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lads, those are Sand hill Cranes , right?..how do they taste?
A little gritty,lol?
He looks a bit like "Moth Man"
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Last edited by Franc Otte; 12/14/16 03:18 PM.
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Sand Hill Crane = flying tenderloin...Geo
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What a great mixed bag Mike! I have no idea what crane tastes like, but it looks like something fun to figure out.
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Sand Hill Crane = flying tenderloin...Geo I was not kidding. Filet the two sides of the breast out and then treat it just like a pair of steaks...Geo
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Thanks for the report. It sounds like a year for the ages.
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I took the Dogs out again this afternoon, Great day, perfect weather and great scenting conditions.....
In birds from the start, and finished up again in just a bit over an hour.....I shot only one bird per rise ( no attempts to double) in an effort to stretch the outing ....
Had fine dog work from all the gals, and some DANDY cripple recovery by the youngster.
We have not lost a bird in several outings, and not because I have been stoning them in mid air every time, but rather tenacious dead bird work by all of them......
I shot them pretty classy for an old guy, taking the 15 bird limit with 18 shots....I have been surprised at how well the shooting has gone considering how much I am paying attention to the dog work.
A lot of factors come into play when you have a good outing (shooting wise) on wild birds. Yesterday conditions were just as good and I took the 15 with 23 shots and was Very satisfied...... Today, the stars aligned right and it pushed the average up....
Today was my second best shooting in 22 Quail outings this season..... I can only hope it holds out for the late season as well, I would consider that a Perfect Christmas present....
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I wouldn't be surprised to hear of a 15 for 15, with the Fabbri, anytime now.
SRH
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Stan , strangely enough this work is NOT with the Fabbri ......
I have been shooting a great deal with a 28 bore Piotti SxS ( it weighs a little less than the Fabbri ), and my records show I average a good deal better with it.....Although neither approaches the averages of my long time staple, a 20 ga. Browning OU.
I had 73 Quail outings last year and scored only one 15 x 15 , Oh yeah, my country boy side came out, I did it with a 16 ga. plain barrel Model 1100.......Them Remington repeaters are Damn sho Bird guns brother......
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Those birds eat just as good killed with a 1100 as with a Hartmann & Weiss.  That's awesome gun work, whatever the gun. SRH
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Great season and shooting. 15 out 18 wouldn't be embarrassing on "boot and shoot" bobs much less wild ones. Gil
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