CBL and Eugene,

Thanks for saving me the trouble of explaining all that, you did it better than I ever could.

The driven duck shoot I participated in was interesting in that they didn't start shooting until the ducks had left the ponds and started drifting back in up to half an hour later. The birds were high and very sporting, a really challenging shoot. I didn't feel overgunned with the double four bore and killed what was probably the longest duck of my life with the gun.

I've shot geese under the moon in Scotland and it was one of the most memorable events in my sporting life. The big Churchill in my hands, only being able to see them for a split second as they crossed directly over me, a quick double shot, then listening hopefully for that heavy thump on the sand behind me. The joy when the spaniel loomed out of the dark with a greylag or pinkfoot in it's mouth is hard to describe to someone who hasn't done it.



Destry

Out there at the crossroads molding the devil's bullets. - Tom Waits