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Argentina Dove and Pigeon Hunting: Lessons Learned
We're leaving the La Zenaida lodge on our way to the pigeon lodge. Joe and Kate left to hunt today and go back to the US tonight. They said their goodbyes and we are making great time to the lodge.It seems that all are going to return next year with more and more friends to shoot doves and pigeons. What a trip.Lessons Learned1. Put your screw chokes in with a wrench and check them often. Kate had a new Garenni Syren 12... Read more…
You've Just Got To Eventually KNOW
I'm now convinced more than ever of the importance of being able to move and mount the gun to the target. That is a precursor to improving a person's ability to shoot moving targets with a shotgun.My ability to simply react to a dove or pigeon with no thought whatsoever of the gun muzzle or butt or the mount while reacting to the target is simply amazing. I thought this morning while shooting pigeons that most shooters... Read more…
The Pigeon Lodge
Argentina Pigeon LodgeHow much fun we had and how many lessons learned. And of course, the food and service were fabulous. The pigeon lodge was built in 1622 and has so much history. The manager Christen takes care of it to make everyone appreciates the history.On to the field and the hunt for the pigeons. The pigeons in Argentina are larger than what we have in the States. And they fly in more of a straight line.We sh... Read more…
Argentina Dove Hunting 2015
We left Houston at 10:30 in a big rainstorm. Houston had so much rain on Monday night that it flooded the town. And we were getting it again.Getting to ArgentinaOff to Panama to catch our flight to Córdoba to bird hunt for 14 days. We have two groups coming this year to shoot doves and pigeons.Everyone made it to Houston except for two people who couldn't get into Houston due to the weather. So off we went without them... Read more…
Lessons Learned in Argentina (Part Three)
Last Pigeon ShootNo ShotKam this time. I'm just shooting.There's an uncanny ability to see the bird and less and less of the barrel. It's as if you must be aware of it when programming the pictures. Then when you're performing, you know without looking where it is. The brain just killed the birds.If there's a slow pigeon with varying speed, insert just under and pull away slightly. Hammer time.Pigeon Speed is LeadA fas... Read more…
