Goosemaster
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That's crazy.No human can see that well.
Yips
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captainshotgun
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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.
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
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I step on one yesterday and threw some lead at it. I wish I could have thrown two or three more at it.
carptom1
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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
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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
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Yeah but it was a good weekend Carptom
Tomahawker
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Wiffed on two gimmes this morning.
westksbowhunter
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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.
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Carguy2Banker
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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!
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Carguy2Banker
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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
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Yea I quit hunting today when it got warm. I have shot a triple 3 times.
Carguy2Banker
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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
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Not me, automatic. I might miss 5 or 6 times all year, very seldom on pheasants.
Carguy2Banker
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I think it's safe to assume the "yips" can affect any hunter, in any state!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
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Well 3 shells fired today and 3 more birds in the bag. 1 rooster and 2 male bobwhites. Tough hunting today, didn't see as many.
Carguy2Banker
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Based on the last few posts, we need to start a new thread! This started out about us taking about our fails, but it seems we need to start one about our successes! If we keep this up the ammo guys stock values are going to plummet!