Logical
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I need a ruling from the masses.
I know a "double" is often strictly defined as two birds getting up almost simultaneously, with both being taken. Some folks say a "report" double, where the second flushes when the first one is shot, is not a true double. That was not the case yesterday.
We approached a plum thicket, and about 10 birds got up. I shot one, and it looked dead as it fell, so I swung on a second rooster, and shot. I hit him, but he continued flying. I watched, and saw where he landed. I picked up my first bird, and set off for the 300 yards to where the second went down. As I approached, his tailfeathers were straight up, due to the wind blowing up his rump. Figured he was dead.
Well, he looked at me, and jumped up and flew off. Another 300 yards away, the dropped, throwing up lots of snow. Off I went. Found him, and recovered him.
So, out of that flush, I put two birds in the bag, but not without a long chase for a wounded bird. Is this really a double?
I don't really care, as I call it a double, but figured it may give us something to discuss while we are waiting for next weekend to come for our next outing.
Happy hunting!!!
I know a "double" is often strictly defined as two birds getting up almost simultaneously, with both being taken. Some folks say a "report" double, where the second flushes when the first one is shot, is not a true double. That was not the case yesterday.
We approached a plum thicket, and about 10 birds got up. I shot one, and it looked dead as it fell, so I swung on a second rooster, and shot. I hit him, but he continued flying. I watched, and saw where he landed. I picked up my first bird, and set off for the 300 yards to where the second went down. As I approached, his tailfeathers were straight up, due to the wind blowing up his rump. Figured he was dead.
Well, he looked at me, and jumped up and flew off. Another 300 yards away, the dropped, throwing up lots of snow. Off I went. Found him, and recovered him.
So, out of that flush, I put two birds in the bag, but not without a long chase for a wounded bird. Is this really a double?
I don't really care, as I call it a double, but figured it may give us something to discuss while we are waiting for next weekend to come for our next outing.
Happy hunting!!!