Keeping it simple.

[Britsmoothy]

Set off for a hunt in the windy squads today. Keeping it simple I just used thin cards. Mixed in were a few card cups I salvaged from Winchester ammunition years ago.

Fired six shots for three squirrels and two pheasants. One of the shots was to lift a dreyed squirrel from his bed.

 

[Nobade]

A successful hunt and good shooting! Congratulations!

 

[2 shots]

one for you, one for jess

 

[PathfinderNC]

Simple is best and you lead the way!
For my smoothbore (.62 Fusil de Chasse), I just use crumpled-up brown paper for over- powder wadding and grass from under foot, or ripped bits of brown paper, over the shot. It’s worked fine with squirrels and flying clays- I’m usually 9 out of 10 which suprises me happily.

 

[Spikebuck]

Great hunt, Britts. Good to see you and Jess again.

 

[Spikebuck]

Simple is best and you lead the way!
For my smoothbore (.62 Fusil de Chasse), I just use crumpled-up brown paper for over- powder wadding and grass from under foot, or ripped bits of brown paper, over the shot. It’s worked fine with squirrels and flying clays- I’m usually 9 out of 10 which suprises me happily.

Your method is an answer for shooters with a barrel like the choked Colerain Turkey barrel where it's hard to jam a .62 cal wad or hard card down a .58 cal opening. Materials like tow, or crumpled paper don't cause that issue.

 

[sheriff john]

Thanks for posting. Always enjoy reading your stuff. I, also, have a Beretta o/u exactly like yours. Wish I'd bought more of them when they came out. Fun gun.

 

[Mad Professor]

Nice gun and nice rooster!

Do the birds reproduce there or are they stocked?

 

[Bigpete]

Noice

 

[Britsmoothy]

Nice gun and nice rooster!

Do the birds reproduce there or are they stocked?

Yes. Most are released but these have settled on my place and do reproduce their own young.

 

[Trigger]

Yes. Most are released but these have settled on my place and do reproduce their own young.

They do not engage in that practice here. They do not reproduce. Are you implementing any measures around your property to enhance habitat quality, or is it naturally favorable?

 

[Mad Professor]

They do not engage in that practice here. They do not reproduce. Are you implementing any measures around your property to enhance habitat quality, or is it naturally favorable?

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Quail/partridge habitat is also suffering.

I know at least some pheasants overwinter in NE, I track them in the snow. Besides habitat they have to deal yotes, foxes, raccoons, skunks which raid their nests and chicks.

 

[Britsmoothy]

They do not engage in that practice here. They do not reproduce. Are you implementing any measures around your property to enhance habitat quality, or is it naturally favorable?

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82 foxes so far this year!

 

[Trigger]

82 foxes so far this year!

I lack experience hunting fox. I am interested in hunting a Grey fox, as I find their appearance appealing. Having eighty-two this year is impressive, that's a significant number of foxes found on the property.

 

[WALT53]

Set off for a hunt in the windy squads today. Keeping it simple I just used thin cards. Mixed in were a few card cups I salvaged from Winchester ammunition years ago.
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Fired six shots for three squirrels and two pheasants. One of the shots was to lift a dreyed squirrel from his bed.
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Well it looks like Jess didn’t get bit this time , good hunt Nathan thanks for sharing as always .

 

[Britsmoothy]

Well it looks like Jess didn’t get bit this time , good hunt Nathan thanks for sharing as always .

Oh she did my friend. She is just to soft mouthed. Weird too, I think she likes it

 

[WALT53]

Oh she did my friend. She is just to soft mouthed. Weird too, I think she likes it

Well she has a big heart and loves to go hunting that’s all that matters give her a scratch from Canada.