I agrre with you on the closeness and the benefits of shooting it close ,, making a clean kill,,, etc. ,, every one is missing the point here ,, it is not not duck hunting ,, it is not making a good shot and kill it is about a RARE VISITOR to the area.... RARE ,, got that..... there are tons of common ducks to kill, eat and whatever ,,,and by my hunting in the past I have supported the wetlands and wood sand streams and whatever with the gear I purchased and licenses ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Newman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 8:06 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Duck hunting > Shooting a duck close and on the water is the hardest thing to do in > waterfowl hunting. As I am sure you are aware of ducks have keen eyesight > and look for any movement from a hunter as well as irregularities with the > decoys. Only if you have everything perfect will ducks lock u and dump in > close. Furthermore, close shots are good shots as it reduces cripples and > allows for clean kills. So kudos from a hunter getting them close as he > can > correctly identify that which he is shooting and harvest a bird ethically. > Long shots 35 plus yards normally increases the chances of merely winging > a > bird and not being able to put it in the bag. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at > www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]