Hello all This year will be my first time bow hunting and for my locale it will be Turkey. I will be shooting a 50 pound reflex deflex longbow and my ethical shot is 20 yards maximum . I am in the process of assembling my blind and acquiring decoys and learning to use my pot call. However I need a recommendation for a glue on broadhead. Lots of info from dealers but I want to hear from the folks who have actually been there done that before I buy one. Thank you

160 gr 3 blade Snuffer. Flat out deadly. John

Pick one that shoots REALLY accurately!

Which can you get the sharpest that flies the best? That's the one to use. If you can't sharpen broadheads get the best flying replaceable blade you can find.

If I may,being you’re green, I’d advise that turkeys are relatively small ,and their vital area somewhat confusing to some folks, it’d be better to honestly limit yourself closer. The snuffers as posted are great heads but aren’t in production any longer. They may be tough for you to find. There are other similar heads but as stated it really doesn’t matter. Make em sharp and ensure they fly well. Any Head will work. There’s no magical broadhead that’s better than the rest and that’s the great part imo to trad archery. It’s all you and what you can do. No gimmicks, gear, etc are more substantial than what you know and can do. Good luck to ya and shoot straight

I will also add, you stated “assembling a blind and learning a pot call”. It sounds like some help may be needed. No offense to that as I’m offering. Turkey, next to archery is a passion of myself and many others. If you need help pm me or I can give you my number if you’re and adult and help you. Remember something, most guys new to turkey feel the call is it. Not true. Set up/location is. Simple scratching leaves alone to mimic turkeys scratching would kill more birds than many might realize. Let me explain. A bird is roosted and decides he’s going to the neighbors pasture to his right. You’re on the left. Do you think you’re chances of changing his mind are high or would you be better to the right, in his way so to speak and very quietly making soft turkey sounds? Here’s another, say you’re a perfect caller, you think a bird that couldn’t hear you is coming in? You need to be near them where they can hear you, not blindly calling. 90% of the game is taken by 10% of the guys. Remember that. Set yourself up to succeed. Anyway I didn’t mean to detail your thread. If you need help with set up, roosting, fall techniques, calls, etc let me know

I do not like 3 blades for turkeys I use a 2 blade that's sharp. Ace or Bear and STO's.

I feel 3 blades or bleeder blades can get hung up in feathers and clogged.

A turkey is a very tuff bird. When you start shooting several you will find out quickly. Non vitals and with broken legs or wings they can move quickly.

Last one I shot at 8 yards I saw the hit and thought looked good to me but bird ran off so quick I started to wonder like he wasn't hit but knew he was.

Ok I get out of blind right away cause I didn't want to lose this bird and got my arrow. Looked at arrow it sure was what I wanted. Ok I go off in direction he ran and then saw the blood trail that went right to bird. He bleed out and found him under a log. If I didn't have the blood trail and seen which way he went I might have been doing grid search.

Shot was goot all ended well.

10 percenters yup. killers.

Sharp 2 blade I feel you will be better off with.

Cat has it right IMO. Sharpest two blade you got. Then, make absolutely sure your arrow is tuned to yur bow. Have to be flying straight w/a sharp two blade. Study turkey anatomy. Sorry to go outside your question. I've lost birds. It happens.

All I ever used with success was a 160 gr glue on Snuffer. Love the way those heads slam into a large tom.

VPA has a head specifically designed for turkey...

Thanks everyone. I will taking all the advice I can get. I have an experienced friend here in southern cal whos helping me along and I will be studying turkey anatomy. Its public land hunting in my area so im told its going to be even tougher then normal. Should be fun

Darkhawk, accuracy is your friend. We all tend to tout a certain blade since it has worked for us for a long time, but any sharp broadhead will do; however, it has to hit the vitals so get good with that stick and string. ;) Good luck and we will be looking for a good report.

There is no general best, sharp is king. I have had good luck with Ace Standard a very good general broadhead for everything.

Old heads but I use either a Muzzy Turkey Thumper or a Bear Razorhead with the bleeder blade installed upside down.

Sharp 2 blade either Magnus or zwickeys, sometimes light calling and scratching of leaves works well.If the turkeys are pressured a lot use less calling and scratch leaves or just call once. If he answers you he acknowledged you, don't make another call scratch leaves lightly if you think you can do it without getting busted. As for calls think of it like fishing, you wouldn't go fishing with one lure ! Learn all the different calls. Use box call on windy days, pot & box to reach out to be heard. Then mouth call when he's in close but not enough for the shot, then coax him in that last couple of yards purring to him. Best of luck killing your turkey!

Ive got two packs of Anderson magnums I thought of trying

Simmons tree shark. 2 inch wide.

I killed my bird this year with a two blade Eskimo on a cedar shaft. Went through him.

Pretty easy to pick vitals on a turkey, it's basically center mass.

I use the same broadheads I use for deer.

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