Has any hunters out there ever been peppered with bird shot before?
93709
I keep hunting with Dick Cheney and it happens every time.\n\nI need to stop hunting with him.
135790
No one is saying Cheney shot his hunting buddy on purpose, I've heard no talk of criminal charges,it was an accident,but not an accident I feel is easily excusable.\nA man who has been hunting as long as Cheney has no excuse for not knowing what is in his field of fire before pulling the trigger... He discredited himself, the public is merely talking about it....and the fact that he did not have the proper hunting license for shooting upland birds....lots of hunters in that area have made the same mistake because that tag is a new requirement, not a huge deal, but very entertaining.
102683
no but i did see a man get hit on the back of the head with a frozen leg of lamb. he was doing a runner from his rather mad wife, she threw the offending lambs leg through the porch window just as he thought he had made good his escape.
837457
I don't believe it is rare. I was almost shot by a policeman with his .45 caliber gun. I am just a mild mannered, middle aged computer programmer who was coding a program all night at a software company. I left the building at 3:00AM and accidentally triggered the alarm that wouldn't reset after attempting to reset it for 10 minutes. So, I left the building carrying my black name and address booklet in my hand. Suddenly, a huge, towering man approached me from behind ordering me to drop what was in my hands and put my hands behind my back. There was no police car present, no motor cycle present, and he did not identify himself. I thought he was a night watchman. I explained that I was an employee and had accidentally tripped the alarm. He screamed that I should not look at him and should drop what was in my hands and put my hands behind my back. It was dark out, and I couldn't see him well. He shined a bright light on me and looked through some kind of viewer which I now know was a gun. Eventually, after he demonstrated severe and frightening anger, I obeyed him and was handcuffed. I figured he was just some angry security guard. Moments later police cars arrived, and I was relieved that some professionals showed up. Those officers were very nice to me. But, the big guy who had initially stopped me, then revealed to me his gun and how close he was to having shot me. He repeated that several times and also stated he thought my name and address book might be a weapon. And, I didn't find out until the next day that he actually was a real police officer who worked foot patrol. I thought he was a guard by his wearing of a blue shirt instead of the black police uniform the other police wore. Had he only identified himself as a police officer at the initial encounter, I would have obeyed immediately.
252777
i have shot 78 in one day. i had 2 buddies with me. one shot 56 and the other guy hit 42.
21451
This myth proposes that if you feed a gull an Alka Seltzer tablet it will swallow the offering and when the lethal charge gets into the stomach and dissolves, the expanding gasses will cause the bird to explode. Every year there is another story about some mean kids doing this. Oddly, it always involves New Jersey.\n\nAfter you stop giggling at the image of gulls exploding like flying land mines all over the Jersey shore, the unlikelihood of the myth starts to intrude. If it were true, it would be a big story. I can see the coverage now: Dan Rather in his safari jacket, standing on the windswept coast, hair blowing in the wind, gull feathers raining down in the background; PBS specials (who can resist the vision of a gull, cheerfully flying along and then suddenly exploding, right in front of the camera?); exposés in the tabloids.\n\nIf the body could not handle a little Alka Seltzer without an explosion, it wouldn't be legal to sell the stuff over the counter. If it caused gulls to explode, there would be a rash of reports every year. I do not know the physiological process by which the body processes a tablet swallowed whole (and I have no interest in trying), but I assume it involves, among other things, a fair amount of belching and a slightly gassy feeling. Actually, if I ate some of the stuff that gulls do, I would be thrilled to have a little relief, but they seem to do fine without it.
104708
No, alcohol was not involved.  Nice try to spread rumors...\nNo he can not be criminally liable for what had happened.  Even if his license was not stamped for the fowl he was hunting, that is a simple ticket IF the game warden so chose to give one.   OH, and he has to be caught shooting and have collected that game without a license.  You know, something called burden of proof, and the bill of rights?
596194
YES!  Absolutely.   Shoot first, ask questions later....okay, be sure you know it's NOT someone you know....\n\nMy shotgun is 5 steps away in the closet...plus I have a baseball bat by the bed....I've been up in the middle of the night with one of them in hand to check on noises....usually nothing though...
292486
It all depends on the state and game. In my state which is like a lot of others:\n\nhunt with a fully automatic firearm. It is also illegal to hunt with a semi-automatic rifle with a clip or magazine holding more than five cartridges (except .22 cal rimfire rifles and pistols), or use full-jacketed metal case bullets;
74211
While some may think shooting coyotes is sport, those in the know are aware that these animals can waltz onto a farm and eat any and every live animal. Chickens, goats, sheep, etc. aren't safe with coyotes around if there are enough of them.\n\nIf you're looking at shooting coyotes from 50-250 yards, a .223 will do just fine. Use a .243 at longer distances, like 200-400 yards. Anything beyond that, and you'd better be a shooter - no sense wounding an animal just so it can run off and die several days later.\n\nFor glass, go at least 8x magnification. You'll have to decide for yourself whether variable power is important for you, based on terrain and other visual characteristics of your property. You'll probably find either a mil-dot or rangefinding reticle handy, although if you zero your rifle at 200 yards you'll hit within 1.5" between the entire 50-250 range.
122011
If you're asking specifically about what Dick Cheney was using in his shotgun when he shot Mr. Whittington, he was most likely using #8 birdshot. The #8 birdshot pellet is a round ball with a nominal diameter of .090 inches. #8 meters out at about 410 pellets per ounce, and a typical 28-gauge load would be 3/4 ounce. That means that roughly 300 pellets sat in Cheney's shotgun shell until he pressed the trigger.
548736
...I thought is was the Aflac duck, and I need my insurance.\n\n... Dick Chaney was my shooting coach,\n\n... (on front) "Duck Hunting???), (on back) "I thought you said duck humping".
532366
LOL... nope ,,, But that would be funny..\nI did go fishin and had a group of ducks walk over and eat the bait, then they ate the plastic worms! Stupid Ducks! :)
370715
not really, it's hard to retrieve your game when it's behind a fence.\n\nhowever, i've shot alot of pigeons in old buildings downtown.
911205
I agree with sturno and bigd.  The Remington 870 is one of the most versatile shotguns in the world.  it does everything the fancy European shotguns can do, and it costs a lot less.  I use my 12 guage Remington expressmag for everything from hunting turkeys to geese, ducks, quail, chuckars and pheasants.  The most important thing for turkey hunting is to select a very tight choke.  when its time to hunt turkeys i simply unscrew my modified choke and screw in my turkey choke.  Load it up with some 3 inch heavyshot shotgun shells and you have yourself a lethal turkey killing machine!  Good luck!\n\n*another thing about turkey hunting:  its really important that you learn to call properly.  most of the time when you are turkey hunting you will want to call them to you.  Box calls are great for beginers, but a mouth diaphram can be really effective once you get the hang of it.  Buy yourself an instructional vidio that goes over the diffent calls that turkeys make.  practice at home before turkey season starts and you will have a huge advantage.
260128
Have you tried a gun store or shooting range???
89356
It is, in actuality, not a big deal at all. Being "peppered" happens all the time in bird hunting. It was just an accident.\n\nIt is funny though, listening to some of the questions that the reporters put forward. Things like "What is the reason he has not submitted his resignation?" "Is an accidental shooting like this going to result in criminal charges?" etc.... It is totally laughable. The liberal media is insistent on making any little thing into some reason to bash the administration. What next, some conspiracy theory that Bush ordered Cheney to assasinate the guy?