grandpa goose

[monstermasher]

Yep I am one lucky hunter, I got lucky and killed 33 geese and 4 bands. Can't imagine how many I crippled, give me a break. How about you just worry about yourself and your shots, and don't tell someone else what to do? Maybe become a biologist and go count crippled geese, since you are so concerned about it. Anyone who hunts knows that sometimes you don't kill all the birds you shoot at. Yes I did lead the goose by 7 feet at 45 yards, we had about a 25 mph wind out of the north that day and the bird was obviously flying with the wind, but I don't have to explain dead birds to anyone. Must have been a bad year for all you people that have nothing better to talk about than the "Crippled geese", I sure the heck didn't see any cripples where we hunt, saw a lot of dead ones laying in the fields and floating in the water with BBs in there heads. Go pattern your shotgun at 50 yds with a mod. choke and 3.5 inches of 2 shot, black cloud, and tell me you can't kill a bird at that range, you would be not to shoot a goose at 50 yds. Of course folks like yourself and others probly see birds getting shot at 70-80 yds on some marsh somewhere, but I don't hunt on the marsh for geese, way to many people. Anyway I hope next year you can share some stories of your own and quit coaching people that obviously know more than you do on this topic. Have fun with you philosophy of what ifs and percentages. I just go by facts, the fact is I didn't cripple a single goose and killed 33, welcome to the real world and good luck next year! Like you said "God" only knows how many geese are crippled, so don't try to take over his job worrying about it and policing the situation, your wasting your time in your mind.
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