1:7, I can believe that ratio. I have watched countless people shoot, shoot, shoot then yell bird for the next shooter as if a three gun salute did not tell him a Dove is flying across the field. The only way I found to increase the number of birds per shell shot for most hunters was to have them shoot a few clay pigeons thrown by a hand trap before entering the field and then restricting them to two boxes of shells. After those two boxes they are allowed to walk back to their truck and bring just one more box of shells back into the field. That walk has become known as the walk of shame in our group.
To be fair I know almost all my guests shooting ability and try to place the less capable shooters where the birds tend to enter the field all fat, dumb, slow and happy. The more skilled shooters get the pegs which present more high birds or long crossers. Works well for both groups. Stan would be in the very high or quartering, dropping crossing group and loving every minute. When you shoot well at challenging birds you wish the limit was 50. Shoot well my friends. Dove season will be here soon. Enjoy it, your family and friends because I see stormy days ahead.
