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 Re: Passing Sandhill Cranes
[Re: BigPig]
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12/05/18 03:54 AM
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ndhunter
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We have thousands of Sandhills that come off the Red River every day. They make quite a few low passes over the property and over my deer stand. What she’ll would be best for these out of my 12 gauge and what choke? Guessing anywhere from 30-80 yards I am guessing more like 80 yards. They see pretty good. A sandhill crane passing at 30 yards would be unusual for pass shooting.
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Re: Passing Sandhill Cranes
[Re: ndhunter]
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12/06/18 02:35 PM
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BigPig
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We have thousands of Sandhills that come off the Red River every day. They make quite a few low passes over the property and over my deer stand. What she’ll would be best for these out of my 12 gauge and what choke? Guessing anywhere from 30-80 yards I am guessing more like 80 yards. They see pretty good. A sandhill crane passing at 30 yards would be unusual for pass shooting. I’ve hit them with the range finder multiple times. They are decieving because of their size. When I say passing, for me that’s when they are coming off roost and back to roost, so landing and taking off.
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Re: Passing Sandhill Cranes
[Re: BigPig]
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12/13/18 01:43 AM
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sprigsss
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Appreciate it beaver. I’ll try and get my range finder on them before pulling the trigger.
We actually pass shot geese in Wyoming a few years ago and used a range finder. Kind of hard to do by yourself though. We had 8 of us in a group and 2 people ranging them as they flew over. We kept our shots under 60 and killed more than we missed. Shot an 8 man limit and only remember 1 cripple and 1 that sailed. We were able to retrieve both. I would have been too embarrassed to post that video above. That is just ridiculous.
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Re: Passing Sandhill Cranes
[Re: BigPig]
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12/13/18 02:45 AM
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justinxxxz
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The 3" Winchester Varmint X lead BB load knocks them dead with a .665 turkey choke. It will sever a leg at 50 yards if you shoot too low. Much better results for me than what I got with the 3 1/2 Hevi-Metal steel BB. They're gonna get it come Saturday. haha
Last edited by justinxxxz; 12/13/18 02:46 AM.
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