Originally Posted By: Geo. Newbern
....the wind ALWAYS blows in Saskatchewan. I have seen many times when an aimed shot at 30 yards at a standing goose results in a pattern hit windward in the stubble a good two or three feet from the bird....

....Probably why I have some wounded birds that ought to be gobsmacked!

Thirty mile an hour crosswind? Most of the discussion has been about inches. Is there a little discrepancy between the point of aim and impact? Maybe, you're wearing more clothing than is normal for you? Maybe, loaner guns?