How To Shoot A Turkey With A Crossbow [Exact Placement]

Shooting a turkey in the right place will execute the kill you’re looking for.

Plenty of times, I’ve gone turkey hunting, shot the bird right where I was aiming, but it got away. What’s the deal with that?

This article will explain in detail exactly where to shoot a turkey with a crossbow to get the best results, a clean kill, and help you protect that tasty meat you’re going to have at dinner.

What goes Wrong?

When a bow hunter places the shot at the turkey where they aimed, but the turkey gets away, there are a few common and simple solutions to help you not make that mistake in the future.

First, don’t use bolts, use these broadheads.

Placement is definitely important.

Oftentimes, the turkey’s natural shape and definition make it difficult for us hunters to shoot at the vital areas. Their legs are thin, their features distort their shape, and if their in full strut form, it’s nearly impossible to get a correct shot off.

Finding the sweet spot

Did you know that a turkey’s vitals are only about the size of a softball? Compared to that of the average deer, who’s vitals are basketball-size, that’s about one-third of the target size.

Turkey’s are harder to shoot than they might look. They don’t fly well, they don’t run well, yet I’ve seen plenty of times where bow hunters miss their mark when it comes to turkey hunting. This is a strange but true phenomenon.

Nevertheless, learning the placement of where you can shoot a turkey to get the clean kill that you’re looking for is simple and will help you get the turkeys you aim at in the future, so let’s go!

Turkey Targets

Practicing your hunt before the action happens in the field can accelerate your hit score. I recommend to all my fellow bow hunters to have multiple kinds of archery targets.