Have any of you killed a turkey with stickbow without using a blind? I've never been a turkey hunter, even though my property is covered up with them. For the first time ever, I have the desire to go after one with my longbow. I know, tall feat, but why not try it? Just looking for some tips on how to pull it off without a blind.
This will be my 1st shot at turkey hunting as well, no blind here either. Just using what's out there. Good luck!!
It sure is fun, I will tell you that! Last spring I set the Decoys up in a way so the birds would come past me while focusing on the decoys and I would take the shot once they come past me! I try and keep a tree in between us using no blind what so ever. I had a coupe chances this last spring but no dice with the Longbow, killed one the last day with my shotgun at 11 paces, should of stuck with the Bow, either way it was Pretty awesome! I can't wait, going to work on getting one for my son with his shotgun, he graduates Hunters Ed the weekend before the youth hunt!
I should have. Last year, first morning that I attempted it. Big gobbler @ full strut 12 yds away, completely engrossed with my dekes. I paniced at the fact that I was even going to get a shot, rushed it and missed...well I got 9 feathers.
Yes.. and it's tough without a blind. Evergreen trees are God's gift to bowhunter's without commercial blinds. Ground blinds made of natural materials will work quite well. I've also had very good luck with a home-made guille suit. My experimenting indicates that it does a better job of breaking up the human outline.. Still, a set of the "leafy" camo will work just fine.. IF, you attach a piece of camo material to your hunting hat. It needs to hang down in the back and sides all the way down on/over your shoulders to break up that outline of a head and shoulders. I also let it hang down a little in the front, usually in strips with an opening on my right side.. I'll see if I can find a picture. woodsman
I have in a tree. I was actually hog hunting in the spring when a big Tom came in. He looked away and I sent an arrow his way. Other than that, its always been out of natural ground blinds. Ones I make with crap I find laying around where i hunt. Cedar trees work great. You can gut one and stack all kinds of limbs around it.
I've been trying for years and only cut feathers. I have two blinds and although I like them it's like treestand hunting, you're not mobil. I bought one of these turkey seats and it's GREAT. “Turkey hunting is run-and-gun and requires quick reaction. This system offers faster set-up, better comfort and organization for more effective hunting,” says Scott Lee, Product Manager for Eastman Outfitters™. Hunters carry the turkey chair like a backpack, with a quick-adjust strap system over their shoulders and waist. The LazyLounger™ features removable zippered storage pouches specifically designed to organize and hold all calls in one place – including multiple box calls, slate calls, strikers, chalk, locator calls, shells and more. Quick-detach organizers, coupled with extra storage pockets on the chair, give turkey hunters quick accessibility to gear without compromising their position in the field.
