Back when I was much younger (over 32 years ago!) and a lot dumber,
I killed my first turkey at a bit over 50 yards.
Thought he was close enough. He wasn't. He ran and flew, but I eventually found him.
Since then, I've yet to kill (or even shoot at) one over 47 yards (my longest shot since that 1st one about 40 yrs ago).
megalomaniac":1katnrml said:
In 32 years of hunting, the longest shot I allowed was last year at 54 yards.
My personal limit is 40 yards, if I can't get him within that distance, I've done something wrong and he's won the battle. But it's nice having the TSS to give me the wiggle room to 45 yards in case I misjudge the distance.
My perfect shot distance is 25 to 30.
Agree with you Mega, but I've run that range out to 45 yards, never mind most my set-ups make it unlikely to see one much past 35 yds.
That would be even more the case if the season opened a week or two later.
I do hunt fields a little, but most my "fields" aren't even 45 yds across!
My prefect shot distance is under 20 yds.
I love about 18 yds, and that is the yardage, give or take a yard, most have been killed.
Call them in, wait until they're almost in your lap ---- much more fun to "play" with them much longer before the shot.
Nothing better than a rotating gobbler in full strut at about 18 yards.
If you're not already in perfect position, you get there when his fan obstructs his view.
THAT's been the end of many a day's game played well.
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