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Lessons Learned in Argentina (Part Two)
I've been shooting the ShotKam and struggled the first day with the weight. I had to rest every 10 or so shots at the dove lodge.I forced myself to keep shooting the Shotkam at the pigeon lodge and really struggled with "looking at the lead." It was a real struggle, but it seemed to work itself out. My left arm and shoulder got better. I was less fatigued and I began to shoot the ShotKam incredibly well.I must admit th... Read more…
Lessons Learned in Argentina (Part One)
We're leaving La Zenaida dove lodge and going to pigeon lodge.Lessons Learned by Each StudentGerald: Expectation became his boundary which he overcame.Keith: Expanded his horizons.Richard: Shot better with his over and under.Gregg: Proved himself on almost every hunt.Paul: Surprised even himself with his consistency.Dan: Surprised by his daughter Katie and how quickly she picked up wingshooting.Tom: Continued his infat... Read more…
DNR Training in Iowa
We're on our way home from doing two DNR trainings. One was in Florida which had 186 volunteers that we introduced to the OSP System. The other was in Des Moines, Iowa at the International Hunters Education Convention, where we gave two lectures then had a range day.Being Open-Minded Leads to ChangeChange is oftentimes a big barrier to learning. But each of the volunteers came with an open mind.After watching the anima... Read more…
Overview of the IHEA Conference
to hunt, the amount of time it takes to become proficient at shooting, and the fact that we humans just don't have the time to do what we used to have time to do, then it makes sense why the hunter number is dwindling.This is biased but factual. The greatest number of hunting prospects are in wingshooting. And that is also the hunting sport that takes the most amount of time and money to produce proficiency! Hunter Ed ... Read more…
Another Happy Customer
May 11, 2015Denver, COI had a great time on Friday following Gil around, making notes, and just observing and listening. It was great. And then, of course, I got to shoot with Vicki on Sunday. Man, what a great experience that was. She was consistently amazing at distilling it all down to just the simplest thing. She carefully chose her limited words, and they were golden and applicable.So, for this kid, it was a great... Read more…
