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Buckmaster7600


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I have read nearly every post on this forum back until 2015 and you guys truly are an awesome resource!

 

Last year was my first year crow hunting. I live in north east New York. I have endless property to hunt as all local farmers welcomed me with open arms. Last year I killed some but could never get more than 10-20 in a morning and not from lack of birds.

 

part of this was my shooting,last year I might have been at about a 10% accuracy rating. I'm going to blame some of this on my gun because the longest barreled shotgun I had was a 870 12ga  turkey gun with a 20" barrel. I have remedied this with a new semi with a 26" barrel.

last year I only used my electronic predator caller with a crow owl fight. It worked but I think I can do a lot better. My caller has the option to add different SD CARDS, anyone have any recommendations on a quality sound chip?

This year I also want to add a couple mouth CallS to  the arsenal, anyone have any recommendations?

 

 

 



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Welcome!

Sounds as if you are in a good area and only need to tune up your techniques, equipment, and wingshooting; all of us do that continually.

Good hunting! Send in reports and with photos which are very popular here--more action, the better!



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Buckmaster,

Welcome aboard! Yes, this forum is a wealth of knowledge. It has really helped me, too.

For the best hand call, you should consider a Gibson. In 2 words: "None Better"

Now, the best advice is how to improve your 10% accuracy. This cannot be done over any Internet forum. You need to invest in a good lesson from a qualified shooting instructor. As Sporting Clays is most like hunting, check out this list from NSCA. There are several in NY and one in Vermont who might be close: nsca.nssa-nsca.org/level-2-instructors/ 

If you go to the Level 1 Instructors, I know and have shot tournaments with Paula Moore, Les Wagner and Jackie Scarsella and can vouch for them as good instructors, if they are in your area.  

Believe me, this will be an "eye-opener" and a lot of fun, too! It will cost about as much as a Gibson call and will truly be money well spent. 


Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

Demi



-- Edited by Island Shooter on Tuesday 22nd of August 2017 12:32:24 PM

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Buckmaster7600


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Thanks shooter, I spent a bunch of time shooting clays over the summer and am much more confident. I'm sure there is still plenty of room for improvement and will look into lessons.

Jeepers those calls are pricey, are they really that much better than the others? I'm not opposed to spending that much if they are that good.

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