Yips

[Goosemaster]

I try to always look for the red eyepatch on phez. If I do not see it, I will miss most of the time. If that bird & I make eye contact, its a bonus, I am gonna crush it!

That's crazy.No human can see that well.

 

[att]

Maybe you all should get pump or automatic guns that hold 5 shells. Put more lead in the air. lol.

 

[captainshotgun]

Well, major league baseball hitters can see the direction & speed of rotation on a 100mph + baseball coming straight at them. A pointed 40 mph phez, maybe only 10 mph when it first gets up, 10 feet away, flying on a diagonal, SHOULD be easy, even for an old man like me. Maybe thats why goose misses so much!? He cannot see.

 

[LCR10A]

There are lots of reasons we miss. Fatigue, surprise, mental distraction and (my favorite) poor gun mount all come to mind. I’m not able to see the red patch around a pheasants eye, but the birds that I end up shooting at are generally flushed at a distance of more than 10 yards. I do practice mounting my gun with a mag light in the barrel in a semi-dark room to get a better idea of where the barrel is actually pointed in relation to where it’s mounted. I can swing the gun this way along the joint between two walls or the ceiling and a wall as well.

 

[BrownDogsCan2]

I step on one yesterday and threw some lead at it. I wish I could have thrown two or three more at it.

 

[carptom1]

I step on one yesterday and threw some lead at it. I wish I could have thrown two or three more at it.

I know you remember that last day when we were up in South Dakota…. 3-4 points and layups whiffed by me. Honestly it was in my head so much I didn’t even want her to find another one. That all happened in about an hour and a half. Funny the day before I made several that were much harder in those blizzard conditions we were hunting in.

 

[Plannerman]

Seems I whiff most often when hunting with a witness...over a perfect point by my dog. At least last week both buddy and I whiffed..."let's not talk about this" was best response I could muster.

 

[BrownDogsCan2]

I know you remember that last day when we were up in South Dakota…. 3-4 points and layups whiffed by me. Honestly it was in my head so much I didn’t even want her to find another one. That all happened in about an hour and a half. Funny the day before I made several that were much harder in those blizzard conditions we were hunting in.

Yeah but it was a good weekend Carptom

 

[Tomahawker]

Wiffed on two gimmes this morning.

 

[westksbowhunter]

3 shells and 3 birds today. Bought a new Briley Light Modified extended tube for my new 12 gauge Montefeltro and it just crushed them with Kent #6 1 3/8 ounce. Must throw a much better pattern than the stock modified and improved crio tubes. I had not missed a pheasant all year until last weekend when I missed 2. I was tired and not paying attention. Got the new tube on Friday and screwed her in today. I have 3 briley tubes for my 20 gauge Monte and have been very happy with them. I think I have found a good combo with the Kent Fast Lead. I much prefer 6's over the 5's in a 12 gauge. For the 20 gauge I like 5's.

 

[Carguy2Banker]

3 shells and 3 birds today. Bought a new Briley Light Modified extended tube for my new 12 gauge Montefeltro and it just crushed them with Kent #6 1 3/8 ounce. Must throw a much better pattern than the stock modified and improved crio tubes. I had not missed a pheasant all year until last weekend when I missed 2. I was tired and not paying attention. Got the new tube on Friday and screwed her in today. I have 3 briley tubes for my 20 gauge Monte and have been very happy with them. I think I have found a good combo with the Kent Fast Lead. I much prefer 6's over the 5's in a 12 gauge. For the 20 gauge I like 5's.

Today must have been a day off 3's! I left my house, drive 3 miles to a CRP corner that i haven't hunted all year. I had 4 birds come up one at a time. Three out of the four were roosters. I shot 3 times, dropped all three. Took my Benelli out for the first time in several years, but kind of expected to get into a multiple bird flush opportunity. I also took my GoPro and caught the whole thing on video.
When I got home and started cleaning the birds I thought to myself that I had less than $5 total in today's hunt between gas and shells!

 

[Limitless]

Today must have been a day off 3's! I left my house, drive 3 miles to a CRP corner that i haven't hunted all year. I had 4 birds come up one at a time. Three out of the four were roosters. I shot 3 times, dropped all three. Took my Benelli out for the first time in several years, but kind of expected to get into a multiple bird flush opportunity. I also took my GoPro and caught the whole thing on video.
When I got home and started cleaning the birds I thought to myself that I had less than $5 total in today's hunt between gas and shells!

That's a fast limit!

I've gotten a 2 bird, MN late Oct or early Nov limit in Minnesota in fresh snow, 5 minutes after leaving the car, on a staggered double flush, but that was after a 3 hour drive. Never got 3 super fast. Of course, fewer chances to do so in Minnesota too. Can only get 2 until December.

You've set a high bar for yourself to beat!

 

[Carguy2Banker]

That's a fast limit!

I've gotten a 2 bird, MN late Oct or early Nov limit in Minnesota in fresh snow, 5 minutes after leaving the car, on a staggered double flush, but that was after a 3 hour drive. Never got 3 super fast. Of course, fewer chances to do so in Minnesota too. Can only get 2 until December.

You've set a high bar for yourself to beat!

In Kansas, it's a 4 bird limit. I have had several 2 for 2 doubles standing in 1 spot , but never a 3 for 3 triple. This was really nice for me and my confidence since 2 weeks ago I had a severe case of the "yips"! There were lots of birds flushing all over the field and would have kept hunting if it wasn't so hot just to try to finish 4 for 4. It's 63° here today, and way too hot for the dog.
We were only in the field for 20 minutes and knew there would be a better day!

 

[Limitless]

In Kansas, it's a 4 bird limit. I have had several 2 for 2 doubles standing in 1 spot , but never a 3 for 3 triple. This was really nice for me and my confidence since 2 weeks ago I had a severe case of the "yips"! There were lots of birds flushing all over the field and would have kept hunting if it wasn't so hot just to try to finish 4 for 4. It's 63° here today, and way too hot for the dog.
We were only in the field for 20 minutes and knew there would be a better day!

Ah, I somehow thought this was a SD thread. You wouldn't want to mess with the power of 3s by getting 4 anyway. Save that for a 4 mile away place sometime.

 

[westksbowhunter]

In Kansas, it's a 4 bird limit. I have had several 2 for 2 doubles standing in 1 spot , but never a 3 for 3 triple. This was really nice for me and my confidence since 2 weeks ago I had a severe case of the "yips"! There were lots of birds flushing all over the field and would have kept hunting if it wasn't so hot just to try to finish 4 for 4. It's 63° here today, and way too hot for the dog.
We were only in the field for 20 minutes and knew there would be a better day!

Yea I quit hunting today when it got warm. I have shot a triple 3 times.

 

[Carguy2Banker]

Yea I quit hunting today when it got warm. I have shot a triple 3 times.

I almost always shoot an O/U. I've had some triple opportunities in the past that turned out to be singles or whiff.... And I am counting reloads and 3 or 4 shots!

 

[westksbowhunter]

I almost always shoot an O/U. I've had some triple opportunities in the past that turned out to be singles or whiff.... And I am counting reloads and 3 or 4 shots!

Not me, automatic. I might miss 5 or 6 times all year, very seldom on pheasants.