[TREECLIMBER]

Have taken a turkey with the bow? If you have not, have you thought about trying?

 

[tha bugman]

have a hard enough time hitting them in the head with a shotgun

 

[beardsandbones]

I'm with bugman on this one. I don't get to many chances so I will stick with the old shotgun. Wish I had enough time and turkeys to do it.

 

[julian]

I have always wanted to, but it is hard to limit myself so. I have had plenty of October opportunities with the bow, but of course did not shoot as it was not turkey season. However, it is cool putting the pin on them just for fun.

 

[brewer03]

I gave up after 3 years of trying with a bow.... My heart got to beating so hard that I couldnt draw back.... I will make a suggestion is to drop the draw weight

 

[bow hunter]

I'd love to try but like some of you it's hard enough with a shotgun let alone a bow.  I might try it if i get two birds and have an opportunity at a third.  I tried it up in Nebraska while deer hunting (they have a fall archery turkey season) but didn't have an opportunity at a longbeard. 

 

[DC1]

Would try it if I had private land and lots of turkeys .

 

[deerhunt1988]

Got a bit ****y and took it a few times during just my second season of turkey hunting. Believe it or not I got a shot at a longbeard the second time I took it. I hit the bird but didn't recover him and it made me think twice about taking the bow again. Only time I remember taking it since was fall hunting on our land.

 

[gobblergettervideo]

I have killed 3 but have laid off of bowhunting them the last few years because you have to hunt them different and its not my style.  I never hunted with a blind so you sometimes have to set up where you dont want too or more importantly you cant set up where you need to be.  I always felt accomplished when i stuck one but still theres no feeling like putting that bead on that head.

 

[beaverslayer]

I've killed a couple with a bow.  Hunted just like I do with a shotgun.  Waited till they went behind a tree, drew, and when they came out released.  I shot the first one while on my knees and the second I was standing up with my back against a large tree.  If I get into some birds, I may try it again this year.  Oh, by the way the second one had a 11 3/4" beard and 1 3/8 spurs and was killed in a heavily hunted area.  I think if you have enough patience, it ain't that hard. 

 

[ducksnbucks]

I'm going to try for the first time this year if I can kill the first one with a shotgun. Iv been hearing that using a pop up blind is the best way??

 

[wallis]

I have in the fall, from a treestand. I've never tried in the spring. Sitting in a blind over a decoy just doesn't do it for me, and any other way is dang near impossible unless you're sitting in a blind over a corn pile.

 

[eatsleephunt00]

been sayin i'm gonna take the bow for 3 years .. just cant get away from the shotgun.. like most of yall said it's hard enough shootin one with a shotgun, much less a bow.. i will eventually try it out, just gonna have to pry myself away from the benelli

 

[limhangr]

gonna try it this year after I kill one with the shotgun and get the monkey off my back for the year

 

[Preachaman]

I think about it daily, but never have done it...one day my friend, one day!

 

[mwest]

Haven't yet asked the turkeys for that much punishment. Maybe one day though.

 

[Gar hole]

For some reason it just never set me on fire. May try it someday though

 

[surehuntsalot]

have a hard enough time with a gun,although I am moving down to a 20ga this year