First pheasants with The Big Gun

[Stan Hoover]

The pheasant season is closing here in Pa in a few days, so I decided to take my new to me 10 gauge out the first time. We had a good afternoon even though the air was a bit damp and chilly.
Watching the dogs work, we put up 6 cockbirds and 2 hens. As for the new 10, it made me look like a good shot which is always nice. 2 shots, 2 birds, don’t even need to clean the left barrel
On the second bird for me, it was a surprise bird that the dogs missed and I almost stepped on. I probably got lucky but after about 4 or 5 shots from the guys, I finally had my hammers cocked and was thinking the bird is too far, but I figured, what the heck I got too try. The bird dropped to my surprise.
Long live the mighty 10