blarby
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This is apparently not my season for Canada goose. My first season on the west coast, mind you.
What do you guys feed the geese out here, teflon and kevlar ??? :banghead:
I've been out twice by myself, and once with my wife.
We've tried kent fasteel in 2.75 "b", and hevi-shot in 3.00 "BB".
It's not working.
I'll preface this by saying that shooting at moving targets isn't foreign to me or my spouse.... While I cant shoot 25's at the 40 yard line all day, I can shoot 19-21 with some regularity. At the 30 and less it gets a lot better, even on sporting clays. I shot ducks as a youth on more than one occasion with success.
I digress....... today was the worst example.
I actually had a chance to stalk into a grounded flock. I got to within about 40 yards when they took flight. This time, they flew right at me about 150 of them or more. I raised and waited. And waited. Patiently.....picking my double....... at 20 yards I let 'em have it. two pops. I swiveled and took the last one on the backswing overhead at about 15 yards.
The sound all that hevi-shot makes slapping across those birds sounds like it would take down a flying tank....... but no such luck for me.
I've had a similar close encounter with my wife, and we've taken more than a few triple shots at distances in between 50 and the 20 today.
Now, I get that no ones a perfect shot........ but this is getting ridiculous, and today should have been the dinner bell.
So, in addition to not scoring, I'm wondering what the crippling chances are- and what if anything I can do to be a better hunter on this'n....cuz my best just isn't cuttin it !
What do you guys feed the geese out here, teflon and kevlar ??? :banghead:
I've been out twice by myself, and once with my wife.
We've tried kent fasteel in 2.75 "b", and hevi-shot in 3.00 "BB".
It's not working.
I'll preface this by saying that shooting at moving targets isn't foreign to me or my spouse.... While I cant shoot 25's at the 40 yard line all day, I can shoot 19-21 with some regularity. At the 30 and less it gets a lot better, even on sporting clays. I shot ducks as a youth on more than one occasion with success.
I digress....... today was the worst example.
I actually had a chance to stalk into a grounded flock. I got to within about 40 yards when they took flight. This time, they flew right at me about 150 of them or more. I raised and waited. And waited. Patiently.....picking my double....... at 20 yards I let 'em have it. two pops. I swiveled and took the last one on the backswing overhead at about 15 yards.
The sound all that hevi-shot makes slapping across those birds sounds like it would take down a flying tank....... but no such luck for me.
I've had a similar close encounter with my wife, and we've taken more than a few triple shots at distances in between 50 and the 20 today.
Now, I get that no ones a perfect shot........ but this is getting ridiculous, and today should have been the dinner bell.
So, in addition to not scoring, I'm wondering what the crippling chances are- and what if anything I can do to be a better hunter on this'n....cuz my best just isn't cuttin it !
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