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Archery – Bowhunting Turkeys

Whitetail season is now officially over in Illinois. The stands are packed away and the layers of late season gear are back in their scent free totes, and its time to transition to the next season. Throw away the scent free shampoo and hang up the rattling antlers. In only a couple months it will be time to fill the pre-dawn woods with the hoot of the barred owl in pursuit of turkeys!

In preparation for the season, I’ve stripped my bow down and am beginning to start the tuning process all over again. I’ve turned the poundage as low as my bow can handle and have switched to a full containment rest due to the possibility of having to put a stalk on a strutting tom. The lower poundage allows the hunter to stay stable at full draw for a longer period of time which is vital to bow hunting turkeys. They seem to never stand still for more than a split second and when they do their often at an awkward angle.

Along with the decrease in poundage, a different broadhead can be utilized. Archery turkey hunters usually turn to large diameter mechanicals. These heads leave room for error when shooting at on the go turkey. They will also loose energy quickly when hitting your target. A hunter is better off shooting a bird and the bird running off with the arrow in the bird than blowing right through. With the arrow still in, the blades are still cutting if the bird runs off. Chasing birds with archery equipment is best suited for hunting out of a ground blind. To prepare, the hunter should always practice shooting out of the blind from a seated position. As funny as it sounds, sitting in a chair in a small enclosed blind is a challenge especially with another hunter and camera in the blind. Chasing spring turkeys is a blast and a heck of challenge for a bow, but with some practice and preparation you can not only have fun hunting these beautiful birds, but also be successful.

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What type of arrows, bows and protective equipment are the best for archery?

E.g. longbow, recurved bow etc.
single, dual, hybrib cam bow etc.
E.g. Aluminium, carbon, wooden arrow etc.
E.g. Finger tab, chest guard etc.- are they necessary?
this is for the training in the olympics=)

If your goal is to get to the Olympics, you can only go one route, that is the recurve bow. Longbows and compounds are not allowed in the Olympics.

It then boils down to your budget. Olympic style recurves vary in price from $400 for a complete set to over $3000.

If money is no object this is the complete setup of my dreams
Riser: Hoyt Helix or Win&Win Inno
Limbs: Samick Masters
Sight: Shibuya Ultima RC carbon
Plunger: Beiter
Clicker: Beiter
Rest: ARE
Stabilizer: 30″ Doinker Quadraflex with V-Bar, 10″ side rods
Arrows: Easton X10 with Tungsten points or Carbon Express Nano Pro.
Finger Tab(and yes it is very necessary): Win&Win 360
Chest Protector: Angel
Arm guard: Beiter
String: 20 strand 8125 string with Majesty center serving

Now when you’re building your rig, here’s my first advice. Get together with a coach. Choosing a coach is like choosing a doctor, they’re not all built the same. Even coaches with the same certification level doesn’t usually have the same knowledge level. So shop around and find out each coach’s teaching style.

Here’s another advice about equipment, the riser is the one thing that you can keep forever. So get a good one, one that you like. With risers nowadays, most of the mid to top tier risers will outperform just about anyone alive. So it boils down to feel and looks. Some risers come with narrow grip, some with fat grip, it’s all a matter of preference. Some riser like to jump out of your hand, some just rolls off, also preference. But at the beginning, find a riser that you like and then get yourself some cheap, light weight and crappy limbs. Practice with the cheap limbs and slowly get to your target weight. Don’t jump up too high as you will destroy your form in the process.

As for the finger tab, it’s mandatory. I’ve seen what shooting without a finger tab does and it ain’t pretty. A fellow I was shooting with at a tournament had never used finger tabs, he’s a construction worker so a pretty tough guy. Well, problem is he usually never shoot more than 20 arrows at practice. At this tournament you need to shoot 144 arrows on the first day and another 100 arrows on the second day. I was surprised he made it through all the way. But at the end of the tournament he had quarter sized blisters all over his finger and string hand was shaking from the pain.

Chest guard, is there just in case. If your form is good, you will need one to keep the string off your shirt. Most beginners don’t have the perfect alignment yet, so they usually don’t wear chest guards.

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