Turkey Kill Zone Question

maddog · Post by **maddog** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:48 am

Can anyone show or tell me of the best kill zone on a turkey using arrows??
Thanks,
Bill

ComfyBear · Post by **ComfyBear** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:08 am

maddog wrote:Can anyone show or tell me of the best kill zone on a turkey using arrows??
Thanks,
Bill

If using a shotgun aim for head/ base of neck area.

If using archery equipment (arrows)
Point of Aim on a:
Side shot - where the wing joins the body.
Front shot - where the beard is attached to the body (just below neck)
Rear shot - if tail is fanned (the "poop shute" ie: a-hole), otherwise backbone, just ahead of base of tail.

Happy Hunting.

Good hunting.

A.W · Post by **A.W** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:10 am

http://www.bowhunting.net/wildturkey.ne ... eShot.html

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:36 am

Here is a link from the NWTF that shows shot placement at the bottom of the page. A little write up as well.
http://www.nwtf.org/Spring_Tips-2006/z_ ... nting.html

I used to have another site with better pics but can't find it right now but will keep looking.

Hope this helps for now.

ecoaster · Post by **ecoaster** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:38 am

The vital area is quite small, so you want the broadhead to stay in the bird after the shot. As the bird flops around the head will continue to do damage, increasing the chance of not losing the bird.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:20 am

I found my old links but very few of them work today. But I was able to retrieve the pictures form my old computer so I will post here.

The back shot is the best as the bird is normally looking away and any shot on the center of the back will drop it on the spot.

With a strutting bird it is a litle different, the fan blocks your sight of the kill zone and the body is usually at a different angle.

The side shot is good if ou can get little or no movement in sighting in on the bird. Right at the base of the wing where it attaches to the body.

The toughest shot, but in my opinion, the prettiest is the head on shot. I normally try to wait for a side shot over the head on shot as the bird is looking at me. In conditions like this, I try not to move any in fear of spooking the bird. But if you deceide to take this shot, right at the base of the beard.

Try not to cut the beard off when taking this shot, might be difficult in explaining to the check station as to why it no longer has a beard

. Honestly I do not think that would be a problem, but who knows

.

Hope this helps all that might need it.

maddog · Post by **maddog** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:33 am

Wow

Thanks, Comfybear,A.W,Tom and ecoaster......The response was just what I needed. Now, excuse me, I have to go out and find a turkey!
Bill

ecoaster · Post by **ecoaster** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:59 am

Hey Tom thanks for the pictures. So that's what they look like up close

. I only saw them at 50 yards or farther.

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:15 pm

ComfyBear wrote:(the "poop shute" ie: a-hole)

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