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dove-Hunting in Imperial Valley | trip #2

November 30, 2013 5 Comments

This post shares a hunting problem: what to do when your shotgun malfunctions.

Good news and bad news about our dove-hunting trip this morning.

The bad news is that one of the barrels on my new (used) gun does not fire – meaning I effectively have one shot and if I don’t make the shot I’ve got to reload before the bird gets out of range.  Also, I was very tentative in identifying what was a dove and what was not, causing me to not fire on several birds which turned out to be smug doves who just flew away unscathed.  For that I have no regrets, but the score remains:

Doves: 1, Me: 0.

The good news is that although we arrived about a half hour later than I would have liked (6:45am), we had perfect weather and I confirmed a prime spot on Brundy farm land which we used to practice shooting and even throw clays for each other.  Practice makes perfect, right?

Happy shooting!

This is the guilty party: No not me! The gun. It’s a used Charles Daly side-by-side 20-gauge which is beautiful, but one side doesn’t work. Not great when you’re out in the field hunting.

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