Rising straight away shot

If, if shooting properly, and everything is in line.....meaning good shoulder mount gun comes up to the cheek (bring the gun to your eye, not the eye to your gun), both eyes open, beads are aligned (sight alignment) if you have 2 beads mounted, target focus......the bead will be there.....
On that shot.....follow it up the back to cover the head, when you don't see the head, squeeze.....
 
One question to ask your self after the shot:

What was the last thing that you saw when you pressed the trigger?

There is only one correct answer to that question.

If your answer is anything other than the target/bird, you are doing it wrong.

Even if your shot was a hit.
 
Wind River said:
Who ever sees the bead? Never in hunting, SC, trap or skeet. Don’t over think, kill it. Practice consistent gun mount. Kill it.
More people should grouse hunt, instinctive shooting.
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I used to live for grouse hunting. So, I understand what you mean. Instinctive shooting is a form of sustained lead. Gun comes up in front of the bird and the trigger is yanked, and the bird rolls. Then I would stand there thinking How'd I do dat!:unsure:
 
gimruis said:
Ruffed grouse, specifically. In the woods.

People who have never hunted those forest chickens are in for a surprise when they try it the first time. Hunting roosters over grassland is like shooting at a beach ball compared to a ruff in the woods.
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Yup, after grouse hunting for a while, I would literally take a breath before I shouldered the gun for fear of blowing them to smithereens.
 
gimruis said:
Ruffed grouse, specifically. In the woods.

People who have never hunted those forest chickens are in for a surprise when they try it the first time. Hunting roosters over grassland is like shooting at a beach ball compared to a ruff in the woods.
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Snipe are the same way, its the most fun hunting I have each year. You have about a second to shoot it before its gone, and they zigzag back and forth. Like you said it makes pheasant look like shooting a beach ball blowing slowly in the wind. I struggle to understand when people say pheasant are so hard to hit because they fly so fast. Buddy you havent seen fast lol
 
gimruis said:
9 out of 10 times, when one flushes, I don't even SEE it. I just hear a "whirrr" of wings, look around, and can't even get a visual, much less take a shot.
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Thats me with woodcock. I hear the flush and I just see tan/white wing flashes through the timber if I am lucky. Every time i try to shoot one its a lost cause
 
John Singer said:
One question to ask your self after the shot:

What was the last thing that you saw when you pressed the trigger?

There is only one correct answer to that question.

If your answer is anything other than the target/bird, you are doing it wrong.

Even if your shot was a hit.
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Your barrel is bent if you saw the bird on a going away rising shot and killed it. Or you got extremely lucky.
 
wingsnfins said:
If, if shooting properly, and everything is in line.....meaning good shoulder mount gun comes up to the cheek (bring the gun to your eye, not the eye to your gun), both eyes open, beads are aligned (sight alignment) if you have 2 beads mounted, target focus......the bead will be there.....
On that shot.....follow it up the back to cover the head, when you don't see the head, squeeze.....
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left eye closed works.
 
KEOutdoors said:
Figuring a 25 yard shot, your poa should be a foot in front of the bird then adjusted for lead from there. Any case a rising going away bird should be completely covered by the barrel, otherwise you are shooting tail feathers.
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Yeah. However, the focus is on the bird, not the gun. I may see the gun, but I am not focused on it.

It's not unlike swinging a bat at a baseball. You may see the bat hit the ball but you must "keep your eyes on the ball" it order to hit it.
 
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