Your Toughest Shot -- Bird and Setting

[Bob K]

A grouse flushing from a snow roost. By the time I recover from the surprise, he's halfway to the next county.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Bob Kimble

A grouse flushing from a snow roost. By the time I recover from the surprise, he's halfway to the next county.

I've missed lots of grouse in the snow, but never been in on a snow roost flush. I'd like to add that to my "missed birds" list.

[Kent Nickerson]

Once years ago I was stationed just down a South Carolina hedge row from a very pretty young lady who was doing a mighty fine job of killing most of the reasonable doves that came over her. She was also polite, calling out incoming birds for me. On one of her calls, well that dove was just way, way too high for me...but I swung on it and shot anyway. I swear, it took that stone cold dead- in-the-air bird neigh onto 10 seconds to fall to earth. I was absolutely amazed. She called out "great shot!" I can still see that bird falling today.

[mobirdhunter]

...and it's clear to see why that one was memorable...on many levels. Always nice to make a tough one with a witness.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Kent Nickerson

Once years ago I was stationed just down a South Carolina hedge row from a very pretty young lady who was doing a mighty fine job of killing most of the reasonable doves that came over her. She was also polite, calling out incoming birds for me. On one of her calls, well that dove was just way, way too high for me...but I swung on it and shot anyway. I swear, it took that stone cold dead- in-the-air bird neigh onto 10 seconds to fall to earth. I was absolutely amazed. She called out "great shot!" I can still see that bird falling today.

Good story, but it would have been better if you told us tht you immediately proposed marriage to her and she reached up with her gun and dropped a screamer and said "I will."





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[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Good story, but it would have been better if you told us tht you immediately proposed marriage to her and she reached up with her gun and dropped a screamer and said "I will."
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Now we're in Hallmark Channel territory! (But it would be a heck-ova story!)