AS A NATION OF DOVE HUNTERS, we take five to seven shots for every bird bagged. With the price of shotshells what it is, I can't afford to miss that much. I'm hoping to hit one out of three shots when the season starts; that's a good average if you shoot at everything that comes into range. Although doves zipping randomly around a field present a wide variety of shots, we can fit most of the toughest shots into five main categories. Here they are, and here's my advice for shooting them:
Sight is the sense hunters use most when squirrel hunting—watching for a twitching bushy tail, an odd hump in a branch, leaves shaking in a treetop. But sometimes the best way to find this quarry is by using your ears. You'll get more shots if you listen for these five sounds on your next hunt:
Anybody who has spent enough time in a treestand listening to the absolute racket squirrels make while you're waiting for deer knows this is the truth. If anything, I'm dying to get out and bag some squirrels for payback for the games they play during deer season. :)
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Shotgun Shooting Tips for Dove Hunters8
AS A NATION OF DOVE HUNTERS, we take five to seven shots for every bird bagged. With the price of shotshells what it is, I can't afford to miss that much. I'm hoping to hit one out of three shots when the season starts; that's a good average if you shoot at everything that comes into range. Although doves zipping randomly around a field present a wide variety of shots, we can fit most of the toughest shots into five main categories. Here they are, and here's my advice for shooting them:
The Incomer You See Forever
Having never hunted doves, I am hoping to this year. Thanks for the great advice.
Listen Up! Use Your Ears to Bag More Squirrels12
Sight is the sense hunters use most when squirrel hunting—watching for a twitching bushy tail, an odd hump in a branch, leaves shaking in a treetop. But sometimes the best way to find this quarry is by using your ears. You'll get more shots if you listen for these five sounds on your next hunt:
Anybody who has spent enough time in a treestand listening to the absolute racket squirrels make while you're waiting for deer knows this is the truth. If anything, I'm dying to get out and bag some squirrels for payback for the games they play during deer season. :)
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