QUAAAAAACK!
QUAAAAAACK!
Sorry Bro!! This post was very insensitive of me!
Sorry Bro!! This post was very insensitive of me!
This might be a stupid question but how do you avoid chomping into lead shot when you eat them?
This might be a stupid question but how do you avoid chomping into lead shot when you eat them?
Well, If you lead them correctly you shoot mostly head and neck. That doesn't always happen though so you have to look for that stuff when you clean the birds. An occasional pellet will sometimes make its way onto your plate still but not too often. Whenever I get one that caught the shot in the breast I make sure that one goes on my plate and I chew softly!!
Well, If you lead them correctly you shoot mostly head and neck. That doesn't always happen though so you have to look for that stuff when you clean the birds. An occasional pellet will sometimes make its way onto your plate still but not too often. Whenever I get one that caught the shot in the breast I make sure that one goes on my plate and I chew softly!!
Came to say this. And it’s all steel shot now anyway.
Came to say this.
And it’s all steel shot now anyway.
I never used steel shot, not enough punch. I use bismuth all day but I get your sentiment, most public places are non-toxic. I even use non-toxic where it's not required though because I don't want to ever be using the wrong stuff.
I never used steel shot, not enough punch. I use bismuth all day but I get your sentiment, most public places are non-toxic. I even use non-toxic where it's not required though because I don't want to ever be using the wrong stuff.
Cut the meat into small pieces, that can knock them out pretty well. CHEW SLOWLY and always be ready to spit out a pellet.
Cut the meat into small pieces, that can knock them out pretty well. CHEW SLOWLY and always be ready to spit out a pellet.
inb4 "birds don't exist"
inb4 @stupidbird "birds don't exist"
Ducks are waterfowl. Or waterfoul!
Ducks are waterfowl. Or waterfoul!
Of course they do, silly.
Of course they do, silly.
A Labrador would fix that for you.
A Labrador would fix that for you.
I've got one of the best pointing dogs I've ever seen. Not worth a shit for retrieving though. If he does fetch it up he wants to eat it and I have not been able to break that habit.
I've got one of the best pointing dogs I've ever seen. Not worth a shit for retrieving though. If he does fetch it up he wants to eat it and I have not been able to break that habit.
pointers are great for upland, but for waterfowl, you need a retriever. Why not both?
pointers are great for upland, but for waterfowl, you need a retriever. Why not both?
Agreed, I did not take the pointer while I was duck hunting. Only while going after the pheasant and quail. On those days the pheasant were just coming up too soon for the most part and the few I did have a chance to shoot were flying way out into the cattail swamps. I did manage to shoot one but it took 20 minutes to find it. The dogs were helpful but I was really wishing I had my old yellow lab. She was the runt of her litter and she could find any down bird anywhere, anytime. My current dog is great for finding and pointing but not worth a shit for retrieving.
Agreed, I did not take the pointer while I was duck hunting. Only while going after the pheasant and quail. On those days the pheasant were just coming up too soon for the most part and the few I did have a chance to shoot were flying way out into the cattail swamps. I did manage to shoot one but it took 20 minutes to find it. The dogs were helpful but I was really wishing I had my old yellow lab. She was the runt of her litter and she could find any down bird anywhere, anytime. My current dog is great for finding and pointing but not worth a shit for retrieving.