Today around 1 pm, I was walking up a lane in the woods to a small field. Close to the edge I checked the field and saw one hen feeding. Watching the hen a few minutes later I see a tom w/ a paint brush come out.
So I back off and put my decoy in the lane and I go to the side in the woods, I don't own a blind so I tried to blend in the best I could. I make a few calls and shortly I see his tail feathers struting toward me. Find out there were 2 toms, both staying back from the decoy, but I manage to draw back get aim. Around a 15 yd shot, thought I was going to find him in the field laying. Not how it went. The blades on my broadhead didn't open(checked the alum base ring). So I spent most the day searching under every brush and tree I could find probally within a 400 yd area. But I couldn't find him, now I feel cr@py about it and all these questions what if he's there, or there, should have double checked there too, maybe he'll live etc. man this sucks, I would have rather not shot. Sorry to dump on ya'll but man. Needless to say I'm switching broadheads. This is my first season bow hunting turkeys, it has been a learning experience. Having a bird drum and spit 4 yds from you, were you can feel it really makes the heart thump, but not being able to draw back is a little frustrating. But oh so Fun, except for this.
So I back off and put my decoy in the lane and I go to the side in the woods, I don't own a blind so I tried to blend in the best I could. I make a few calls and shortly I see his tail feathers struting toward me. Find out there were 2 toms, both staying back from the decoy, but I manage to draw back get aim. Around a 15 yd shot, thought I was going to find him in the field laying. Not how it went. The blades on my broadhead didn't open(checked the alum base ring). So I spent most the day searching under every brush and tree I could find probally within a 400 yd area. But I couldn't find him, now I feel cr@py about it and all these questions what if he's there, or there, should have double checked there too, maybe he'll live etc. man this sucks, I would have rather not shot. Sorry to dump on ya'll but man. Needless to say I'm switching broadheads. This is my first season bow hunting turkeys, it has been a learning experience. Having a bird drum and spit 4 yds from you, were you can feel it really makes the heart thump, but not being able to draw back is a little frustrating. But oh so Fun, except for this.
