Body shot. Slick Trick 4 blade.
Never had an issue with a bow and a turkey. Hit'em at the top of the drumstick and down they go.
I wouldn't mind trying a gullitone type of bh once.
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2024 Turkey Thread
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Body shot. Slick Trick 4 blade.
Never had an issue with a bow and a turkey. Hit'em at the top of the drumstick and down they go.
I wouldn't mind trying a gullitone type of bh once.
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I'd look for a 2 3/4 Apex #9 TSS load for hunting. You shoot it at 30 and see how it does pattern wise with the TSS. Let your 9 year old shoot it a few times with the lightest birdshot you can find just for fun and familiarization. In a real hunt, recoil will not be felt or remembered. Just don't put a scope on it with short eye relief. Open sighted or a red dot farther out will be fine.
The only ones I’ve ever felt were 2 misses……
Gonna need you to stop using the M word on a family site.
Wouldn’t have much to talk about this season then……ha
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Went with these, Bass Pro has the upright and feeder hen combo on clearance and frugile me won out for once since I had a gift card that would pay for them. My son has been driving my wife crazy practicing his calling so I am just going to use that excitement to my advantage; you can go but you have to carry x y and z. Less bulky if I have a pack mule.
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Don’t worry about getting a turkey choke either, try it with a factory full and see how it does. TSS is hard so it patterns tighter than lead. Chances are a 9 yr old can’t hit a turkey at 45-50 yards anyway. Also tell him to aim at the base of the neck. Chances are he’s going to jerk it and shoot high. Hell I aim at the base of the neck past 45. Its worked for me quite a few times. I just have to pick a little more shot out of the breast.
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On another note, I got invited me to go hunt Marian’s on 20k acres of private land in Wyoming in late April. I’m super stoked! It will be just two of us hunting for 3 days, and we are the only ones who will hunt it all yr.
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Hey bud, thanks for inviting me….its going to be a blast!
In all seriousness, that sounds like almost heaven to me! You’re blessed! Pictures please whether you score or not. Enjoy!
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They just came out with a folding silhouette gobbler ~ hen combo for $65.
https://higdonoutdoors.com/products/flex-turkey-tom-and-hen-silhouette
I load 1-3/8oz of TSS 9s for my kids in a 2-3/4in 20 gauge hull. It doesn't bother them a bit. They are 9 and 10
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It’s crazy how far decoys have come. I have tried all different types and have done the best hunting without a decoy so that’s how I roll.
I always carry the old foam flextones on standby in the truck for some reason though.
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Shot a few gobblers with those myself! TIP: Color them up a bit to rejuvenate them with colored sharpies or a good fabric paint. Hard decoys use a model paint or some similar kind of acrylic.
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Hey bud, thanks for inviting me….its going to be a blast!
In all seriousness, that sounds like almost heaven to me! You’re blessed! Pictures please whether you score or not. Enjoy!
I plan on taking tons of pics. I’ve never been to Wyoming, and I’m really not to concerned about killing a turkey. I’m just excited that I have 20k acres to roam for a few days.
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In my vest is a hydration bladder, glass over slate pot call, two strikers, 2 mouth calls( ghost cut, combo cut) wing bone, box call, TP in a zip lock, a couple granola bars. Sometimes I have a crow call but don't really use it often.
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RUN & GUN:
Chest rig with small binocs, two or three of my home made diaphragms, a “Metal Mouth” from Dave Halloran with two strikers, Hooty Hoot, an old PS Olt crow call, HS Strut hawk screamer, trumpet or wing bone sometimes a Harn box. Marsupial Gear bird bag with a Nalgene pocket, couple of side pouches for gloves, extra gloves, facemask, tp, sand paper, brown or green scrubby for the strikers, I’ll carry blue carpenter chalk and super fine sand paper if I take my box call. Shells, Thermacell with extra pads and butane. Blaze turkey tote bag if on public. I also carry the fleece pad from Treehopper to sit on.
BOWHUNTING FROM A BLIND: Basically everything listed above but add decoys in the MG Large Bird Bag with stakes, after putting in the Ameristep doghouse blind (also fits in large bird bag, I like it because it folds into a round shape that’s easier to carry in a bird bag), and everything is strapped to my Waldrop pac seat. I carry my bow in my left hand and any extra decoys in my right hand. If the weather isn’t going to be bad I’ll have my blind set up the day before I plan to hunt.
Started scouting today and moving some cameras around. I’ve been watching turkey hunting for about a month now. Get back familiar with the wingbone and breaking in a new Cutting 1.5 phram. Ordered some new Kluk calls. Turkey ninja shells on way also. Have plenty but that is not enough. Got a month to go so it’s about to get serious. Listening in the mornings and evenings to keep tabs. I love this time of year.