the hunter a slight advantage by cutting something vital or at least creating a devastating hole that assures a quick kill.

Choosing the most suitable hunting gear for bow hunting is a crucial aspect but without proper training the equipment is useless. The hunter must concentrate on 20-30 yard pin-point shots and surely he will catch many of these birds. It is advisable to practice shooting while sitting flat on your rear if you don’t have a blind, but if you do it is advisable to practice shooting from your knees.

The hunter that is shooting from inside a blind will encounter some shooting problems that in a normal shooting situation don’t appear that is why practicing well ahead of the turkey season using a lighted or good quality fiber optic sight is recommended. On a facing shot, the hunter must aim for the base of the turkey’s neck and on going away he must aim for the anus in order to make sure he finds the lungs and heart.

All things considered, bow hunting turkey is more complicated in comparison with the other hunting methods but with the proper equipment, serious training and lots of patience when calling, you can catch many of these birds.

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We offer some bow and crossbow products that you might consider purchasing:

The Ten Point Phantom CLS™ crossbow package gets you set-up with a CLS™ crossbow, a 3x Pro-View scope, an ACUdraw cocking aid, arrows, broadheads, a carry case, and many more. The crossbow utilizes Compact Limb System Technology (CLS) technology with a collection of bow assembly components that produce smooth, quiet, and vibration-free shots. It’s decorated in the exciting REALTREE® APG HD™ camo pattern.

The Fred Bear Odyssey II is an intermediate bow with 15 draw length positions for years of use. It’s designed with a machined aluminum riser, compression-molded limbs, and machined aluminum pivoting limb cups for genuine performance. This bow comes with a 3-pin fiber optic sight with metal pins, a Whisker Biscuit arrow rest, a 2-piece camouflage quiver, and 3 Satelite carbon arrows.

The Horton Tacoma TRAC-150 crossbow is designed to deliver the accuracy and dependability that Horton is famous for. The package also includes a peep/pin sight and a twist-lock 4-arrow quiver. The crossbow features 150-lb limbs, machined aluminum wheels, and a Talon custom field-grade trigger.

The Ten Point Phantom CLS crossbow package gets set-up with a CLS crossbow, a Pro-40 multi-dot scope, an ACUdraw cocking aid, arrows, broadheads, a carry case, and much more. The crossbow utilizes Compact Limb System Technology (CLS) technology with a collection of bow assembly components that produce smooth, quiet, and vibration-free shots. It’s decorated in the exciting REALTREE® APG HD™ camo pattern.

The solid, hard-hitting Horton Explorer HD 150 crossbow is designed to bring you dependable performance. It’s built around a weatherproof stock and barrel with ToughBoy wide-body limbs, a MicroFlight arrow groove, and a Dial-A-Range trajectory compensator. It comes with a 3-Dot Mult-A-Range Red Dot sight, a Hunter® Elite Lite 3-arrow quiver, 3 practice arrows, and 3 practice points.

The Barnett Revolution AVI crossbow utilizes Anti Vibration Isolation Limb technology for dependable vibration dampening. It’s crafted with a GAM™ composite stock, a CNC machined trigger and cams, and an adjustable butt plate.