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Started by Zombie1978, May 16, 2017, 09:13:49 AM
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Re: Average Distance
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May 16, 2017, 01:30:14 PM
10-20
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May 16, 2017, 01:46:28 PM
Around 20 - 25 yards seems to be the magic number for me.
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May 16, 2017, 01:55:21 PM
Looked at my journal. 31 yards is the average.
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May 16, 2017, 02:00:30 PM
I have killed turkeys from 10 to 70+ I know this site does not condone over 40 but the question was asked. I try to not make a habit of shooting much over 50. To answer the question I would say my average fall between 40-45 yards
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May 16, 2017, 02:43:09 PM
5 yards
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Outside of a blind I'd say 20 yards is about the average
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May 16, 2017, 03:09:12 PM
Closest was 12 yards, longest was 38 yards. My average is probably 18-20 yards.
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May 16, 2017, 04:11:54 PM
Around 15
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May 16, 2017, 04:31:06 PM
I have no freaking idea, as I judge every set up and approaching bird on it's own. If he is relaxed and coming I let them come, if they're acting flighty or veering off they take the heat inside 40-45. If he wants to stop and stare me down at 40 he's getting an eyeball full of #5s. I would say my favorite range is 30 yards. Good size pattern and dense enough a little movement or off a bit he's still dead. Rarely do i let one inside 20 yards, that is where my misses happen. I had one pop up on me this year at 10-15 and I missed him clean trying to pick him off in a tiny opening, but I made his ears ring for a long time. It was a pure brush trap and I had to let him walk away after the miss...it was one of those OHHHH Sh#t birds.
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May 16, 2017, 05:10:26 PM
It's been somewhere in the low 20's this year. 16 was the closest, and 26 was the longest. The others have been somewhere in the middle.
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May 16, 2017, 05:27:35 PM
30 to 35 here.
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May 16, 2017, 06:14:40 PM
Always a ot of talk on this forum about over 40 yard shots. However, from this rather subjective post, it appears that over 40 is the exception rather than the rule. I did kill two birds in New Mexico at about 46 and 47 yards in very open areas but every thing since has been under 30. Seems terrain has a major has a major impact.
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May 16, 2017, 06:28:47 PM
25-30 I would say would be average....some much closer some further
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May 16, 2017, 06:58:00 PM
Average around 23 yards. Still never shot one past 35 yards. I hunt woods mostly and don't get many long distance chances.
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May 16, 2017, 08:14:51 PM
I've killed them close (6 steps) and I've killed them a "bit" over the 40 yard rule. On average I'm going to say 25-30.
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May 16, 2017, 08:20:56 PM
I would say my average distance is between 25-30 yards.
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