[M.T. Pockets]

I'm as big a meat hunter as anybody, but no matter how hungry I am for fresh duck I'll flush it before I take a shot at it on the water. This is also taught in the ethics portion of firearms safety classes to the next generation of hunters. Right when we teach them not to skybust and to wait for a killing shot and to look for cripples. I'm not claiming to be more ethical than anyone else on this board and if it's legal I'm not going to criticize anyone who would rather "pot" one on the water.

Hunting pheasants with a .22 is legal where I live, and I do shoot one on the ground occasionally. If I'm carrying a shotgun I let them flush first. That's just me.

Fabs, I agree with you on the methods and means to supply meat. I see many hunters in the field with expensive gear and fill their trucks with game that is going to sit in their freezer til they throw it out next year, then I see a guy who really does depend on what he brings home to feed his family. I know which one I have the most respect for, no matter if he "pots" one or not.