Bullheads

Hoosier_hunter157 · April 10, 2018, 01:52:30 PM

For anyone who has tried turkey hunting with bullheads, what was your arrow setup and how did they fly? What was you bow/arrow setup (e.g. Draw weight, draw length, arrow spine, bullhead weight, etc...)? Lastly, what was your hunt outcome? This thread is not intended to debate head vs body shooting turkeys.

KSdan · April 10, 2018, 08:21:21 PM

Josh- do a search for this as well. There had been a variety of discussion on this over the years. There was a video on here of one Tradganger who showed a Bullhead bounce off the head just wounding the bird. I think others had better success.

Dan in KS

mnbwhtr · April 14, 2018, 11:36:10 AM

My setup is Bear T/D 58" 48# gold tip 35/55 arrows. I practice on a bag hanging from a frame I made just for this. As long as the blades are all tight and aligned they will shoot perfectly. I haven't seen the video mentioned so i can't comment on that but the birds I've taken dropped like a rock. My wife has taken a turkeys head off with a 42# compound also.

suburbanirma · April 14, 2018, 11:50:47 AM

I used the 125g Bullhead on my recent Kansas hunt. I took a gobbler with a 10 yard shot by hitting it in the neck in the area of the wattles. The target area is like shooting at a section of garden hose. One of the blades broke off with the hit, but the tom didn't go very far and left a great blood trail. My setup included Easton infuse 500 arrows (29.5"), five-inch feathers, and a 56" recurve bow. I practiced on a pillow suspended by a rope.
You have to shoot through an open window (no mesh screen) of your popup blind, so you have to be careful not to let the bird see ANY movement.

katman · April 14, 2018, 02:50:39 PM

Hit a Tom in the neck with one, blade broke and yes the screws were tight. Bird walked off after beating up my decoy. Won't be using them again.

wood carver 2 · April 14, 2018, 06:55:26 PM

I shot them for the first time today. I used cardboard tubes for targets with a big foam target block covered with a soft rug as a backstop, and as I had to shoot indoors today due to the bad weather, I covered the floor with a rug and canvas bags. I shot both 100 gr. and 125 gr. heads on a Victory arrow as well as a Bloodsport arrow. My shots were limited to only 9 yards, but the arrows flew like darts. At first I shot thin walled tubes, but when I shot a thick walled tube, the head sliced right through. It sure is a fun way to practice. I like to see things go flying after a hit.
I did break one blade off a 125gr. head. It took a hard bounce after slicing off a thick walled tube, and I don't know why, but one blade snapped off at the screw.
I like these heads and I can't wait till the 23rd. of the month!
Dave.
Oh, and I was shooting a 57# bamboo longbow.

Hoosier_hunter157 · April 15, 2018, 03:32:27 PM

Good stuff guys, thanks for the comments so far.

pdk25 · April 15, 2018, 09:00:37 PM

[attachment=1,msg2792269]Dropped a Jake in it's tracks last year. Used a GT kinetic 400 with insert/outsert that weighs either 50 or 75 grains. Got one with me in the blind right now, but my first arrow is Black Eagle instinct 350 with a 200 grain D-CAP Broadhead, which is alot more sturdy. I probably will only use decapitating broadheads from now on as my first option. Using TT recurve 55#@29".

Hoosier_hunter157 · April 15, 2018, 09:23:10 PM

Those D-Caps look wicked! I like that they 175 grains.

Hoosier_hunter157 · April 15, 2018, 09:24:23 PM

*200 grains

BowArkie · April 15, 2018, 10:24:13 PM

Quote from: Hoosier_hunter157 on April 15, 2018, 09:24:23 PM
*200 grains

Single bevel too!

pdk25 · April 15, 2018, 10:40:24 PM

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pdk25 · April 15, 2018, 10:43:03 PM

Not my pic, just for reference.

katman · April 16, 2018, 07:44:04 AM

That's a good looking head, they addressed the weak blades and added weight, nice.

Fritz · April 16, 2018, 11:03:33 AM

I just wacked 2 gobblers in Ks with the bullheads. 50# longbow and shooting 11gr/in. No decapitations, but man did it mess those 2 birds up. Everyone has their own experiences with these heads, but I will continue to use them until I see a problem. Shot distance on both turkeys was around 7-8yrds. Both went down quickly. One bent blade was all the damage to the heads. I like the look of those D caps.

pdk25 · April 17, 2018, 11:12:04 AM

They worked for me this morrning.[attachment=1]

Fritz · April 17, 2018, 12:01:00 PM

Nice bird! Congrats!

Fritz · April 17, 2018, 12:02:45 PM

Here's mine from Ks.
http://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=161232.0

Bisch · April 17, 2018, 07:14:22 PM

I'm really liking the looks of those DCAP's!!!!!

Bisch

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varmint101 · April 19, 2018, 04:53:36 PM

$30 per head, but the Dcaps do looks sweet!