| It was a Saturday morning in the fall. It
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| | hunting season. I used Jeff's dads 20
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| wasn't raining, but it wasn't real warm
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| | gauge and Jeff was nice enough to use the
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| either. After all, summer was over, the
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| | 12 gauge even though he knew it would
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| days were getting shorter and the leaves
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| | really kick. I really liked the 20 gauge.
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| were starting to fall. It wasn't cold
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| | It had very little kick and was light, so
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| enough to go skiing. In other words, I
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| | it was easy to carry.
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| had no idea what I was going to do that
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| | We walked around the field and shot
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| day. Just when I feared that my mom was
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| | pigeons whenever they flew by. Most
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| going to ask me to rake the leaves, the
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| | people that shoot at birds make the
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| phone rang. It was my friend Jeff. He
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| | mistake of shooting right at the bird,
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| wanted to know if I wanted to go hunting
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| | but I had some experience at shooting
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| that day, naturally I said yes.
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| | skeet, so I was familiar with principles
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| Jeff's dad was an avid hunter who had
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| | of lead. After we took a few shots, I was
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| plenty of guns and two hunting dogs. Both
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| | really glad that I didn't have the 12
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| dogs were German Shorthairs, which is a
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| | gauge. Jeff was an experienced shooter,
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| good breed for hunting. Sally was the
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| | but his shoulder was turning red, even
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| older dog; she could barely walk, so Jeff
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| | though he was wearing a coat.
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| and his dad didn't usually take her out
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| | As we walked around the field, we had to
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| hunting anymore. Betsy was young and
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| | go around a large batch of blackberry
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| hadn't been on very many hunts, so she
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| | vines. As we walked around the vines, a
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| still had a lot to learn.
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| | flock of quail surprised us by taking
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| I went over to Jeff's early on that
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| | flight right in front of us. They were
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| Saturday morning not knowing what to
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| | way too quick for me, so my shot missed.
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| expect. As soon as I arrived, Jeff got
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| | Jeff's shot, however, got one, so I got
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| out two shotguns. One was a 12 gauge and
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| | to see where experience helps.
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| the other was a 20 gauge. Sally, the
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| | One time we spotted a pigeon sitting in
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| oldest dog, absolutely went nuts as soon
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| | an oak tree. We both threw rocks at it
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| as she saw the guns. I couldn't believe
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| | because we figured it wouldn't be very
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| it, Sally was running all over the house
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| | sporting to shoot a pigeon that was just
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| like a puppy. There was no way that we
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| | sitting there. Rocks didn't work and
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| could leave her behind as we originally
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| | yelling didn't work, so I shot it.
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| intended. We loaded the guns and the dogs
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| | Neither one of us wanted to take it home
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| into Jeff's car and only had to drive
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| | though because we were afraid that maybe
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| about three miles to the field where we
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| | it wouldn't fly because it was sick. The
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| were going to hunt. It was a field then,
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| | dogs performed about like we expected.
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| but 40 years later the only crops in that
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| | Sally was good at fetching downed birds,
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| field are office buildings and parking
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| | but Betsy didn't know what to do. She
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| lots.
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| | would pick up the birds and run around.
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| After we got to the field I noticed three
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| | We ended up retrieving a lot of the birds
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| or four duck blinds around the field's
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| | ourselves. At the end of the day, we had
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| perimeter. I figured that the farmer must
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| | 15 pigeons and Jeff had gotten a couple
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| rent the field to a hunt club during duck
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| | of quail.
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