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<blockquote data-quote="MidTennFisher" data-source="post: 5860916" data-attributes="member: 11842"><p>I did this in 2018 and my conclusion was this - turkey hunting is a shotgun sport. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😅" title="Grinning face with sweat :sweat_smile:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f605.png" data-shortname=":sweat_smile:" /> </p><p></p><p>But using a crossbow does make it easier since you don't have to get away with any more movement than you would with a shotgun. </p><p></p><p>My setup was a compound bow and I don't like hunting in blinds so I was sitting against cover like if I was shotgunning. But I had to have a bit more open areas that I could shoot an arrow through so I was getting spotted a lot and it got frustrating. </p><p></p><p>Eventually I caved and used a decoy, a hen. One came in strutting and as he turned his back to me in full strut I gave him the old Texas heart shot and it worked! That's the perfect scenario because his sight of you is fully blocked. I shot it at like 7 yds. </p><p></p><p>Good luck with it. I did it that one season just because, like you said, trying something new to see if I could do it. I have never attempted it since then and don't think I would again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MidTennFisher, post: 5860916, member: 11842"] I did this in 2018 and my conclusion was this - turkey hunting is a shotgun sport. 😅 But using a crossbow does make it easier since you don't have to get away with any more movement than you would with a shotgun. My setup was a compound bow and I don't like hunting in blinds so I was sitting against cover like if I was shotgunning. But I had to have a bit more open areas that I could shoot an arrow through so I was getting spotted a lot and it got frustrating. Eventually I caved and used a decoy, a hen. One came in strutting and as he turned his back to me in full strut I gave him the old Texas heart shot and it worked! That's the perfect scenario because his sight of you is fully blocked. I shot it at like 7 yds. Good luck with it. I did it that one season just because, like you said, trying something new to see if I could do it. I have never attempted it since then and don't think I would again. [/QUOTE]
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