setting up
Shot Placement
for your ground blinds
#1
FRONT ON FACING SHOT When the turkey
is at full strut or not in full strut, you want to aim
just under his wattles and just above the beard.
Make a small imaginary triangle from under his
wattles to the top of his beard and that will be
the spot to shoot for. It will drive that arrow in the
chest cavity, but be sure to be dead center on that
spot cause if you shoot left or right you will just get
breast meat and you won’t make a vital shot and
wound your bird.
BROAD SIDE SHOT You want to aim for
where his wing connects to his body (armpit).
You want that arrow to either enter into his
chest cavity or break his hips. It takes a turkey
at least 3-4 steps before he takes off flying so if
you break his hip bones he won’t be able to run
and fly away. That is a good shot to take but you
have to also take note that he has 4" of feathers
sticking out so try and aim for the center of the
bird and you should be fine.
#3
#2
FACING AWAY STRUTTING GOBBLER
When your turkey is at full strut facing away from
you this target is a lot smaller. But it also gives you
a good bulls eye to aim for that is made by the
fanned tail and the anal vent. So aim for where all
his tail fan feathers meet in the center. This is a
good shot to make because you will hit everything
when the arrow passes through the bird.