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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5876780" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I don't take a 2nd shot at a fleeing bird if I believe I've cleanly missed.</p><p></p><p>But by only taking very high-probability neck/head shots, <u>well within range</u>,</p><p>it's been very rare any bird fired at didn't simply die quickly with that 1 shot.</p><p></p><p>I have however let many birds, well within range, simply walk for no other reason</p><p>than I couldn't get a good neck/head shot.</p><p></p><p>I eat my birds, and don't want any pellets in the breast.</p><p>You can only minimize breast pellets by taking only neck/head shots.</p><p></p><p>But, if I have a bird, believed to be wounded by that 1st shot, but not yet dead,</p><p>I will not hesitate to fire again, and again, until his head is on the ground.</p><p></p><p>I have had birds, go down flapping, then after several seconds, stick their head up, even stand up, even take off flying. If this happens, I assume the bird is gravely wounded, and the ethical thing is to try to end his suffering, even if he has taken flight.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind, if a single pellet penetrates the birds gut, the bird is simply going to die, albeit it may be a day or two after you shot him, and you will never recover him. This is just all the more reason to only take extremely high probability, well within range, neck/head shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5876780, member: 1409"] I don't take a 2nd shot at a fleeing bird if I believe I've cleanly missed. But by only taking very high-probability neck/head shots, [U]well within range[/U], it's been very rare any bird fired at didn't simply die quickly with that 1 shot. I have however let many birds, well within range, simply walk for no other reason than I couldn't get a good neck/head shot. I eat my birds, and don't want any pellets in the breast. You can only minimize breast pellets by taking only neck/head shots. But, if I have a bird, believed to be wounded by that 1st shot, but not yet dead, I will not hesitate to fire again, and again, until his head is on the ground. I have had birds, go down flapping, then after several seconds, stick their head up, even stand up, even take off flying. If this happens, I assume the bird is gravely wounded, and the ethical thing is to try to end his suffering, even if he has taken flight. Keep in mind, if a single pellet penetrates the birds gut, the bird is simply going to die, albeit it may be a day or two after you shot him, and you will never recover him. This is just all the more reason to only take extremely high probability, well within range, neck/head shots. [/QUOTE]
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