1st Archery Turkey

[Ishootwinchester]

Over the past 2 years, I've had the opportunity to hunt a 3000 acre tract of land that is loaded with birds. Not an open invite but a couple hunts each season. Last year I hunted solo with the bow and got busted while drawing back on a bird at 20 yards. After that failed attempt, I grabbed the gun and killed a bird within the hour. This place is literally loaded with birds like I have never seen before.

This year I was on a mission to stick one with an arrow. Me and a buddy setup a ground blind at the edge of a field before daylight. The birds weren't very vocal at all that morning but at about 7:10 a group of 4 gobblers roosting on top of one another started fighting on the limb. They were about 150 yards in the woods behind us and proceeded to gobble a couple times in unison after this. My buddy gave them a couple soft yelps on the call and they all fired back. We shut up and let the show take place.

Within 5 minutes, a hen dropped down in the edge of the field and worked up inside of the decoys. Not but a few minutes after that, we notice 2 long beards bobbing down a firebreak headed our direction. They came out into the field and got a little wary at 35 yards. I wasn't comfortable shooting past 30 so I told my buddy to shoot one if he thought they weren't going to come play. He raised his gun and took the safety off when I noticed they started working towards us. I called his shot off and they closed the gap 10 yards. He ranged them at 25 yards for me and I watched the lead bird get a little sketched out. I drew back and eased to a shooting window. The lead bird turned his back to me and I let an arrow fly into his back. The broadhead took out both lungs and completely cut the heart into 2 pieces.


Take Away #1 - Ground blinds are wild and provide almost an unfair advantage
Take Away #2 - Turkeys cannot tote double lung/heart shots very well
Take Away #3 - I am truly blessed to have the opportunity to hunt at this place. I have not heard a gobble/seen a bird in 3 hunts elsewhere since then



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[Chuck the Duck Slayer]

Guess you need to change your screen name.

Congrats on the bird

[JJ1965]

That’s awesome! Congrats!

[Shallow Minded]

Congrats. Def hard to do

[BCR3]

Awesome!

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[BRR]

Well the ground blind alone was enough to make it not count, but the decoy spread completely negates the hunt. Hope you are happy with the turkey execution, it sure wasn't a hunt.....
Talk to duckman1 if you want to really hunt a turkey with a bow.

[Catdaddy]

Congrats on your bird. It's no easy task with a bow.

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[FLS]

Congrats

[Coastal Woodie]

Congrats

[coonsqualler01]

Congrats! Bet his spurs matched his beard!

[WhitewaterDuck]

Ground blinds provid almost an unfair advantage? Maybe with a gun, but I’ll tip my hat to anyone that can make themselves sit in a tent still hunting turkeys. I used to buy a fall turkey tag every year I deer hunted in Ohio. I hunt out of a climber, and I don’t choose spots where I don’t have decent cover around me at hunting height. I saw and had turkeys coming to me every year and was always up and ready to draw long before they got in range. Out of 8 or 9 seasons there, I got off exactly one shot, and it did not end with a dead turkey. Saw Shane Simpson kill one with a recurve, but it was a Merriams, and an eastern is a whole-notger-beast. I’d say ground blinds are a must to have any reasonable chance at sticking an eastern with an arrow. Congrats on that successful kill!

[DJP]

Congratulations!

[TheVisorGuy]

Good job

[SCBUCKSLAYER]

Really nice

[banded_mallard]

Well the ground blind alone was enough to make it not count, but the decoy spread completely negates the hunt. Hope you are happy with the turkey execution, it sure wasn't a hunt.....
Talk to duckman1 if you want to really hunt a turkey with a bow.

Some people just can’t help it, smdh. Congrats on the kill it is an accomplishment for sure.

[FLS]

Well the ground blind alone was enough to make it not count, but the decoy spread completely negates the hunt. Hope you are happy with the turkey execution, it sure wasn't a hunt.....
Talk to duckman1 if you want to really hunt a turkey with a bow.

Douche move. Make you feel better about yourself?

[2thDoc]

Well the ground blind alone was enough to make it not count, but the decoy spread completely negates the hunt. Hope you are happy with the turkey execution, it sure wasn't a hunt.....
Talk to duckman1 if you want to really hunt a turkey with a bow.

ha
duckman uses a blind, too.


Good job, though. Its fun to try with the bow. You got it done!

[Drylok]

Good for you!

[Arrowman]

Congrats!

[w33kender]

Well the ground blind alone was enough to make it not count, but the decoy spread completely negates the hunt. Hope you are happy with the turkey execution, it sure wasn't a hunt.....
Talk to duckman1 if you want to really hunt a turkey with a bow.

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