You swat a duck on the water, you get a quick ride back to your truck. I n the morning when the teal are swimming around the decoy and trying to chat them up I'll stand up and flush them. I've even walked out into the decoys to flush them. If they are smart enough to swim out of range before flushing they get a free pass.
Grouse are a canundrum, with a shotgun in my hands there isn't a finer game bird and Id never swat one on the ground or off a limb. When I was running my traplines an occasional grouse that sat still for my 22 pistol found its way into the camp pot. Beaver liver and onions, beaver stew and beaver jerky can use a change of pace once in awhile.
Woodcock, huns, pheasants, sharptails and quail require a flush. Although sometimes I'm tempted after running around in the desert trying to get NM quail to flush
I have a hard time with the high-fives and happy dances. Never in my 77 years have I jumped around looking like an idiot because I killed something.
Last edited by oskar; 08/29/24 06:44 PM.
