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lowell:
but it didn't make meat.  :( 

 Hunted with my son today and he got a 27#er at 6:15 (with gun).  He was in woods about 80 yards from me and I was in an open field.  We talked and he left and I said I'd stay and hunt longer. 

 About an hour later a few birds began gobbling again.  I had one in woods that would gobble to my calls.  I was paying attention to him when all of a sudden 3 jakes walked right in front of my blind just outside of my jake decoy.  I drew but they saw me and spooked....no shot. 

 Just a few minutes later the tom I had been calling stepped out of the woods and headed my way.  He walked behind the jake tail of my decoy at about 8 yards.  When his head was behind the tail I drew and whe he took another step I let the arrow go.  Hit him right where I wanted ...where it had killed others I had hit in the same spot.  This time I was using stone.

  He walked off slow and low with my arrow sticking straight out from his side..  I called to him and by then a jake had also come into decoys.  The hit bird was out about 40 yards and started to circle back and even half way puffed up.  But then left with jake into woods.

  Called son and he came back and we looked where I last saw him.  Found blood and followed to where he had sat till we spooked him.   Son thought he saw him maybe, from a ways off, but we never found him. 

  Knowing what we learned by looking for him, I wish we had waited 3 or 4 more hours. 

  Going back to same spot tomorrow.....maybe if he comes back...I can get a second arrow in him!!

  Sure makes using a gun seem a lot easier.  Had shot a jake the week earlier with gun as that season was cut very short by a trip my wife had planned!! >:D ;D

Outbackbob48:
Sorry to hear about your misfortune with said gobbler, If I may ask what style head are you using an width, I got a hunch that long narrow points may work better on birds. I know turkeys can be tuff as nails even with the lead. Hope ya get another chance at him. ;D Later Bob

mullet:
That's tough, Lowell. I'm with Bob, I like long points(1 3/4" x 1") and thin.

Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive:
we are all trying to toughen up and bust turkeys with stone....  but Man it is hard to do apparently..lol  after my mishaps and yours  and really thinking  im going to have to shoot for the head or maybe get a great back shot.  Im bout tired of shooting a broadside turkey with stone

lowell:
Here is a picture of a point just like I hit the turkey with.  It is very thin too.

  Twisted.....I looked at my decoys all moring trying to figure out the "perfect" spot to hit the real thing!! :-\

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