Do you take a poke at the long range birds ?

Drew said:
Man oh man, I didn't realize how many passionate folks are on this forum. Thanks for not getting angry at me!! Lol.

This post was pretty entertaining, much like a soap opera. I can't believe that so many people never lose a bird when they are hunting. So, do you count a leg dropped bird as a miss or a lost bird?? I consider myself a fair shot but I do lose a bird once in a while.

As far as whether I would take a long shot (over 40 yards). The only time that I might take that shot is if I started shooting at them closer and miss, or drop a leg. Perhaps it's adrenaline? Perhaps it out of fear that I have hit the bird already and that sinking feeling in my gut when I feel that I am not being a good sportsman by not trying to kill the bird?? Perhaps it that I don't want to let me dog down?? I'm not sure whether it's ethical or not but I will tend to shoot a third time if I've missed twice.
Click to expand...
These people on here that say they have never lost a bird, or shot of hen,or dumped mud in a parking area,are not telling the truth. Everybody loses birds, it's just part of bird hunting. And yes you do fire three times.
 
I’d like a do-over from yesterday..,straight overhead bird, maybe 25-30 yards…bad miss. Damn…I’m the pitcher, it’s coming from home plate, heading to center field…😬
 
Several years ago I was mentoring a new bird hunter who said his auto wasn't cycling the shells at all. He handed it to me and sure enough, it was not ejecting the fired shell. When I checked, the shells, they were low-base skeet loads from when we practiced on skeet. I asked him why he was using those, and he thought they were ok. I asked if he thought he hit any birds he shot at that day, and he said a couple might have "wiggled" a bit but never fell. Obviously, we had a long talk afterwards about specifics of successful bird hunting tactics and ammo.
 
benelli-banger said:
I’d like a do-over from yesterday..,straight overhead bird, maybe 25-30 yards…bad miss. Damn…I’m the pitcher, it’s coming from home plate, heading to center field…😬
Click to expand...
Oh, man that is my favorite shot!!! It's the center station in skeet! I don't make a good shot every time, but I sure laugh when I do.
 
Drew said:
Oh, man that is my favorite shot!!! It's the center station in skeet! I don't make a good shot every time, but I sure laugh when I do.
Click to expand...
I got a few do-overs on the trip…3-4 more! At least 1 miss, but a couple good kills that came down and damn near hit me! It’s always a strange feeling holding my gun where I do on those…I hold above the bird, and they fall…not sure if I’m even swinging with the bird…usually I’m crouching down trying to be stealthy, and I stand up and shoot…maybe I have 1-2 seconds to mount and shoot?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top