King, your post reminds me of my early days hunting ducks with my brothers and Dad. While we weren't subsistence hunters by any means, my dad taught my brothers and I that all birds must be found. No excuses. Regardless of future shooting opportunities that may be missed, every possible effort must be made to recover the downed bird. It was a very good lesson.

Actually, he taught me two things about hunting that have stayed with me. Get every bird and every gun is loaded and the safety is off....act accordingly.

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