Using your bow to hunt a wild turkey takes a great deal of skill and a whole lot of patience, and very often that prevents people from even trying it, but in all honesty, its probably nothing that you can’t do as well as the next guy, with a little practice.
The factors that are going to count the most in archery hunting for your Gobbler are:
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Your bows Draw.
The ideal draw weight isn’t going to affect your means to make a good kill shot, no matter what the particular circumstances might be.
Check your bows draw weight using a bow scale and do it on a regular basis.
Vibration can actually loosen your limb bolts just enough to reduce it.
Pay attention to the sights, the strings and the rest, which are among the most important aspects of your successful hunt with the bow for any kind of game.
Your pins can slide, can break or even bend slightly, and cause a vast array of problems.
The bowstring can develop cut strands that will make it shoot poorly, and cause some dangerous issues if it breaks during a shot.
Placement of your shot is critical, particularly on a wild turkey.
The only real shot you’ve got on a wild turkey, is just about the size of a small orange and if you don’t have the vital areas, you don’t have the turkey.
A lot of hunters will practice strictly with field heads and wait til the day of their hunt to switch over.
HUGE mistake. Practice with your broadheads so that you know what you’re doing with them before you head out to hunt.
Probably the biggest thing that will affect your hunt for a turkey with a bow is being in the right time at the right place. You can be a world champion turkey caller and the best shot in the world, but if you’re clueless about how to set up and where to do it, then no matter how well you shoot, you’re not going to have the chance to show anyone.
Make sure that you’re in the right place. The smallest twig in your way is going to send that arrow skimming off to parts unknown and the turkey.. well, he will be long gone before you get a second shot.
