Rushing the Shot: Why Hunters Miss Pheasants

By Patriot Outdoor News

You’ve got time when a pheasant flushes underfoot – even time to hang out for a while.

The main reason most upland hunters miss flushing birds is because they shoot too soon. That’s my conclusion, anyway, after once again doing my annual turn as a “celebrity” in a local charity hunt/shoot (Aimingforacure.com; a good cause). It’s the one time of year I hunt with regular hunters — as opposed to people like me, who hunt and shoot all the time and are eaten up with it — and I get to watch average hunters shoot. Not surprisingly, since they rarely …read more