Pace off your effective distance?

[g8rvet]

Thought about this thread.  We called in a hen today, the gobbler wandered off, probably with another hen.  She came in near us and I told my nephew if that had been the gobbler, I would have shot. She was at 37 steps.  He disagreed, thought she was closer.  I said, pace it off, two yard past the stump.  She was 37 yards on the dot.  I had marked the stump as the go distance, but the gobbler stayed well outside, probably 60 yards away from us. 

[Yoder409]

I do carry a range finder.

Same here. 

As soon as I set up, I'll hit several trees or stumps or whatever.  Gives me reference points to keep my shot distances in perspective if I have to shoot to my outer limits.

[idgobble]

Wow!  What a lot of good advice!  I hope it results in a few less birds wounded and getting away.

[Chris O]

I have bowhunted for a long time when I set up I find a tree or some kind of land mark at 30 yds so I know when the bird is to that point or close I should be able to kill it. You can pick several markers or use a radius off your original land mark to get you close.If I have a bird coming in I don't want to mess with a range finder . It's ok to use at your set up before you start calling but it's just not something I want to carry around