Double or near Double

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

That's what I was wondering, if they had to be in the air at the same time. I thought so but...

[6pt-Sika]

I used to laugh at folks when I was younger talking about getting flustered with a LARGE covey flush , well that was until the first time I had an actual big covey flush in front of me (wild birds not pen raised) . Think I missed the first trying to shoot between and then got one with the second barrel .

Since that time it's never bothered me again , but that first big flush got me a little

Two grouse in the air from a solid point can be a little unnerving sometimes . Especially when you don't expect them as close as they happen to be .

[Autumn Daze]

Ya.... like from under your feet...

[Wild Skies]

Our PGCA Doubles Club has a fairly lenient interpretation that two birds dead in the air at the same qualifies for a double compared to that of the Loyal Order of Dedicated Grouse Hunters. Besides being dead in the air at the same time their definition also includes that the birds have to take off at precisely the same instant. I have a good friend who's a member of that organization that shot a double on Ruffed Grouse this past season, two dead in the air at the same time, but one of the birds took off an instant before the other---his double didn't qualify. I like our definition better.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

Our PGCA Doubles Club has a fairly lenient interpretation that two birds dead in the air at the same qualifies for a double compared to that of the Loyal Order of Dedicated Grouse Hunters. Besides being dead in the air at the same time their definition also includes that the birds have to take off at precisely the same instant. I have a good friend who's a member of that organization that shot a double on Ruffed Grouse this past season, two dead in the air at the same time, but one of the birds took off an instant before the other---his double didn't qualify. I like our definition better.

That's pure sheepdip! There are some things that simply can't be controlled by the shooter. The honor should be bestowed upon the shooter for his skills, not for his good luck for Pete's sake!