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Pheasant hunting
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Have a good day and try and kill your birds with in 30 to 35 yards . There will be plenty of the experts who will give advice on loads , walking up, shooting over setters or pointers with a few on driven birds . You can listen to their advice but just use your own judgment and you will enjoy your day just the same .
Feltwad
Feltwad
There is and old saying......if there is lead in the air, there is hope of killing your bird.
And my favorite, how did i miss such an easy shot.
Good luck, be safe, and have fun.
And my favorite, how did i miss such an easy shot.
Good luck, be safe, and have fun.
My advice is to just enjoy yourself.
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Other than making sure there is sky behind the bird when you pull the trigger and carefully make a mental note of where the bird fell, as the other guys mention, have fun.
Brokennock
Cannon
Please, please, please, let them get higher than head height, taking into consideration if you are shooting up or down hill as well. If it isn't high enough, pass on the shot.
Our club had an ugly incident on opening day.
Lead that bird. Whether you shoot sustained lead or pass through doesn't matter, but, you will need a little more lead than with a modern cartridge shotgun.
If you pass on the shot, try to watch for where the bird goes down and mark it in your mind. You can often put them up again. Same with if you miss. If you have no retriever same thing will apply, mark where that bird went down, keep in mind that if only wounded, they will run when they land, if they don't just roost, of burrow under thick vegetation.
Have fun. Enjoy the sights and sounds.
Especially if hunting with a dog, Enjoy just watching that dog do what it loves to do. And, trust that dog's nose. Enjoy the experience.
Our club had an ugly incident on opening day.
Lead that bird. Whether you shoot sustained lead or pass through doesn't matter, but, you will need a little more lead than with a modern cartridge shotgun.
If you pass on the shot, try to watch for where the bird goes down and mark it in your mind. You can often put them up again. Same with if you miss. If you have no retriever same thing will apply, mark where that bird went down, keep in mind that if only wounded, they will run when they land, if they don't just roost, of burrow under thick vegetation.
Have fun. Enjoy the sights and sounds.
Especially if hunting with a dog, Enjoy just watching that dog do what it loves to do. And, trust that dog's nose. Enjoy the experience.
