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You can have barrel awareness without LOOKING directly at the barrel/bead. It's in your peripheral vision. Focusing soley on the bead/barrel will slow the gun causing a miss behind. Your eyes still dictate where the hands go. The eyes feed information to the brain and the brain makes the...

There's two ways to look at the correct choke idea. It really depends on what's happening with the birds that given day or what part of the season your in. Windy days where the birds are spooked and long flushes may be the norm, you'll welcome a tighter choke etc. I can tell you I would rather...

I'm afraid I don't have a lot to add other than to feed according to body shape whether that is 1 cup or 4? which in most sporting breeds is that slight hour glass shape in thru the hips and waist. Should be able to feel a hint of ribs running your fingers down their side. I'm assuming a clean...

Yeah we used to throw that stuff away when they got torn, now they get big bucks for buying them with tears already in them. 🤔

I used to use Frontline plus and now have gone to their newest version Frontline Shield for Dogs. Supposedly better at preventing Ticks and fleas from attaching than Frontline Plus??

No blood. Just unzipped him a little. 15 minutes at the Vet to clean it and staple him up. Doc said no running for 2 weeks.

Know how you feel. Mine caught barbed wire last Tuesday. I didn't see it happen and he might have hunted for an hour before I saw it.

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I think it makes perfect sense. Your tired even mentally tired possibly. Reflexes slow down, yep makes perfect sense.

Yeah gun fit. Each manufacturer may have a different stock dimension that they feel will fit the average Joe. Namely drop to comb and also how much cast the gun will have. I would fair to bet most field guns off the rack will come with little to no cast and be pretty neutral. Drop to comb can be...

Crossing shots can give people fits especially a long crosser. The going away shot is the hardest shot to make a clean kill when there is distance involved. If you can find a skeet field anywhere near you that is the ideal place to learn how to hit crossing type shots. I instruct and coach...

That's like the old pigeon loads which were always 3-1/4 dram 1-1/4 Oz @ 1220. These may be low brass vs high brass 1330. High brass https://www.federalpremium.com/shotshell/federal-upland-waterfowl/game-load-upland-hi-brass/11-H126+7.5.html

Now you've peaked my curiosity. How much is a lifetimes worth of ammo for you?

I think the going away shot is the toughest for most people not so much as it's hard to hit but if the bird is at some distance when it flushes it's hard to anchor that bird as he exposes the least amount of vitals. Long crossing shots can give people fits too as they aren't applying the correct...

Love the pics. This is why I always say get the eyes/gun to the birds head if you can see it. Merely looking at the whole bird results in the red circle hits. Any crossing or quartering away shot exposes the head and side of the breast where the heart and lungs are openly exposed. The dead...

I think #4 lead can be very useful in certain situations IMO. Windy days especially. Birds get spooky on windy days and that usually means longer shots. On very cold days when the air is very dense the larger pellet size of a #4 gives you that added advantage as well. That being said. We'll...

Aside from a mild eye wash product or Vetericyn-Ophthalmic gel which I've used for dry irritated eyes, I would consult your vet for cuts around the eye. You don't want to be putting anything around the edges of the eye that if it gets into the eye will burn or sting or worse. At the very least...

Kismet already mentioned this but I'll give my 2 cents. When I used to hunt SW NoDak my Shorthairs face used to get so beat up it looked like they were dragged face first down a gravel road. The dry climate combined with the new CRP just butchered their face. What I used that is heavier and...

We'll... I suppose it's possible if your using a cylinder choke and taking shots out past 35 yards. IC, Light Mod or Mod you have enough choke that there is no need to rush the shot. If the bird flushes at the edge of shotgun ranges than maybe best to let that one go for another day. Far and...

So Rogue, in your mind what do you attribute to the poor shooting? Sloppy gun mount, rushing the shot or maybe gun fit? Or just rusty as in haven't handled the gun since last season?