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RJW:
This will not make many points here

" If you are like me and most considerate hunters,,, you will shoot some birds 35 and 45 once in a while all the way to 50 yards on your third shot. Reality on most days. "

Self control and the fact that I don't NEED to kill every duck that gets close to me make it possible for me to not take those kind of shots. By the way, I have 10 years on you both in age and hunting time. Come back when you're not so green ;)

lokidog:

--- Quote from: RJW on October 30, 2018, 07:12:36 AM ---This will not make many points here

" If you are like me and most considerate hunters,,, you will shoot some birds 35 and 45 once in a while all the way to 50 yards on your third shot. Reality on most days. "

Self control and the fact that I don't NEED to kill every duck that gets close to me make it possible for me to not take those kind of shots. By the way, I have 10 years on you both in age and hunting time. Come back when you're not so green ;)

--- End quote ---

I do understand his point a little about sometimes taking a longer shot on a bird that you might have not hit solidly in closer. I will often have a larger sized pellet shell as my third round for those situations.

RJW:
And that's fine. But you don't need the "good stuff" in 3 1/2 as your only ammo and that's what he is saying. And now he is also saying you are not a "considerate hunter" unless you do. And I call BS on that statement.

I could say a considerate hunter never tries for a triple because you don't have a back up if you do. But some would call that BS also. He is painting with a pretty wide righteous brush there. :twocents:

lokidog:

--- Quote from: RJW on October 30, 2018, 08:07:33 AM ---And that's fine. But you don't need the "good stuff" in 3 1/2 as your only ammo and that's what he is saying. And now he is also saying you are not a "considerate hunter" unless you do. And I call BS on that statement.

I could say a considerate hunter never tries for a triple because you don't have a back up if you do. But some would call that BS also. He is painting with a pretty wide righteous brush there. :twocents:

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I agree, notice I was the first to call him on this. However, I can cram another couple rounds into my gun pretty quickly and have a few triples, quadruples and even a couple of fivers under my belt. The fivers were Mergansers swimming through the decoys. :chuckle:

WSU:
There's nothing wrong with killing ducks at 40 yards. Some folks make it sound like a sin. Modern shells (I shoot 3" shells) will consistently kill ducks stone cold dead at 40+ yards. I certainly like shooting them at 10 feet and shooting them 2 feet off the water is certainly the goal, but I also kill plenty at 40+ yards.

I'm not sure why some have to act holier than thou towards people that don't refuse shots past 30 yards.

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