Campfire » First Lite Turkey Tip #3

You've endured cold temperatures, up before the sun and have become intimately familiar with the root system you're sitting on at the base of the tree.  You spent days scouting, listening for the gobblers and you're confident that you're in the right spot.  A few soft calls and sure enough, a big old monster with a beard worthy of ZZ Top comes strutting in to your decoys.  You silently draw back....but where do you put the pin?

First Lite's Turkey Tip #3, courtesy of Illinois turkey Jedi, John Brown, answers that question.  "I've seen too much work go to waste because of poor arrow placement.  Too many folks just haven't learned where to aim at the bird."  John says the rule is actually quite simple:  "Aim high and watch 'em die.  Aim low and watch 'em go.  That's the truth and it's as simple as that."

Indeed, a game bird like a turkey, pheasant or even a quail is top-heavy when it comes to vital organs.  You have a much better odds of bagging that bird as opposed to wounding it and losing it if you aim for the top half of the body.   Check out the diagrams above and you can see that the actual kill zones in these magnificent birds are relatively small and relatively high up in the bird. 

Stay tuned for First Lite's Turkey Tips #4!