|
Post by CanadianGoldenEagle on Sept 30, 2014 14:25:48 GMT -4
When I was out bird hunting last year I used to be successful when they were running or on the ground but as soon as they flushed and were flying I wasn't able to hit them.
Any tips on how to practise shooting a bird in flight? I don't have access to a skeet launcher and only have a single-shot shotgun so don't have the luxury of firing a couple of shells in quick succession.
Cheers
|
|
|
Post by lguthro on Oct 1, 2014 6:54:24 GMT -4
practice shooting on the swing, have a target in a certain spot have the gun in the position you'd carry hunting and practice swinging from different angles etc. When i bird hunt i always put the bead about an inch in front of the bird, LSF may have more tips
|
|
|
Post by cochise on Oct 2, 2014 6:39:25 GMT -4
There are 2 rules in becoming a good wingshooter:
1) Wood to wood...ie. keep your head down on the stock. 2) Keep the barrell of the gun moving...swing through the bird, and keep the gun moving even after the shot. Like Iguthro said, practice bringing the gun up...but do it in a swinging motion (right to left and left to right) and that will become part of the 'through'. Once it hits your shoulder, you'll be close to taking the shot.
It's hard to take pa'tridge and woodcock on the wing with a full choke gun. Best results for close in shots come from a wide open choke for the typical hunter. Otherwise you need to wait until the bird gets out a bit so the shot will have a chance to open up, and that's hard to do in tight cover. Subconsciously, we tend to stop the gun when we are swinging up to trees...you have to put them out of your mind and squeeze the shot off as though they weren't there.
|
|
|
Post by lguthro on Oct 2, 2014 7:15:51 GMT -4
There are 2 rules in becoming a good wingshooter: 1) Wood to wood...ie. keep your head down on the stock. 2) Keep the barrell of the gun moving...swing through the bird, and keep the gun moving even after the shot. Like Iguthro said, practice bringing the gun up...but do it in a swinging motion (right to left and left to right) and that will become part of the 'through'. Once it hits your shoulder, you'll be close to taking the shot. It's hard to take pa'tridge and woodcock on the wing with a full choke gun. Best results for close in shots come from a wide open choke for the typical hunter. Otherwise you need to wait until the bird gets out a bit so the shot will have a chance to open up, and that's hard to do in tight cover. Subconsciously, we tend to stop the gun when we are swinging up to trees...you have to put them out of your mind and squeeze the shot off as though they weren't there. Exactly a lot of hunters pull where the bird was not where it is going to be, Ken the follow through is Key, You can get a cheap stick launcher and some clays at Canadian tire, get the wife outside with you and start whipping some, keep everything mentioned above in your mind until its second nature... even then you'll still miss
|
|
|
Post by CanadianGoldenEagle on Oct 2, 2014 8:39:09 GMT -4
thanks Guys. I'll have a look and see if I can get hold of a skeet launcher and fire them over the woodlot at the back - nothing to hit for miles around at the back. Hopefully I won't be missing every time after some practice.
|
|