Fun with the crossbow

coyote101 · November 15, 2012, 08:54:47 AM

I decided to go out to the turkey honey hole yesterday morning to try for one with the crossbow. I got to the blind about 45 minutes before sunrise, set the decoys out at twenty yards and waited. It wasn't long till they started to wake up and fly down, and before long the woods in front of me was alive with turkeys. (Semp knows what I'm talking about) In a couple of minutes a bunch of them noticed the decoys and started heading towards them. A big fat hen gave me a clear shot at just a little over twenty yards and I let her have it with a 3-bladed RAGE. She ran about ten yards, flopped a few times and was done. I watched the turkeys and a couple of deer for a little while, collected up my bird and headed to the house.

Here she is with the Ten Point crossbow and bolt:

Gun deer season is open here so hunter orange is mandatory:

A good morning to be in the woods.

Pat

Hawks Feather · November 15, 2012, 09:05:08 AM

Good shooting and it looks like someone will have turkey for Thanksgiving.

Jerry

riverboss · November 15, 2012, 10:40:29 AM

That looks like a big ole henn :congrats:and getting it done in hunters orange with a crossbow is a great feat

Well done Pat.

weedwalker · November 15, 2012, 11:05:41 AM

Congrats on the bird Pat!!

More good eatin for ya.

KySongDog · November 15, 2012, 12:51:43 PM

Congratulations, Pat! I've seen that honey hole and it is awesome!

HuntnCarve · November 15, 2012, 01:31:52 PM

Those crossbow's are awesome! Well done Pat!

I've had a turkey in the crossbow scope a time or two...But they were never in season in those areas. So all I could do was watch. You made it happen.

HuntnCarve
Dave

FinsnFur · November 15, 2012, 05:16:15 PM

Very nice!
I woulda put my back tag on her.

Whom I kidding I wouldna been able to hit her with a crossbow

coyote101 · November 15, 2012, 05:55:48 PM

Quote from: FinsnFur on November 15, 2012, 05:16:15 PM
Whom I kidding I wouldna been able to hit her with a crossbow

You could have hit her. Those things are VERY accurate. Mine will shoot into an inch or so at thirty yards from a good rest.

Pat

iahntr · November 16, 2012, 09:28:15 AM

Nice job, congrats !

shaddragger · November 16, 2012, 08:23:48 PM

SWEET! Gettin a bird with the orange on is pretty cool Pat!

nailbender · November 17, 2012, 06:03:08 AM

Nice bird!

Todd Rahm · November 17, 2012, 10:49:06 AM

Never hunted with a cross bow. I'm not even sure its an option up here?

Good hunting and nice bird!