Went back this afternoon and had the entire WMA to myself. It was about 83 degrees with a strong WNW wind and lots of sun. I decided to take this GH (with much higher drops than the PH) and try to walk up some doves. I missed the first three shots and thought I'd counted my doves before they were in hand, and then got 5 straight. The chokes on this 30 inch, one frame, 7 lb. gun are both .040, so I had spreaders in the right barrel. That left barrel was perfect for far-in-front flushers and long crossers. Pretty satisfying to see the puff of feathers after a long summer of, well...you know. I quit after the 5th bird and on the way back to the car flushed a covey of quail. A good omen.
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"Doubtless the good Lord could have made a better game bird than bobwhite, and better country to hunt him in...but equally doubtless, he never did." -- Guy de la Valdene (from A Handful of Feathers )
"'I promise you,' he said, 'on my word of honor, I won't die on the opening of the bird season.'" -- Robert Ruark (from The Old Man and the Boy)
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