I would like to hear what broadheads people are using on turkey this year and why? I will be using Zwickey 4 blade Deltas on these Iowa birds. I get great arrow flight, great penetration and highly accurate within the 15 yards I limit myself regarding turkeys. Thanks!
The same I have been using on deer and pigs. Because it worked on the last one I shot with them.
If I even bother to hunt them that is.
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I will be shooting 2 blade Zwickey heads, the same as I use for deer.
3 blade 175 grain VPA. Sharpen easy, tune easy, and cut a lot. My Favorite broadhead!
I've killed one bird with a two blade head. All the rest were shot with the big Magnus I 4 blade. Probably what I'll use next time... I've got a stash. :thumbsup:
I recommend anything that's big and razor sharp.
160 snuffer or a bullhead. The snuffers fly great and sharpen easily. With the bullhead I just watch them drop and quiver.
160 stuffers for me too because I have some and don't use them for anything else.
I've killed them with four-blade Deltas and two-blade Eskimos and Magnus IIs. Also a couple with Wensel Woodsman's. Will be carrying a couple of big Snuffers in the quiver this year.
3 blade snuffer for me too
The "V" filed back into the tip eliminates deflection we are 100% recovery Turkey hit with this head.
Quote from: Cory Mattson on March 13, 2019, 12:45:46 PM
The "V" filed back into the tip eliminates deflection we are 100% recovery Turkey hit with this head.
WOW,,,I bet that's a THUMPER!
I think any good broadhead will do the job, with turkeys it more about shot placement. An old Bear Razorhead with the bleeder was use on this bird
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Solid D-CAP. Last 2 birds dropped on the spot. Most likely a clean miss or a rapid kill with no tracking. Now if you miss your target by almost exactly the width of the broadheads to the front you could cut off the beak. A very unlucky situation. Then again, if you miss by a few inches with a conventional broadhead and shot at the vitals it is likely a lost bird, maybe gutshot. I like big vpa, snuffer, or Simmons heads, but shoot to break the pelvis(a recommendation from a hunter I respect) to aid in recovery.
Quote from: Ron LaClair on March 13, 2019, 01:10:12 PM
I think any good broadhead will do the job, with turkeys it more about shot placement. An old Bear Razorhead with the bleeder was use on this bird
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I am in total agreement with you Ron, shot placement the key for success. My hit my first turkey a little low, so the chase was on. I was lucky enough to recover that bird. Lesson learned. I also learned a key point was to practice from a chair as if I was in a blind. A sharp two, three or four blade will do the trick. I remember several years ago turkey hunting central Pennsylvania, I met a guy that use to shoot a 4 blade Eskimo Zwickey and he swore on dulling up the bleeder blades because he believed it caused more trauma to the turkey. I guess everyone has their ways.
190 gr Simmons Treesharks for me. Like the V idea above, never seen that before.
I am going with the 175 grain VPA's, they just fly great! I do have some glue on 145 grain Magnus Snuffers that I am playing around with.
I'll be flinging a Grizzly head at them this spring because they work well on everything that I've hit with them thus far and I already have arrows built with them. :archer2:
Tree Sharks are easily my number one choice.
I have had great luck with the rounded version of the four blade Herter's.
175gr Ace Super Expresses. Large cutting diameter, very easy to sharpen, and as durable as they come.
The obvious answer is the one you can put where it belongs... My currents are the Big Jim Big-3 and the VPA 250 1 1/4" depending on the bow... I personally love a big 3-Blade for the birds... Like to hedge my odds where I can...
My last, Eastern, 9 1/2"...
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Tree shark is my favorite broadhead for turkeys.
I made a broadside hit on a big tom 3 years ago from 15 yards. Shooting 50# recurve but using 3 blade heads. I completely knocked him off his feet, before he jumped up and ran away. Looking at the head it showed a bit of blood with only about 1/2" penetration. No idea what bone I hit in his wing, but convinced me to stick with a good two blade from then on, usually Ace.
Have harvested gobs with Magnus Stinger, Snuffers, Zwickey Eskimo, Woodsman, Big 3's, 3 blade VPA and Tree Sharks.
If the bird design was such that they would absorb the full impact instead of being knocked off their feet, then a large snuffer and a Big 3 would personally be great selections.
Quickened immobility and personal confidence are paramount.
Tree Sharks are easily my number one choice.
Year after year I select the Tree Shark...tunes well...excellent penetration...devastating wound channel...short recoveries...easy to sharpen...reliable...shoots excellent thru netting...Turkey guild has lobbied hard to ban them.
