Those head shots look super effective but with such a small target must be very hard to execute. Would those be done with a standard broadhead?
The head shots are very tough. Especially when they are out past 15-20 yds. I'm sure it could be done with a fixed BH but I am not aware of anyone that uses them for that purpose. The guiltion and bull magnus are two head specifically designed for head shots. They have 2+" 90 degree blades with a blunter tips. They are designed to lop off the head. Pretty crazy stuff, I've seen some nasty videos on youtube with these heads.
The head/neck shot on a turkey is hands down the EASIEST shot in all of bow hunting. The game of shooting a turkey in the head is literally a "head game" ... it is 100% in your head. How can this be possible? 1) Larger Target - If you break down the body kill zone of a turkey's vitals in square inches it is actually much smaller than that of a turkey's head/neck target area as covered by a head chopping broadhead. 2) Clear Defined Point of Aim - We are taught as bow hunters to "pick a spot". Pick a hair on a deer, pick a feather on a turkey, pick an exact point on our target. Define the "spot" to me on a turkey. It changes all the time as feathers move up and down and as the bird's body position changes. It is very difficult to pick that "spot". With the head/neck shot, you know the spot. It looks different than anything else in the woods and field. The head/neck is exposed for a shot virtually 90% or more of the time. 3) Movement - Guys claim that a turkey's head never stops moving. To which I say that I can produce volumes of video examples where if you be patient and let a turkey come and engage the decoys his head/neck will become almost statue still for long periods of time, offering multiple shot opportunities. Use an ultra realistic decoy and let the turkey interact with the decoy and you will be surprised how many shot opportunities will be presented. 4) Effective - Hit them in the head/neck and it is lights out 99.9% of the time. Hit them in the body and often it leads to a tracking job and too often a lost bird. Body shots often result in a large amount of meat loss as well. No meat loss with a head/neck shot ... period. Still don't think it is easy? If I threw a pop can out on the ground at 15 yards in front of you and said "I will bet you $100 that you cannot hit the can with one field tip arrow", 95% or more people would take me up on that bet and almost all of them would win the money. A pop can is smaller than a turkey's head/neck and you are using a broadhead with about a 4" cut diameter. A turkeys's head/neck shot is way easier than hitting a pop can. Like I said ... it is a head game ... YOUR head. Tell yourself you can do it and you can.
It really is! I'm thirteen and killed two birds with head shots this fall. Both were fairly close though. 13 and 16 yard shots. And if you lob of the head, who cares? All I mount is the beard and fan.
A couple more head shot videos. If you have any questions on tuning and practicing for head shots, just let me know. I have several videos meant to help out other hunters with these head chopping broadheads. You generally don't have to worry about a miss either. Often they will come back in for a second opportunity. Here is a great example of just that situation.
Any opinions on the efficiency/lethality of the "Texas heart shot" on a turkey? For those of who would like to full body mount a beard dragger and thus need his head attached to the body
I am going to give this a bump as it has great information. Just a refresher as many of us will be out in the woods and fields turkey hunting very soon!
