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Originally Posted by Jack Cronkhite
I have hunted upland birds at -30 celsius (22 below F) and not had issues with various brands of shot shells over the years.
Back in paper days, some did swell on the miserable driving rain days for migratory birds. "Miserable" is a bit harsh, as those were the days we looked forward to for a great shoot. (That was in my youth. A warm fire, and SMS shared with other old geezers seems more civilized now  )
Cheers,
Jack |
Yessiree- and if you are hosting, and SMS means what I take it to me (McCallan?) I'm there. In Robert Ruark's classic "The Old Man and The Boy" his maternal grandfather, Ned Hall- often expressed that love of the warm fire and a toddy over taking a limit of ducks in a raging storm--
I look forward to our late Bonus 30 day season on Canadas- if it is not way too cold, and our rivers haven't frozen shut- 'tighter than Dick's hatband' to use a Ruark expression-- I usually use the "black ops. Mossenburgher 835 pump and 3" Federal steelies OO buck. Never have had a "fail to fire" yet, and if I steer it right, usually hear the bang- followed by the crash-thump of a Canada coming down-- I usually fill the Thermos with hot chocolate rather than coffee, and "dress warm, boy- dress warm"
Ruark's great story about "It takes a duck to know a duck"-- the breakfast where his Grandpa cooks the fried eggs in the toasted bread- one of my boyhood favorites--
