Neat stuff.
For those who haven't shot driven birds previously, my advice would be to shoot "standard" driven birds before you try the really high birds. There was an issue of Shooting Sportsman fairly recently, I believe last year, which contained a couple articles by Chris Batha and Vic Venters on shooting high birds, and the guns and loads that are used. (Anyone recall the specific issue? I think my copy may have gone missing in the course of a move.) The experts will tell you that high birds really aren't a sxs game. Or at least not your standard sxs game gun. Most of the shooters who are high bird specialists use heavy, long-barreled OU's (think sporting clays guns) shooting heavier charges of larger shot than are used on a more typical driven bird shoot.
You won't find really high birds just anywhere, for the simple reason that it requires the right environment (tall hills and trees) to put them over the guns at 50 yards elevation or more.
Last edited by L. Brown; 02/13/15 09:21 AM.
