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bowhntineverythingnh03743:
I have gone after turkeys for the last year with traditional tackle. Right now I am shooting a Bezaleel Bow Works cougar recurve 55# @ 28. I have found that hunting turkeys is always better with a ground blind tent. I just picked up a new Barronet Blind which is 80 inches tall. It was reasonably priced at $150.
Last year on opening day I watched as four big toms strutted around in a corn field with three hens for about two hours. Finally I was able to call a two year old tom away from the ladies with my Jake Mobile decoy with a real jake fan. A single hen out in front of him was all that was needed to bring this boy in hot. I grabbed my recurve and waited with a white knuckle grip. I was shaking so bad as he came in. He strutted right up to my decoy and started to jump and spurred it only ten yards away from my blind. I concentrated on the spot I wanted my arrow to hit. Drawing my arrow back I released and... SWOOSH!!! My arrow blew right through the feathers on the back of the bird. He jumped and walked off putting. Didn't connect that day but that was a successful hunt in my eyes.
On another note... if you have a black backed blind.... where black shirt and black face paint.... you will be invisible to the game. Justin (New Hampshire)
This year I hope to go with my own osage self bow... enough with the lam bows
lowell:
I'm looking forward to season too...but my season is 1 month after my knee replacement which is this Friday.
I have my blind set up just 60 yards from my shop and hope I can make it to it to hunt in a month. Turkeys seem to travel through, past the blind this time of year!!
I set a Pretty Boy decoy just maybe 3-5 yards in front of blind with a hen off to the side ( as in picture)
I also tie a string onto the tom decoy so I can add some movement to make a tom feel like coming in for a fight!!
I have used to same short osage for the past couple years as it needs to be short to be able to shoot from blind.
Good luck all!!
Cacatch:
Awesome Lowell !! That's how you do it. I may have to borrow your string idea. What size blind is that? And how long is that Osage bow? Looks pretty short, like maybe 48 or 50". Nice looking turkey, hope you do it again this year!
CP
lowell:
Thanks Cacatch,
The bow is 53" NTN
Not sure of the blind size . It's just a cheapy Ameristep Doghouse which is not the largest available but just bought another on sale for $49.
Cacatch:
Awesome, heck yeah. Did you have to practice a lot shooting out of the window to get used to it?
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