Wrong windage there Joe-- I went to my first Tower shoot back in 1990- Oct- at the now Defunct Bourbon Barrel Hunt Club near Lapeer, MI- Don Capman was out host- it was a DU Sponsors shoot and Banquet week-end- we shot released pheasants from circular stands, and we had "bonus birds" barn pigeons they had netted and each one had a colored ribbon tied to one leg- and a $ amount written thereon with a Magic Marker-
They usually released about 10-12 birds from a 250 bird shoot in the AM- after a great buffet breakfast- believe there were 12 stands and you and your partner shared a stand, and stopped, unloaded, opened the gun and moved to the next numbered stand upon hearing the "Hunter's Horn" blown by Mr. Capman, a gifted musician (great Billy Joel pianoman)--
We had various DU pals and pro dog handlers doing the dog handling, mainly Black Labs- but truth to tell, there were quite a few birds hit with multiple shots-I used (back then) my GrandFather's 12 Parker- 30" barrels 1.5 size frame DT ejectors tight chokes and was "high gun" also nailed 3 out of the 5 $$ pigeons-then later on, after coffee and sandwiches (NO Booze during the shooting day--) we had a "pick-up" hunt.
This whetted my interest and I began to read about the driven shoots, especially High Pheasants (our Limey Pals call them Archangels I hear) and as I have always been a devout barn pigeon shooter, I looked for other areas and clubs to try more Tower birdies-
If you get up here to MI I'll take you to the FruitRidge Farms where I am a member and I'll be pleased to show your our Tower programme- and shoot you for $- you name the stakes- just bring cash, I don't take checks for gamblin' wagers!!
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 08/11/09 07:47 PM.
