All rings are a little different it seems like. That one has the opening in front of where the shooter stands closed off. Every one I ever shot in had that open oddly enough.

It's amazing to see the hawks start circling when the first few shots go off. The local raptors are always keyed in to the pigeon rings. I saw one swoop right into the ring and pick up a cripple off the ground once several years ago.

And at Philly this past January I had some picked geese in a box in the back of my truck. It was below freezing so I didn't need a cooler. A hawk landed in the bed and actually ate about 80% of one, even pulling it completely out of the plastic bag it was in. I didn't see the bird do it but the evidence was plain.

DLH

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