TrapperReady
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9mmMike - At least for me, the only time I will use a sling (the aforementioned piece of 550 cord) is when I'm in a "transport" mode. For example, a long walk back to the truck after limiting out, or crossing some terrain where two hands are a definite advantage (after making sure that the gun is unloaded).
Aside from situations like that, you want to be ready to shoot almost all of the time. Once, I've had a rooster come up while I had a shotgun slung over my shoulder. Surprised the heck out of me... enough that I flubbed the safety and he was somewhere in the next county by the time I was ready to shoot. BTW, I'm sure many of you have noticed how much a pheasant's cackle sounds like laughing.
Mostly, I try to maintain either port-arms or something pretty close all the time. Besides, in much of the heavy cover I find myself hunting, a sling is just an extra branch/corn/grass catcher. The beauty of the 550 cord (or rawhide) is that it's very light and only takes a second to slip over the muzzle and tie on the grip. It's also useful for roughly 10,000+ other things.
Aside from situations like that, you want to be ready to shoot almost all of the time. Once, I've had a rooster come up while I had a shotgun slung over my shoulder. Surprised the heck out of me... enough that I flubbed the safety and he was somewhere in the next county by the time I was ready to shoot. BTW, I'm sure many of you have noticed how much a pheasant's cackle sounds like laughing.
Mostly, I try to maintain either port-arms or something pretty close all the time. Besides, in much of the heavy cover I find myself hunting, a sling is just an extra branch/corn/grass catcher. The beauty of the 550 cord (or rawhide) is that it's very light and only takes a second to slip over the muzzle and tie on the grip. It's also useful for roughly 10,000+ other things.
