Finding the turkeys and calling them into bow range is the easy part when it comes to hunting turkey with archery equipment. Trying to draw back on a bird or flock of birds is another story and challenge all in itself. 

I prefer using a large cutting diameter mechanical head for turkey, but fixed heads also work well. I haven't been too inclined to use one of the guillotine broadheads because it limits you to close distance head shots. My head of choice is the Rage 2-blade, but as long as you practice with your broadhead before you head a field, you'll do just fine killing turkeys.

When hunting turkeys with bow and arrow there are three main shots you can take - head, chest, and  legs. Big game hunters practice picking a spot on a deer's vitals, but trying to find the tiny 4" vital region under all those turkey feathers can be tricky. The head shot can also be a tricky one as turkeys rarely keep their head in one spot for very long. One great thing about the head/neck shot is that you either kill the bird or miss it completely because there's not enough room for error to wound the bird.

My favorite shot and the one I think is most forgiving is the leg shot. Now when I say legs, I'm not talking about the turkey's feet, I mean the upper thigh. I aim just above where the legs meet the body about halfway up the wing. This shot has a few advantages. First, you can take out the main artery in the legs and put a turkey down in seconds - last fall my turkey made it all of 20 yards before falling over. Second, with the birds legs broken it can not run away - or fly away for that matter since turkeys need their legs to get airborne. 

No matter what shot you choose to use on turkey you must practice - a lot! It's also very important to know where the turkey's vitals are so here are some vitals diagrams from last season's post.