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I was shot...

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:36 pm
by MSDawg870
at a field trial. :lol:

Funny story, back in grade school me and my buddies volunteered to hide ducks and help with other duties. This was my first time at a trial and wasn't really familiar with them. I was stationed behind a tree with a bucket of dead ducks. My job was to throw ducks in the air so the dog could see them fall and then hide so that I didn't distract the retriever. This went well and then I was moved to a different area where my job was to put a deceased duck in a sling shot apperatus and shot it out in a lake. On the other side of a lake was a guy that would shoot winged ducks down right after I completed my duty. Here's where the fun started, after a couple of dogs went through one of the winged birds decided to fly low right between me and Dead Eye Dick. Yes he did shoot and all of a sudden I felt like I was in a Vietnam ambush. This wasn't the normal spraying you get from a moron at an overcrowded dove hunt. Shot was wizzing by at a rapid rate. I got hit below the lip and in the stomach. The shooter was promptly scolded by the guy runnin the show. A doctor was on site and checked me out. I was fine and lived to tell this story.

I was wondering do they still use any of these techniques in trials?

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:26 am
by Warren
I"m glad your ok haha now get to making my jigs.

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:57 am
by MSDawg870
I just thought of that day lastnight and thought it to be a good field trial story.

Warren you want em with a red wrap with a chartruese tail, right.

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:41 pm
by Boomerrang
Oh yea, they still do the same stuff. It sure is nice when you get some good shooters that drop most of them close to the same place. I was at a Master test down in Canton MS and I don't think they put any shot in those boys shells. The ducks were landing, not even hit right in front of the dogs just walking around a quacking. Needless to say, there were a bunch of dogs that broke in that test. Lotsa folks got to get home real early.

I can't say I've ever heard anybody getting shot though. You shoulda been at this test. These guys couldn't have hit you if they tried. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: