A fun Thursday morning goose hunt

riversledder · 09-14-2006, 09:27 AM

6 person limit this morning. With one Canada /domestic cross goose.
What a fun hunt, with some great guys.

riversledder · 09-14-2006, 09:30 AM

Canada cross pic

younggun20 · 09-14-2006, 09:34 AM

Wow, nice hunt boys!

Cool looking bonus bird too.

Hunt'nFish · 09-14-2006, 10:19 AM

MarshBum · 09-14-2006, 10:35 AM

Local Goose...it's what's for dinner.

Great pics, congrats!

Geoff

waterfowlin101 · 09-14-2006, 10:39 AM

i'm jealous

....absolutely great looking hunt.

Jon

Meister Jaeger · 09-14-2006, 10:44 AM

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i'm jealous

....absolutely great looking hunt.

Jon

FeatherBusterOSU · 09-14-2006, 11:17 AM

WOW! Looks like you guys got in on a great hunt this morning. That mixed goose looks like a cross between a canada and a speck maybe?? Nice Job.

-Jimmy

waterfowlin101 · 09-14-2006, 11:56 AM

Canada/domestic Jimmy.

DukAddict · 09-14-2006, 12:06 PM

Personally I thought it was a shoveler cross with a ross goose? hahaha very nice looking hunt. Good job

Brett

Quaka Wacka · 09-14-2006, 12:39 PM

Looks like you guys had a good shoot. Congrats.

I was gonna try and get out one last time today too, but have to get ready for deer hunting next week.

Just got this pic in my email. A couple of us got out this last weekend. We did OK. We definatly could of shot more if we were making our shots, but it was just fun to get out. Missing from the picture is stoneflyguy.

wife&3kids · 09-14-2006, 03:16 PM

nice job..

riversledder · 09-14-2006, 05:31 PM

Thanks guys. It was fun. Someone sent me a PM about that goofy bird and I,like an idiot, deleted it. If it was you, please resend it. Sorry.

Hogwild · 09-14-2006, 05:49 PM

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Thanks guys. It was fun. Someone sent me a PM about that goofy bird and I,like an idiot, deleted it. If it was you, please resend it. Sorry.

And to think you call me the SBK. :grin:

llama77 · 09-14-2006, 08:56 PM

Riversledder,

The farmer called wondering if Id seen his kids pet geese, you and Hogwild wouldnt know anything about that would you?

Had to be pets, Ive seen you guys shoot!!!!!!!!!!!

Quaka wacka, Does your gun fit you? I can tell that all the guys with riversledder today except maybe Hogwild have had theirs checked. Those geese didnt have a chance.

bigwiz · 09-16-2006, 09:31 AM

nice work

Hogwild · 09-16-2006, 02:32 PM

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Riversledder,

The farmer called wondering if Id seen his kids pet geese, you and Hogwild wouldnt know anything about that would you?

Had to be pets, Ive seen you guys shoot!!!!!!!!!!!

That would explain why the neck collars all had names in stead of numbers and letters

Duckboy23 · 09-17-2006, 08:24 PM

Quaka Wacka,

That looks like Jeff's place out on Puget. Looks like you guys did alright!

Quaka Wacka · 09-17-2006, 10:28 PM

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Quaka wacka, Does your gun fit you? I can tell that all the guys with riversledder today except maybe Hogwild have had theirs checked. Those geese didnt have a chance.

It was my first time shooting the new gun. I've since put different shims in it, with hopes of a better fit, but it seems to be more of a trial and error thing with me. Is there an easy way to fit a gun without guessing?

And it was Jeffs place out on Puget Island. Can't wait till the regular season starts.

Meister Jaeger · 09-18-2006, 08:47 PM

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It was my first time shooting the new gun. I've since put different shims in it, with hopes of a better fit, but it seems to be more of a trial and error thing with me. Is there an easy way to fit a gun without guessing?

Yes...You need to put a full choke in it, then stand 16 yards from a freshly painted 'patterning' steel plate, roughly 2'W x 3'H, mounted securely at chest level, with a distinct button or target in the middle. 'Aim' as best you can at that center 'target' and blast 3-5 shells to see where your pattern hits. Use Lead shot and wear eye protection! You'll be able to to tell hit the gun shoots where you aim/point it. This should give you an indication of gun fit and what shims might help, or if the issue is in your mounting.

If you want to do yourself a big favor, email/PM me for the name of a seasoned shooting instructor that can help with this and much more. I attended his clinic on Saturday - very helpful (bring on the ducks!

)

Mike

riversledder · 09-19-2006, 12:21 PM

I learned almost the same way as MJ described above. The only differance was, I was told to stand and pull the gun up smoothly and shoot at the target. I was told that if you actually aim and take to much time, it will give you a false point of impact.I was also told that when aiming or shooting in a controlled environment you can force you head down and make the gun hit where you want. In the field when things happen fast you tend to just pull up and shoot. If the gun fits correctly, you concentrate on the target, you should shoot better. More instict shooting. I know this is probably just the basics and there is more to it, but this is what we have done for almost all the guys in our hunt group, and we have had great results. We took guys that could not hit 1 for 10 and they now shoot 9 for 10.
And most of the improvment was after we adjusted the gun to fit. Proper gun fit is a HUGE deal that a lot of folks dont look at. I think!
Hope this helps a little. Try it and see what you think. I think it will help a bunch.
Good luck.

Meister Jaeger · 09-19-2006, 01:19 PM

Good point, sledder. I was simply addressing the 'aim' as the first part of the equation. In reality, as you suggest, we don't aim our shotgun at targets, merely point at them. Ensuring that the gun shoots where you think it should given a limited-variable environment (standing, fixed target, time to 'aim') is the first step. Then you can look at how the gun 'fits' and how that affects one's ability to hit the target being pointed at.

I wasn't surprised by the outcome of this exercise, or by some of the others we did in the aforementioned clinic; it was more pleasantly amused with the results and the added confidence of knowing that my gun fits and when I do things right (like keep my freakin' head down

)....I can be 'En Fuego!'

Good luck with it Alex! Time's runnin' out!

MJ

cwh · 09-19-2006, 02:01 PM

Alex, you may be able to pattern the new SBE2 fit after your SBE1 (lucky dog has both!) I know there is some fitting info in a book that I have, you are free to borrow that. Also, I can't remember who, but someeone recommended: "Shotgunning: The Art and the Science" by Bob Brister as a good reference on shotgun fit.

Quaka Wacka · 09-19-2006, 11:09 PM

Well I spent about an hour trowing the gun up with my eyes closed and then opening them to see if the double beads where lined up. And adjusting it acordingly. Now when I shoulder the gun, the beads are perfectly lined up 9 times out of 10. I'll have to go to the range and give it a try. And if not I'll try the other methods mentioned. Thanks for the help guys.

Alex