Xbows for turkeys??

[Doc]

Quick question:

Are crossbows legal for hunting turkeys?

[turkeyfeathers]

Yes 

[Doc]

So, how many guys are heading out this season with a crossbow? Would a crossbow bolt be more or less destructive of the turkey meat than a shotgun? Where on a turkey would you shoot for the most reliable kill with a x-bow?

[turkeyfeathers]

My fear with an Xbow and compound is you’d whistle one right through body and have a runner with a body shot. Not sure if gobbler goutine broadheads are compatible with bolts.  As accurate as Xbows are that could be the answer. He can’t run and see without a head. 

[Doc]

I am envisioning some nice breast meat with feathers being dragged through it in a great big bloody hole. Is that what the results are with turkeys that are shot with arrows or bolts? I don't know because I have never eaten  a bow or crossbow shot turkey.

[Robhuntandfish]

i shot one once with a broadhead , during the fall turkey season.  Had feathers all over the arrow and a little meat in the broadhead. Never found the turkey .   Not easy tracking a turkey blood trail.   And messed up my deer hunt for the rest of the day and nothing to show for it.  

[WNYBuckHunter]

They are legal, and with a bow you dont shoot them in the breast, the goal is to hit the heart. Ive watched a bunch of videos on the subject, as Im planning to take my crossbow out to try and fill my second tag this year.