I have even seen adverts for Argentina dove shoots touting their challenging "high" bird presentations. Come on how challenging is it to shoot at a flock of hundreds or even thousands of birds, you're bound to knock something down even when you miss your intended quarry.
Anyone who thinks that all that is necessary to kill doves in Argentina is to just "shoot at a flock of hundreds or even thousands of birds" is totally mistaken. That's the surest way I know to hit NOTHING! I have heard this same statement dozens of times, but always by people who have never been there. I do not advocate shooting at high birds strictly to feel like the shot is more challenging, but that is NOT the situation with doves in Argentina. When you arrive at the location to shoot, the doves are flying very low, especially if there is wind. But, as soon as the shooting starts they begin to fly higher, but all are still very much in range of a .010" (IC) choke and 7/8 oz. of shot. On only one three hour shoot, out of two trips there, have I ever had birds fly high enough to be a bit high for an IC choke. But, 7/8 oz. of 8's out of a LM (.015") was still aplenty.
