New property, first season hunting birds, finally a day of sunshine! All the new guns stayed home, the 1928 Lefever with #5 lead did just fine (at 22 yards). Getting them close is fun!
On a year without tags, drive out, scout, and try your gear. Cty Roads can be good, or slick and washed out, impossible to tell until you get there. Walking beats paying to get pulled out. Be safe and see you in WY
I use the adapter to make a bipod with my trekking poles, nice for a quick shot above the talk grass. Glassing with high power, i want a dedicated tripod with a panning head, every time.
I have a 50’s vintage Model 12 Heavy Duck. 32” barrel and still has the factory lead weights in the stock. Everyone at the clays shed wants to shoot it, love the old stuff!
It depends. 12 yard shot, the arrow arrives before they jump the string. 35 yards, they might not hear it enough to jump the string. There’s a whole bunch of varianles between 12 and 35 that happen. FYI, I’ve never aimed off the deer, no.