Just Courious?

[d.winsor]

Is this all on Public Land ?

[Skeeterbait]

I was slippin down a branch one morning about 11am.  The branch ran thru some timber into a pasture.I stopped about 50 yards from the pasture and cut on a diaphragm to see if any birds would answer from the pasture.  Two birds gobbled less than 30 feet in front of me behind some weeds.  I quickly sat down on the bank with no cover.  Five or so seconds later both birds poped thru the weeds on the other side and I picked a head and fired.  Shot was the width of the branch, about 12-15 feet.  Very lucky I didn't miss.

[SinGin]

About 7 feet for me on a Rio in Kansas

[captin_hook]

5 yards. It was in the fall. Broken flock, jake was running right at me.

[CASH]

7 steps

[surehuntsalot]

very,very close   

[slamman]

10 yards.

[trackerbucky]

4 steps. Just about beheaded him.

[BowBendr]

About 15 feet. The damage was extreme.

[El Pavo Grande]

I have killed a couple near the 10 step range and missed one at about 6 steps....talk about frustrating.

[El Pavo Grande]

Is this all on Public Land ?

I know a majority of the closest kills I have had were on public, but I predominately hunt public.  The closest I've ever shot (the one I missed at 6 steps) was on a private field.

[silvestris]

Shot or caught?

[wbpc]

My closest kill is 12 feet, but there was also another gobbler within 6-8 feet of me when I shot the one at 12 feet.

[land cruiser]

Missed one at 5 steps last year. 

[tnturkey]

8 yards