:shaka: Where can I sign up for that turkey guild newsletter. Maybe able to get the inside scoop and learn something. :bigsmyl:
I use the same broad head on everything - - - Zwicky delta 2 blade.
However, would like to relate a story.
First turkey I ever shot was with a 85# palmer long bow.
Was using a 3 blade cut on contact broad head that had convex blades (opposite of concave).
Broke wing bone, arrow deflected over turkey's back, only scratching it.
Broad head never entered body cavity.
If the turkey had run straight away, I never would have caught him.
But he ran in circles with me trying to snag him with my bow.
(Would have made a great video).
Finally tackled him.
I blame the convex blade for the ricochet off the wing bone.
Only shoot straight edge blades any more.
Tree sharks for me as well.
It would seem obvious that everyone is ready to get back in the field for turkey. I will most likely be shooting a Zwickey Delta 4 blade, or maybe a Delta 2 blade. I will be launching them from a older 58" Martin Mamba, 55# that I just picked up last month. This I do know, this Mamba can surely launch a arrow with some authority! Can not wait to see how she does in the Turkey blind.
Thats a funny story Rkelly. I am picturing the Rocky movie where he's trying to catch the chicken. :biglaugh:
Quote from: rkelly on March 14, 2019, 02:14:48 PM
I use the same broad head on everything - - - Zwicky delta 2 blade.
However, would like to relate a story.
First turkey I ever shot was with a 85# palmer long bow.
Was using a 3 blade cut on contact broad head that had convex blades (opposite of concave).
Broke wing bone, arrow deflected over turkey's back, only scratching it.
Broad head never entered body cavity.
If the turkey had run straight away, I never would have caught him.
But he ran in circles with me trying to snag him with my bow.
(Would have made a great video).
Finally tackled him.
I blame the convex blade for the ricochet off the wing bone.
Only shoot straight edge blades any more.
You would have been a YouTube star!! Bahaha! :biglaugh: I have ran down my share of strutters but not in the fashion of you my fellow Iowan!! LOL
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I continue to use a Bear Razorhead with a bleeder blade. I grind off the very tip and then sharpen the new flat front tip. I've lost a few pounds over the years chasing and tracking toms. The older I get, the more I enjoy 'the chase'. NOT!
I have killed a lot of birds with the Zwikee Eskimo 2 blade. This year I am going to use the Rock Mountain Cut Throat single bevel. I used them in Africa last August and they were great heads. So, why not continue using them on turkeys. Most any good sharp head will work IF you put it where it belongs. In the same thought - you can shoot the best head and loose the bird on a poor shot.
Tree Sharks or Snuffers, like someone else said I have a bunch of Snuffers I don't use for anything else so I may pick them but I love the Tree Shark as an all around head.
Grizzly 160.
I want to thank everyone for commenting. I am hoping everyone has a great Spring gobbler season and post some pictures! I'm sure glade to hear and see so many are going after turkey with trad gear.
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I continue to use a Bear Razorhead with a bleeder blade. I grind off the very tip and then sharpen the new flat front tip. I've lost a few pounds over the years chasing and tracking toms. The older I get, the more I enjoy 'the chase'. NOT!
Beautiful mount Dennis,,,about your broadheads, why change something that works?? This is why I stick to Zwickey Deltas.
Thanks John. Love huntin' me some Eastern Turkeys and there lots of 'em around West Michigan. As a Michigan Man I've always been a Fred Bear fan. Spent a few hours touring his museum in Grayling over the years. I started using the Bear Razorheads when I first started bow hunting with my Martin Warthog. I've tried a few other broadheads over the years, but the Razorheads just look so right to me on the end of my cedar shafts. I've used Zwickeys now and again and have nothing but good things to say 'bout em. If it ain't broke, don't fix it . . .
Stone heads that I make and because I can kill with them.
Quote from: Cory Mattson on March 13, 2019, 12:45:46 PM
The "V" filed back into the tip eliminates deflection we are 100% recovery Turkey hit with this head.
The last Tom I shot at was with a tree shark. Aimed for the upper spine on a facing away shot. Hit right where I was looking, and was amazed to see my arrow skip off his back and fly up and away behind a puff of feathers. No blood, no penetration (string tracker) and was able to watch the bird run full tilt for half a mile or more across fields.
I had assumed this was a freak occurrence. Maybe not? :dunno: Might try this mod.
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Glad I remembered this thread, I was wondering what broadhead to use with my Javaman Elkheart. Quite a few are using bear razor heads, after a little looking I found my dads, that I had tucked away. Got them sharpened up and ready to go.
Jason