Couple of times,
I had just turned 18 and a co worker invited to go dove hunting. I'd never hunted before. Borrowed a 20ga from him and away we went. Warden showed up and checked me, I was all legal, then said it's good thing your a lousy shot. Apparently then last few birds he'd seen me shoot at were not dove. He sat there for over an hour and helped me learn to id dove's in flight and even gave me some pointers on shooting. By the time he left I was dropping birds. He's one of the reasons I still hunt and that I'm teaching my daughter.
Other time, some wacko bird watcher called in on me and my daughter, It was her first duck hunt (16 mos old) and I had taken her out to Overholster Lake in OKC. I guess the bird watcher didnt know we were sitting about 50yards in front of him and was quiet pissed when the greenhead he was watching suddenly blew up as he flared over my deaks. Daughter learned a few new cuss words from him and the ranger informed him that he could get cited for inferring with a hunt. He was still jumping around flagging ducks when he arrived...... Warden was super nice, and gave my daughter a camo hat...
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I had just turned 18 and a co worker invited to go dove hunting. I'd never hunted before. Borrowed a 20ga from him and away we went. Warden showed up and checked me, I was all legal, then said it's good thing your a lousy shot. Apparently then last few birds he'd seen me shoot at were not dove. He sat there for over an hour and helped me learn to id dove's in flight and even gave me some pointers on shooting. By the time he left I was dropping birds. He's one of the reasons I still hunt and that I'm teaching my daughter.
Other time, some wacko bird watcher called in on me and my daughter, It was her first duck hunt (16 mos old) and I had taken her out to Overholster Lake in OKC. I guess the bird watcher didnt know we were sitting about 50yards in front of him and was quiet pissed when the greenhead he was watching suddenly blew up as he flared over my deaks. Daughter learned a few new cuss words from him and the ranger informed him that he could get cited for inferring with a hunt. He was still jumping around flagging ducks when he arrived...... Warden was super nice, and gave my daughter a camo hat...
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