On a Wyoming antelope hunt 2 weeks ago, All of the hunters except me, had laser range finders, adjustable (many) shooting sticks and one guy had a laser range setting scope! Went like this. Spot antelope. Range it, fuss with sticks, antelope moves, range antelope, fuss with sticks and on and on. On our elk hunt this week, MY BOY spots big cow lying down at about 80 yards. Feels he has to change the power on his scope (why?) Misses cow. Fortunately it came down to Dad, who has fixed power scope on the old .416 and kills it DEAD. For years,as many of you know, Diane and I ran a B&B for Bird hunters here in NW kansas. Many of our Hunters had (you guessed it) choke tubes in their guns. Scenario: Go to the field, first rooster flushes at 40 yards. Hunter misses, changes to full choke. 2nd rooster flushes at 6 yards, hunter misses, changes to IC...see where I'm going? Whatever happened to thinking, I can make that shot, or best let him get a ways out, or no thats too far let em go...Dad said "take the shot ya got". Many of our hunters today try to overpower the problem with technology, rather than learning the basic skills. NO Im not loaning my .416 to my boy...Nebraska bird season opens Saturday, ours the next .life is good...AND the elk meat is in MY freezer...
