“If you haven’t missed a turkey, you haven’t hunted enough,” an old timer once told me and Leupold has the answer. Over the years I’ve learned those words are (painfully) true. The reason… excitement. In some ways missing a large target like a wild turkey at close range is testimony to the excitement of the challenge. Hunters get so adrenaline-pumped that they put their shotgun front sight bead on the turkey’s head and pull the trigger, not realizing that they lifted their cheek from the stock. Such aiming boo-boos send the shot stream well over the head of the gobbler that may be “ducking” in the process. I once missed a gobbler twice at 10 yards thanks to this excitement overload and have learned there is an easy fix to the problem- optical sights.
Leupold’s Great Offer
Leupold offers two optical sights that will make missing a turkey impossible (well almost). A low-power magnification scope will greatly improve your shooting success on wild turkeys for a variety of reasons. First, you get a magnified view of what’s in front of you like sticks, branches, and other turkeys. Scopes excel on misty or foggy morning and allow you to make a precise shot with clearer vision. Finally, you are probably a deer hunter and have been conditioned to put the cross-hairs of a scope exactly where you want to hit. If you raise your cheek from the stock, the pattern will fly where you aim. Leupold’s DeltaPoint Pro offers a single red-dot aiming device that’s light, agile, and will keep your sight on track. Although, these are advertised for shotguns and muzzleloaders, I’ve used them on crossbows with excellent success. The 2.5 MOA dot is easy to sight, weights nearly nothing, and puts that bullet, shot stream, or arrow exactly where you are looking. Here are the full details from Leopold thanks to the Outdoor Wire:
Leupold & Stevens, Inc., wants to help turkey hunters across America bag a bird this spring, and will even provide the ammo. Between March 1 and April 15, 2017, hunters will receive two boxes of Winchester® Long Beard XR Turkey Shotshells with every purchase of a Leupold® DeltaPoint Pro™ or VX®-1 riflescope with the Turkey Plex® reticle.
