Turkey w/Bow

Is there a workable strategy for hunting turkeys without using a blind?
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southwind
I have shot turkies from a tree stand. But to really answer your question I would have to say no if you are talking about hunting from the ground without a blind.

You really need the bird inside 20 yards and there is just too much movement involved. I keep trying myself but have never taken a turkey from the ground without a blind.

If you figure it out let me know. Good Luck!
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I shot my first two archery turkeys with my bow with out a blind one at 30 yards and my first at 63 yards I have scence then bought a blind and will not hunt with out one just because its alot easier and all, and go ahead iamr ready to here all theese "pro" bow hunters on here yell at me for shooting a yurkey at 63 yards well you know what I have practiced that far out and was feeling good about that range and hey go ahead yell and me but look at the turkey I harvestead and look what you had so theres what I know I would strongly recomend a blind though got mine at 8 yards last year! no clue I was there!
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I've shot two turkeys with a bow. One from a treestand while deer hunting at 18 yards and one while slip hunting deer at 15 yards. The only two things I know for sure is you can't hit them if they see you draw and that the large hole a broadhead makes lets the insides foul the meat. I've since used a shotgun.
Mark
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