--- title: "A Turkey Hunting Nightmare: What Do You Do Next?" description: Turkey hunting has mind bending moments. This is every turkey hunter's fear and it happens every spring. 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[Videos](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/tag/videos) # A Turkey Hunting Nightmare: What Do You Do Next? 1 Min Read By [Jason Cruise](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/author/jason-cruise) ![A Turkey Hunting Nightmare: What Do You Do Next?](https://resources.mossberg.com/hubfs/Mossberg-930-Turkey-2-1.png) Turkey hunting has mind-bending moments. This video confronts every turkey hunter's worst nightmare and the very thing they seek when they go to the woods: what do you do when the strutter is just out of range? There is one great move you can make that pays off more often than not. ## Turkey Hunting & Emotional Control Every turkey hunter goes to the woods to have those close encounters with a long beard. The problem we all face is when he's just out of gun range and we feel the intense pressure to do something. Here is some close-up footage that exposes that single greatest move you can make when that tom is just outside your gun range. 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