Best broadhead for stopping turkeys???

DrDan · Post by **DrDan** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:55 pm

I thought I'd try crossbow this year for Spring Turkey and wonder what points I need to put on the bolts for this type of hunting.

Thanks

ch312 · Post by **ch312** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:23 pm

any of the newer excailibur crossbows are powerful enough to send big broadheads through a turkey. you can just use the same broadheads you would use for deer if you like but you would want to add a stopper on your bolt...

zwickey scorpio's are good...

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:41 pm

I see some are using blunt tips, or grapplers. I am going to try the Shocker brand, less fine tuning than a broadhead..

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:07 pm

Iwill be using 1 1/8 100 gr Slick Tricks and Zwickey Grapplers with either my TP Titan or Vixen.

DrDan · Post by **DrDan** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:40 pm

How the heck do you see where them Shockers are hitting? Can you shoot them at a "Block" without tearing them up?

I'm getting excited about this. I can surely hit anything with the crossbow at shotgun range as big as a turkey!

Doe Master · Post by **Doe Master** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:29 am

I saw those gobbler getter bh`s so I decided to take my jackhammers and grind the tip a bit . They fly great but have always had the birds stay at shotgun distance when I have the bow out .

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:52 am

Initially I practiced on a loosly filled burlap bag, once I realized they fly identical to a field point (to about 35 yards) I gave up on practice. The first shocker got it's wire things bent up pretty bad, an easy fix with a pair of needle nose. I have one for practice and one to use.
I wouldn't suggest shooting a block with one, that would probably be the last thing it does..

DrDan wrote:How the heck do you see where them Shockers are hitting? Can you shoot them at a "Block" without tearing them up?

I'm getting excited about this. I can surely hit anything with the crossbow at shotgun range as big as a turkey!

chris4570 · Post by **chris4570** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:27 pm

Pydpiper wrote:I see some are using blunt tips, or grapplers. I am going to try the Shocker brand, less fine tuning than a broadhead..

Are shocker points basically blunts with claws to prevent the arrow from digging in the ground?

If so you can't use them on turkey in Ontario. Archery equipment must meet the same requirements as for deer. ie; broadhead with at least 2 razor sharp, straight edges.

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:39 pm

Well that just saved me a world of embarassment! You are exactly right, it does require the same broadhead as large game.. Glad that was caught now..

I am sure I would have figured it out before the season started, I don't do the turkey course until next weekend..
Thanks Chris..

chris4570 wrote:
Pydpiper wrote:I see some are using blunt tips, or grapplers. I am going to try the Shocker brand, less fine tuning than a broadhead..
Are shocker points basically blunts with claws to prevent the arrow from digging in the ground?

If so you can't use them on turkey in Ontario. Archery equipment must meet the same requirements as for deer. ie; broadhead with at least 2 razor sharp, straight edges.

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:05 pm

Digger wrote:Iwill be using 1 1/8 100 gr Slick Tricks and Zwickey Grapplers with either my TP Titan or Vixen.

Digger, how do you put the Zwickey Grapplers on your bolt. I'm also going to hunt turkeys with my crossbo this spring.

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:45 pm

Easiest way to install Zwickeys, is to use a bullet head field point on your shaft, slide the grappler over the field point onto the shaft. unscrew the field point and install the BH you desire.

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:49 am

Just thought I'd add my 2¢ to the discussion. I've never specifically hunted turkey with my crossbow. I have hunted during the late archery-only season for turkey, but I was really after deer. If a turkey had come past I'd have arrowed it though. I carried the same broadheads I use for deer. The ones I have found to be very accurate and have great cutting ability. The only difference between my deer arrow and my turkey arrows is the addition of the Zwickey "Scorpio" to the arrow. The scorpio is easy to add as described in a previous post, and in the testing I've done with it does not change the flight characteristics of the arrow at hunting ranges.
As far as spring turkey hunting the shotgun gets the call. That decision is a result of my personal definition of ethics. I will use the legal method that offers me the best chance of making a quick clean kill with the least chance of wounding and loosing the game I'm hunting. Not trying to start a debate on that subject, but I'm not going to use a method that is possibly less efficient just to be able to say I've killed one that way. In the late archery-only season the crossbow is the best choice for me, but in the spring the shotgun gives me the best chance. I'm not criticizing anyone who hunts them with their crossbow, and I'm not calling them unethical, I'm simply saying for me, the shotgun (when legal) is the method I feel is best.

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:04 am

Where to shoot them…

Lots of fluffed up feathers on a strutting turkey..

grndhntr · Post by **grndhntr** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:40 pm

anybody try the gobbler guillitine (sp?) with a crossbow? Looks like they fly pretty well from compound bows and like they say "want 'em dead, lop off their head with the guillitine". I've seen some impressive videos of gobblers getting shot with them...Used by hunters who want to get a head :^)

grndhntr · Post by **grndhntr** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:42 pm

They are pricey though- I saw them at a local store for $10 a piece and I think they would only be tough enough for one shot.