Someone had posted, some time ago, images from their quail hunt in which they captured one of the party centering a bobwhite in the pattern, making an impressive puff of feathers. A friend did that a year or two ago with a ruffed grouse. He was very quick and excited - opening day, IIRC - and centered the bird in his pattern at not-very-far.

Not much left to eat in either case.

fiery, dependable, occasionally transcendent