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Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« on: December 18, 2006, 05:14:47 AM »
Took this Tom from a groundblind with my 60" Longriver Elk longbow, 55# and a homemade cedar arrow with Magnus head. 23 lbs, 8" beard and 7/8" spurs. Traveled 5-6 yds after hit and went down.

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Re: Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2006, 06:29:56 AM »
I just had to check the KDWP website to look at seasons.  I did not know that it had reopened.  Also I did not know that there is a bow only spring season.  Guess I will have to get my bow out and start practicing. 

How did you bag him?  did you use decoy and call like in the spring, or did you sneak up on him?

I live in NE Kansas and see them all over.

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Re: Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2006, 10:52:29 AM »
Yep, the season is open until the end of Jan for fall turkey with bow.

I hunt them from pop up blinds or ground blinds built in cedars.  I find where they are roosting in the fall and try to set up close to there. Trying to get between them and water or green fields that they go to each day. This one area has some feed lots and I set up between them and the lots. I have had zero luck calling these birds in KS in the fall. They have a mind of their own. Decoys seem to make them nervous. I use decoys in OK when hunting but have no luck in KS. Don't know why.  We do call some when they fly down in the mornings, in the spring to get them excited. The area we hunt seems to have a lot of boss hens and they dictate where the birds travel on there way to pastures for insects. The toms run in groups and are fun to watch competeing for some loving.

As for the Bow only spring season. It just started this year. A lot of us in the KBA were instrumental in getting this. I hunt during the shotgun season anyway but now we will get a shot at them before they are all busted up around the areas from hunters.


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Re: Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2006, 04:57:12 PM »
That's awesome. Anything with a bow is great, but especially a turkey-ground blind or not  ;)

Fall turkeys are a whole different ballgame than spring. Way to go. It not only encourages the fall bowhunters, but also us fall shotgunners as well.
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Re: Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2007, 06:30:11 PM »
yeah i think if you can call in a turkey in the fall in kansas you would set some kind of world record.  i have tried every call imaginable this fall and the only one that even came close was either a slate or box making plain old hen sounds.  anything else and they ran for the hills
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Re: Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2007, 12:42:12 PM »
What kind of point do you use for turkey?  I saw an archery catalog (Cabellas) with a head that they said was for turkey that had 4 cutting blades called a gobbler guillotine.
any body tried it? 


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Re: Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2007, 04:43:45 PM »
seen one used on a tv show and it was flippin cool.  it cut the head smooooooth off.  one of the neatest things i have ever seen.
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Re: Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2007, 04:16:05 AM »
I wonder if that will significantly limit range, more wind drag ect.   
any idea what effective range you would have with it?  I have compound 55#

So, are you going to try one?

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Re: Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2007, 01:12:27 PM »
i think they are suppose to shoot almost exactly like regular broad heads.  i think the one i saw shot was about thirty yards, it was a beautiful shot.
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Re: Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2007, 01:33:55 PM »
I've seen that video too.  Unreal!!!   8)  They are supposed to fly just like a regular broadhead, from what I've read on them.

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Re: Took Tom w/longbow in KS this weekend...
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2007, 11:56:19 AM »
Congrats. Sure is tough to do.