Recent content by walk213

I gained weight. Not ideal. Same jacket, pants vest etc. Nothing changed. I noticed my mounts were horrible. I worked to fix that during the season. As my confidence went down, I started to rush everything. I do feel a sense of guilt when my dogs do their job and I continously fail. Patterning...

They're coming to Colorado. $600 a day. I might have to consider attending.

I get it. I do try to move forward after a miss. That said, it was so bad this season that I never attempted a challenging shot. My confidence was low, so I was always hoping that a rooster would be close and late to pop up. I will look up that book. Thank you.

On it. Thank you.

Good advice. I did notice that I seemed shocked with the flush even though my dogs told me that the bird was close. It's a weird feeling that has not hit me before.

I appreciate the comments. I do agree that hunting with both girls has been distracting. I find myself confused on who to follow when we find more than bird. I don't know if I can leave 1 in the truck with being overwhelmed with guilt. Advice taken.

I have been recording my hunts for a long time. Nothing formal. I enjoy watching my adventures with my dogs.

Appreciate your insights. Have your lessons produced results?

I will say "kill" or "dispatch" as long as the bird folds on contact.

good advice - I found myself too quick to the trigger when we got a bird in the air. A lack of confidence is the reason. I must slow down.

That will be done this week. An interesting concept. Thank you.

I will do try this over the weekend. I have shot this Benelli Ethos for 10 years. I did change chokes a few years back, but I shot very well for a while. Last year was not ideal. This year was horrendous.

Thank you for posting this exercise. I need to employ good habits. I was not raised with a shotgun in my hands. I will use this training process immeidately. I will also buy "Instinctive Shooting". I appreciate the insights.

They refused to ride in their crates. They sit the back seat of the truck despite my efforts to put them in their crates. I will give that post a go. Thank you.

Thank you. I had 2 situations this season when I was completely startled that a rooster jumped up. I was fixing my GOPRO both times. Idiotic move. Echo (9) always gives me time. Josey (5) doesn't. I carry my shotgun the way you would want me to carry it. My mounts have been horrific. I need to...