Crossbow bird

[Rakkin6]

Got a bird with my crossbow first bow turkey kill.

 

[TheLBLman]

Congratulations!
Tell us more please, like where you hit him, and how did he react?

 

[Rakkin6]

Shot him broadside straight up the leg. Shot him with a Tenpoint Stealth NXT crossbow and a Grim Reaper head. He literally went about 5 feet and started flopping. Thank goodness since I was hunting private land and didn't want him to run. I was hunting in Montgomery County/Clarksville. The land I was on is zoned county but I am right up against city limits. Technically I can use a gun but choose not to since I am close to the subdivision where I live. When I say close I mean like 200 yards from my house.

 

[waterman]

im gonna try this at some point. nice job

 

[TheLBLman]

The hand-writing on the wall says more & more of our hunting is going to become "urban" hunting like this. Certainly more convenient for most people

 

[Rakkin6]

I know some people are against crossbows but I can't hold a compound bow back anymore. To much damage to my shoulders.

 

[TheLBLman]

I know some people are against crossbows but I can't hold a compound bow back anymore. To much damage to my shoulders.

I was one of those people, but having tried them, no longer feel any animosity towards them.

They have their pros & cons.
I recommend young folks learn to bowhunt with a traditional bow,
and by that, I mean a simple recurve or longbow.
Then transition to either a compound or crossbow if you want.

For me the big appeal of a crossbow is the ease of installing the optical sights
I now need for accurately shooting ANY type "bow".

By my thinking, the crossbow only provides maybe an additional 5 to 10 yards of high-probability range distance on live targets. It's not really much advantage over a compound bow, and in many ways, has some significant disadvantages. I much prefer to "carry" a simple recurve bow, but at the end of the day, I remain more a hunter than a particular weapon enthusiast.

 

[Rakkin6]

Yeah I have carpal tunnel in both wrists tendonitis in both elbows and shoulder impingement in both shoulders with a surgery on my right shoulder. My joints are in a bad way after 23 years in the Army.

 

[bigtex]

I keep telling myself i'm going to do that but the 870 is just so much easier lol. Congrats on a first and a great bird!!

 

[Acorn]

Nice bird, Congratulations!

 

[utvolsfan77]

Nice bird, congratulations!

 

[Chief44]

Nice bird. Congrats.

 

[Wrangler95]

Very nice gobbler,congrats!

 

[preachermantom]

Nice job!

 

[DoubleRidge]

Nice! Congratulations!

 

[Union Co. Boy]

Good job!

 

[Gravey]

Congrats

 

[SKFOOTER]

Good job! Congrats!!

 

[Bone Collector]

Good Job, congrats!

 

[double browtine]

Congrats on a nice Tom!

The thing about turkeys is they don't jump the string like a deer. I've shot a couple hens with my compound and one with my crossbow while deer hunting in years past.