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[GoodOlBoy]

Hey having fun doing it is what it's all about. Skeet and Adam both know volumes more than I do about bird hunting on any given day of the week. Now squirrel? I dunno I would put myself up against almost any other squirrel hunter around. If only to get to hunt their honey hole to try to win the bet I am a very old school shot-gunner. I like my old single shot 20 gauge H&R Topper with a fixed modified choke and a blue jeans pocket full of #6 field loads. If I come home with an old homemade denim squirrel bag full of bushy tails I am in heaven. If I come home and it's empty I am still in heaven. Know-what-I-mean? Thinking back Skeet's right for his advice as squirrel hunting goes to. I can talk about that bead all day long, don't ever remember seeing it before a chitter-demon went plop off a limb. Don't try to compete with them that don't ever miss. You'll just mess up yer own hunt and get frustrated. Instead pick out a favorite old gun, a favorite old hat, a favorite old dog, etc. Take the above out, have fun, bring 'em all back safe, and you'll never waste a day in the field. That ain't to say I don't ever cheat on my favorite old shotgun now and then, but you know how it is.

Richard

[Jack]

Good advice from all.
A few observations:
It's rare for a crossing bird to be at exactly a 90 degree angle, just as it's rare for a bird to be exactly 30 yards away, or 40 yards, etc. And it's rare for some birds (grouse, woodcock) to be flying at a consistent speed- they are often turning to go around something, so the speed varies.
What's that mean? Well, the advice to use the brain computer and forget numbers is good advice, IMO.
One observation after seeing a few birds killed (and missed) in the last 50 some years. . . very few birds are missed by leading them too much. Lots of birds get missed by not leading them enough.