25 shell limit on all public land. If you cant get it done with that then its time to head home.

So if I want to shoot 6 ducks, 15 dove, 15 coots, 5 mergansers, 5 dark geese, 20 light geese and 8 snipe the I need to do it with 25 shells? Makes sense...

Ain't skybusting if you drop em.

If you drop them or not at 65 yards, it is still skybusting in my book. But it is what it is on public. I shoot IC #4 all season on public, so with this choke and shell size I can't skybust. But if I wanted too, I could sky bust too, and drop them. This would require I change my choke (maybe full choke) and shot size (say 3 1/2 inch BB), shoot them close you will destroy the duck with this load, but deadly on the long skybusting shot.

I hope I never stoop to the level of skybusting, I like to watch the ducks work, shoot them close, and eat my duck as well. I will wait till all the skybusters get their limit of torn up ducks and leave the area, and then I can kick back and enjoy the rest of the morning, watching the ducks work and shooting them up close over deeks.

If I can hit it I will shoot... its nice when they come into the decoys but im there to shoot ducks... no matter how that happens.. lol let a group land infront of me.. ill line a few up

Many of us choose not to skybust, so personal preference, as I describe in my post above.

I'm not that desperate for ducks I feel I need to take every shot. But that's just me.

we hungry

Yeah times are tough I guess.

I just wasted 5 minutes of my life reading all this and 10 seconds posting this.

That about sums up my efforts......

With that being said, gotta know your limits.

Isn't that why you logged in, to waste time?

Heck yeah, so will I, its called the ultimate skillet shot. Shoot 4 with one shot, shoot 2 more as they fly off, I have not done it yet but 1 day I will.

Why shoot them while they are still paddling.
I prefer to let them stop swimming first. Makes for
a much easier shot if you wait till they are not moving.

Exactly my goal every trip... I actually get a bit disappointed if all we shoot are the ones that were either passing by or the ones that "suicide" right into the spread with no calling required. I get really pumped up if we finish some birds all the way down then pick out the drakes.

I mean I get what your sayin it's hard to beat watching that happen.. And when it all comes together just right it leaves you speechless. But is it pride.. Is it desire.. Or just show and tell? Don't forget your roots man the reason your there.. Iv shot more birds by letting everyone else call and not touching mine.. Iv also whatched birds work for ten minutes overs someone rattling a shakafeed and making a noise that sounded like something that should be on a foxpro.. Just shoot what you can or want to and enjoy the hunt

They imposed a shell limit on a particular major public hunting area in south Arkansas a few years ago. I think it is two boxes per person. I've heard it helped cut down on some of the useless shooting.