Didn't know about the shot requiremnts but I'm betting he does but ignoring them for the expected results of the 00 to compenstae for the other inadequacies. I'm very sure that there's no other against the book stuff with hsi hunting. He's more of one that want to simply kill something than actually hunt it. To hunt requires a physical effort. His idea of hunting is driving around until he sees the birds and hoping they are close enough. In short, lazy.
I do not hunt with this person, never have and because of the differing opinions on other game hunting methods, never will (I'm a walker and therefore actually "hunting" the animal rather thansitting and waitingfor it to come to me. Also I'm not into a get the lead out (semi-auto) and hope person. I want to be darn sure about the shot placement of all my shots a nd not knowingly rely on that second automatic shot. Gave up trying to show any ethics to this person. Too far gone. Not in a legal way just in an ethic way. (same person shoots coydogs with 00 as well. (or should I say tries to) Great looking pelts.