Afternoon walks

[Runner]

It is fall turkey season, goose season, squirrel season, dove season, and several others. I have been taking afternoon walks with my shotgun just hunting. Not hunting anything specific, just hunting. The only concession to the turkey season is that I am using a little hotter load than I normally would for this type of hunting, and I am loading with number fives. At 70/100, it still isn't too bad to shoot. Today I bent the barrel before going out to correct where it hits, so I did a few stump shooting type shots getting used to how it is shooting now. I saw squirrels cutting hickories, but never got a good shot. I saw two deer busting off thru the woods after they saw me first. I saw a bunch of doves and actually hit one! The number fives don't make for a very wide dense pattern, so doves are kind of a challenge with this load. In fact, this load shoots too tight for anything but turkey really, so I added some mixed shot to the bag late in the walk. It is simply nice to get out in the woods with no pressure to do anything but enjoy being there. Tomorrow I am going to slip out early and try to actually clobber a turkey! I may take my exercise walk later in the day just to relax tho! Anyone else just getting out there and enjoying the fall weather?

 

[Bearbait2]

Mr. Runner,
We (Wife's pooch and I) are doing the same thing (no feathered turkeys though) on a daily basis. (Snow should begin in earnest any day now.) Need to make the most of this fine weather even though the snow won't slow us down any to speak of.
Best Wishes :hatsoff:

 

[Stumpkiller]

. . . so I did a few stump shooting type shots . . .

:front:

Aside from deer hunting, that's how I spend my hunting time. Taking my gun for a walk, maybe pestering a few stumps.

Best part about shooting a stump is that the bloodtrail is always short and you don't have to field dress or drag them.

 

[onefeather]

i try to get out in the woods every day but its not fall season here yet it still gets hot and the leaves arent changein and frost hasnt hit and fire ants are still here lol

 

[oomcurt]

Ya means ta say ye don't even debark 'em? Ye jist knaws through the bark and all and eats them critturs raw!?? :crackup: