tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post3298606961722377045..comments2024-03-10T01:57:38.017-08:00Comments on NorCal Cazadora: My first duck hunt of the season back at Delevan: Why five amazing accomplishments weren't enoughHolly Heyserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-69551941407430117372011-11-07T07:28:32.380-08:002011-11-07T07:28:32.380-08:00That's a good idea, pretending I'm not com...That's a good idea, pretending I'm not committed to shoot the bird. I'm going to try that for sure.<br /><br />I had a much better shoot on Saturday - killed first bird I shot at with one shot, and got more four - but I was back to mediocre shooting yesterday.<br /><br />Saturday I was a guest at a primo club; yesterday I was at a public refuge. Guess I like easier shooting :-)Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-27282303322020676882011-11-07T07:22:59.418-08:002011-11-07T07:22:59.418-08:00I've had problems hitting when I have to much ...I've had problems hitting when I have to much time to shoot. I notice it the most on those lone incomers and tower targets on sporting clays and decoying ducks and geese. I found if I wait on the mount until just before i commit to shoot and then aggressively mount while swinging and shoot I do much better.<br />You are right - thinking screws up wing shooting every time!Eric C. Nusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08415209205400590485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-44420853930980189952011-11-04T07:36:57.437-07:002011-11-04T07:36:57.437-07:00Peebs, I'm hoping for that snap tomorrow! I ha...Peebs, I'm hoping for that snap tomorrow! I hate wasting good ammo.<br /><br />Tamar: Thank you for fully appreciating that. The trick was that it had to be pretty shallow - about to the top of my boots. It helped that the area we were hunting was deserted because the place where I found water that shallow didn't have 360 degrees of cover around it.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-51654668068315270972011-11-03T19:41:16.036-07:002011-11-03T19:41:16.036-07:00Your skill, your persistence, your attitude, and t...Your skill, your persistence, your attitude, and the engaging way you write about all of it make me a die-hard fan.<br /><br />But damn. You can pee in standing water in waders. I'm in awe.Tamar@StarvingofftheLandhttp://www.starvingofftheland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-5306292924612350802011-11-03T18:49:18.453-07:002011-11-03T18:49:18.453-07:00When Holly got Sara I got her to shoot the 3in 11/...When Holly got Sara I got her to shoot the 3in 11/8 oz shot this stuff gets to the bird fast she ie in the process of switching to a new shot that is one of the most effective I've ever seen but is slower rule #1 never switch shells it will screw up your shooting. Of course she won't tell you that, when she gets that snap shot the old head computer will lock in.Peebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500696862042051077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-88325962045403401912011-11-03T10:21:17.494-07:002011-11-03T10:21:17.494-07:00Thanks, Mike! And yes, I've actually tried the...Thanks, Mike! And yes, I've actually tried the <a href="http://shewee.com/" rel="nofollow">SheWee</a>, but like said to SheWee Woman, I can't override my potty training to pee standing up. But I keep promising to try again :-)Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-81715623643302266752011-11-03T10:18:16.426-07:002011-11-03T10:18:16.426-07:00Every thought about throwing one of these female f...Every thought about throwing one of these female funnels in your blind bag?<br />http://www.rei.com/product/407267/sani-fem-freshette-feminine-urinary-director?s_kwcid=TC|13029|urine%20funnel||S|b|7282201805&gclid=CIzD3O_7mqwCFQxihwodJyU_Qw<br /><br />Love the blog, thanks!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00765678304246102347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-51399471556095330722011-11-02T20:48:11.293-07:002011-11-02T20:48:11.293-07:00Harv, I'm gonna put on my big-girl pants and t...Harv, I'm gonna put on my big-girl pants and try to work through this on my own.<br /><br />Besides, it's DUCK SEASON! It's all ducks, all the time now. I probably won't be at the Cordova Shooting Center until February.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-46650996890474203692011-11-02T18:39:06.667-07:002011-11-02T18:39:06.667-07:00You need to tell Josh it was a great day hunting a...You need to tell Josh it was a great day hunting and a very bad day shooting. Now you need to come see me and find out what is going on.<br /><br />HarvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-45425919894895884662011-11-02T11:54:04.710-07:002011-11-02T11:54:04.710-07:00I think I'm actually starting to feel confiden...I think I'm actually starting to feel confident again. Not that I want that to be famous last words; it's just that I'm taking a lot of steps that all have the potential to help. And I'm keeping my head up - figuratively speaking, not on the gun.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-28404460244525133242011-11-02T08:30:24.130-07:002011-11-02T08:30:24.130-07:00"Keep your spirits up, and soon you’ll get th..."Keep your spirits up, and soon you’ll get the amazing shot that will turn things around." - Good advice, but guess what has worked for me lately? A real bloodthirsty attitude. When things don't seem to be right, a sense of determination and knowing that that duck is gonna die has done wonders.<br /><br />I'll bet it gets my head down better, really. <br /><br />Looks like you&#spotted facehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180023664940821052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-4935706864710713992011-11-02T07:53:02.770-07:002011-11-02T07:53:02.770-07:00And oh, River Mud: Tried responding to you with my...And oh, River Mud: Tried responding to you with my Droid phone THREE TIMES yesterday and it never took. But here's what I said:<br /><br />On one shot Sunday, I got excited AND lost balance at the same time and I think I thunked myself in the head with my gun. Needless to say that one was a miss.<br /><br />No skeet now, though - it's all ducks all the time. Mirror practice!Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-10340931383804145302011-11-02T07:51:21.148-07:002011-11-02T07:51:21.148-07:00I knew that was coming. I just can't pee stand...I knew that was coming. I just can't pee standing up. It just doesn't work. I know other people do it. I'll give it another try again. :-). In the shower.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-63561558158708004392011-11-02T05:40:26.299-07:002011-11-02T05:40:26.299-07:00Well you know what I am going to comment about.......Well you know what I am going to comment about........<br />Try the Shewee and you will be wizzzzing away in standing water, off the side of a boat or out the side of your blind. Such resistance..... I don't understand. The Shewee is, well, just damn empowering, I don't know how else to describe it.<br />Anyway, glad you had a great first day even though you didn't shoot so well.Shewee womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831306969117088982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-30788160313274611372011-11-01T17:31:27.888-07:002011-11-01T17:31:27.888-07:00cheek, not checkcheek, not checkKirk Mantayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556560258304201823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-89642315578353116152011-11-01T17:31:06.091-07:002011-11-01T17:31:06.091-07:00Ditto with the head movement. I am most likely to...Ditto with the head movement. I am most likely to make a stone-dead shot when the stock is so buried in my check that, were it a rifle, I'd lose teeth. <br /><br />My worst misses - getting excited and not aligning my head with the gun. <br /><br />Practice handicap shots on 5-stand or skeet. It'll help.Kirk Mantayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556560258304201823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-10536571837877092922011-11-01T16:15:20.398-07:002011-11-01T16:15:20.398-07:00Phillip: True dat! That's what I tell my stude...Phillip: True dat! That's what I tell my students about finals.<br /><br />GWH: Thanks! My big clue that I might be lifting off the stock was when Charlie said he saw my gun jerk just before I shot once. I didn't remember adjusting to follow the bird, so I think that may have been a function of my head lifting.<br /><br />It's times like this when I really wish I had a gun-cam or Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-85073125964979801812011-11-01T14:39:52.707-07:002011-11-01T14:39:52.707-07:00Great blog. Just been introduced to it.
Everyone...Great blog. Just been introduced to it. <br /><br />Everyone hates to shoot badly but the worst one can do is think and fret over it. <br /><br />I am, personally, terrible at taking advice but the best I have ever heard is this. Lifting your head off the stock, even ever so slightly can bugger it up. We all do it either because we want to see the bird get hit or because we are over confident. GreatWhiteHunterhttp://www.mbogohunter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-45022051681828540772011-11-01T12:25:06.173-07:002011-11-01T12:25:06.173-07:00Every day is different. Sometimes it's good. ...Every day is different. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes... well, obviously not so much. Only thing for sure is, whether it's good or bad, it'll be over soon and another day before you know it. <br /><br />Learn from each one as it goes by.Philliphttp://www.hog-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-67004101636083975782011-11-01T11:45:57.022-07:002011-11-01T11:45:57.022-07:00It wasn't the light bag that bothered me - it ...It wasn't the light bag that bothered me - it was the fact that I shot so badly. I really hate that.<br /><br />We split up - Kevin and Ryan in one patch, me and Charlie in another, so I didn't hunt right next to him (it's just not good having four people in one patch). But I think they both did better than I did.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-70926399172638078872011-11-01T11:32:46.150-07:002011-11-01T11:32:46.150-07:00Somethin' about a bad day hunting and a good d...Somethin' about a bad day hunting and a good day at work might apply here... but, it sounds like you didn't have a bad day at all. Just a light-in-the-bag day.<br /><br />Welcome to my world.<br />: )<br /><br />How was Kevin?Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.com