RE: steel vs. hevi shot
Seadog,
The duck landed in my dekes. I waited 10 minutes for him (the duck) to come into a clear shooting path (other hunting groups present and in the line of fire). When I flushed the duck, I waited until it had cleared all other suspision of other hunters (clear shot), had a flight that would not be a sitting duck, and took careful aim. Maybe where you are, you see thousands of waterfowl, but we see less.
The shot was SAFE, CLEAN and EFFECTIVE!
Steel has failed me at 15 yards before when feathers fell like snow!
Save the criticism for your next PETA meeting.