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coyote pup:
Yep. I've heard all kinds of amazing stories about how they were able to take a hit and keep on a truckin' (or flyin' as the case may be).  So I wanted to ask and see what kinds of points were tried and true. I guess it ain't so much the point as the shot placement, which actually I'm glad to hear. I'd hate to gimp one up in the wing. It's reassuring to know that it's pretty much an all-or-nothing at the base of the neck or just below.

I'm looking forward to trying my skill against the tasty buzzard. It'll be my first time going out for him. Thanks for all the replies  ;)

Yote Pup

mullet:
 A shot through the hips or legs will work, too. They have to be able to run before they can take off flying. So, while they are flopping, you can beat them with your bow. ;D

coyote pup:
Yeah, that'd work too!  ;D    I'm not sure how they did it, and why the turkeys didn't fly away, but in Geronimo's book "In His Own Words" he says that they used to round turkeys up on horseback and just club them - no shooting involved.  ???   Kind of sounds like that method  ;)

billy:
HEy Coyote,

I killed a gobbler back in april 2007 with my bow, and I used a stone point.  When the turkey came in, I aimed for a spot where 2 different feather types formed a "V", and I aimed for the point of the V.  It was broadside, but it was low, just below the wing but above the drumstick.  The stone point missed the lungs (it was too far back) but it severed a major artery.  that bird only ran 40 feet, stopped, sat down in the grass, and died.  I was absolutely amazed at how fast that stone point killed that bird. 

I agree with what others have said here....don't shoot a turkey in the wing, especially with a stone point.  Those wings are like damn armor, and  their bones are surprisingly heavy and stout in the wing.  Aim for just under the wing, and a broadhead or stone point should be effective. 

crooketarrow:
  I've shot 3 with knapped points Imade but I use zwicky 2 blades.The same set up as I se for deer.

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