Despite the image of a long-bearded turkey strutting in a field at 20 yards, real gobblers seldom act that way. Often the tom will sneak in from behind, at your off-shooting arm, or peek through a maze of limbs and foliage.
The greatest miss potential happens when a bird is totally fooled and comes running into ten steps, where your shotgun patterns like a rifle. Here’s a great new way to look at shotgun patterning at ranges from 10–70 yards in gauges 10, 21, and 20.
Be warned, this tool can be as addictive as it is informative.