Hunting with Mod/Full Chokes

[Cold Spring]

I'll bet that probably a million or so now-passed American hunters who are reading sporting posts while in the great beyond are laughing their arses off. Mod and Full were the hands down choice for generations to put seasonal protein on the table and while overchoked for woodcock and such the standard practice was to let close uns get out a bit. Sure, some used specialized guns with more open chokes to good effect and primarily on close in game. But nowadays it seems that open chokes are the norm for most everything and especially so by those who shoot infrequently and haven't really taken the time nor have the desire to learn to shoot. Live animals aren't clay birds and we want to be humane sportsmen/women. The OP asked about a 16b/28" with Mod & Full chokes to be used mainly for pheasants and I'd be hard pressed to pick a more effective gun and choke combo for typical pheasant hunting. All this JMO of course.