Range Estimation Tune Up

[jaybird62]

Even if you are shooting TSS, its still critical to know the range to a gobbler to assure an ethical shot. Thought some might want to give this a read. It's from my old column in Turkey & Turkey Hunting Magazine.

Turkey Hunters' Range Estimation Tune-Up - ShootingSavvy.com

Under estimating range can lead to misses, or worse, crippled birds, and holding fire when a bird is well within range can lead to the obvious missed chance at filling a tag.

shootingsavvy.com

 

[Wrangler95]

Good read!!

 

[megalomaniac]

What's always worked for me...

If I can clearly make out the turkeys eyeball, he is in range. Makes it simple whether they are in thick cover or open fields.

 

[TnKen]

I usually do just like when I bow hunt. I range a few objects around me with a range finder when I set up. Anything that crosses those pre ranged objects are within range.

 

[REN]

playing a lot of golf growing up always help me with yardage. However this may sound silly but I also have always looked at it like this, "can I throw a football that far" lol. Played a lot of sports growing up and know how hard it is to throw a football 40yds much less 50. Just always something that clicked in my mind.

 

[Benelli 4 Life]

What's always worked for me...

If I can clearly make out the turkeys eyeball, he is in range. Makes it simple whether they are in thick cover or open fields.

That's how I've always did it myself

 

[paboom]

Good article and good advice.

I come from the time period of slow bows and no rangefinders. You either learned how to range animals or you lost a lot of arrows.

That being said, I don't hunt field birds and most places I hunt you can't shoot 40 yards.

 

[Gravey]

I usually do just like when I bow hunt. I range a few objects around me with a range finder when I set up. Anything that crosses those pre ranged objects are within range.

What he said.