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The 81yrd hail mary shot thread got me thinking.

Say a bird is on his way and walking straight at you,not acting spooky,you got him on a string,he's struttin,gobblin doing everything right..how close do you let him get? I have to admit I prob let them get too close 20 yrds or less,I guess I get caught up in the moment or something.
 
as close as he wants but i usually draw the line at around 10 if he is still coming....5-8yds shot with an XTRA full choke can actually be pretty tricky..i mean some guns will have a baseball size pattern that close and you are shooting at something roughly the same size.
 
I'm good out to 40-45 yards, and have taken one at 15 steps..... so for me anywhere in between along with a lethal shot opening.
 
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i like for em to be at 30 yds when i shoot. my gun throws a perfect 12" even pattern at 30 yds and it would be very hard for me to miss. any closer and it gets kinda tricky.
 
stovepipe said:
short of yelling at them,
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It works! Not yelling, just a "Hey, Tom!". Most of the time they will break strut and stretch out their neck.

Most of mine are in the 30-40 yd range. I'm always thinking something is gonna go wrong, and I can't wait any longer.
 
stovepipe said:
I will admit just recently, I missed a bird at about 17 yards, but I'm sure he caught some wind off of it cause he did a Matrix move when I shot. He was folding his neck back into a strut sequence just as I pulled the trigger, I guess. :D
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LOL
 
Anything inside 30 yards and I will shoot when he gets just right, if its a bird I want to kill!
 
30 yards is my magic spot from my gun / choke / shell combo.
Absolutely terminal to them.

Where ever I get that "huhhh?" is when they get popped though.
 
Hmmm, I would say it would be "thunder time" if he does anything "squirrelly" 35/30 yards or closer.
 

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