Tips on Patterning Your Shotgun for Turkey Hunting

There’s a certain art to shooting a turkey gun well. But first you need to find one that will keep...

By Alex Robinson | Published May 1, 2012 8:00 PM

Hunting

There’s a certain art to shooting a turkey gun well. But first you need to find one that will keep a tight pattern.

Hunter’s Specialties turkey pro Rick White gives some tips on how to pattern your gobbler gun…

1) Shoot a variety of different loads.
2) Test different chokes.
3) Shoot at different distances (from 10 yards to 70 yards).
4) Find you maximum effective range.

Alex Robinson

Alex Robinson is Outdoor Life’s editor-in-chief. He oversees an ace team of writers, photographers, and editors who are scattered across the continent and cover everything from backcountry sheep hunting to trail running.