Not quite sure what you mean here Lowell-I might interpret your response as saying "why shoot feral pigeons, crows, woodchucks, raccoons, possums" leave them be and wait until the Fall for game birds and animals to be in season. I shoot feral pigeons and crows because, IMO, they are the best wingshooting practice in the off season for an avid shotgunner like moi. No clay target, no matter how it is launched, can keep on a truckin' like a dove sprinkled with No. 8 shot, or a redhead or can at Mach 3 over the blocks and the water splash of your pattern shows your error in leading the bird. Crows destroy nests for game bids- as do fox, raccoons, possums etc. And if you have ever shot Geese or Mallards landing against the headwind in a Winter cornfield-with or w/o dekes- they flare back and down at the first shot, and crows do the same- I'm not into the SC circuits per se- went to one years ago with one of my well worn Model 12's and some AA reloads- had a few misfires and the scorekeeper chided me for shooting an "Old crappy gun"- rest of the squad had high $ over-unders- wasn't the guns fault but mine, the resizing die and crimping die were worn and loose in my old Pacific reloader-n ow I shoot new shells at the twice yearly DU Sponsor SC shoots-I average about 35 out of a std. 50 bird course- those "battues" and the bouncing bunnies are my "Waterloo" I'd guess- anyway, Destry and I will have some high volume shooting Sunday- hope others will show up-weather looks iffy- but "It Never Rains On The Rifle Range" for me- Foxie
