Okay - I have read this for the inforamtion.

Buck mentions a good thing - the first time I used my blind - do take the time to make sure you muzzle is outside the blind!

Yeah I shot - did kill the Tom at 27 yards - but I shot right through the fabric of the blind and didn't even know I did it. I didn't discover that until I was walking back towards brand new blind and saw a tear in the fabric!

Now I do use a gun with a very short barrel and a scope.

One thing I do tell all who hunt with me and especially the youngsters I take out with me, is to put the gun barrel straight at the bird as you get ready to take you shot. That way you are keeping your movement of soemthing new to a real low minimum. Take the extra time to poke at him slow but straight at him. That means with longer barreled guns you move it back in the blind first so you can poke that muzzle out. Only need an inch or so out and you are good to go. I have yet to have a bird who spooked. I even have dropped my windows to make them bigger in a slow sure manner and yet have that spook the bird.

JW