Originally Posted by
Oldtimr
Actually, it is easier to shoot a flying duck than a duck on the water because of the protection wings give the body. Shooting sitting duck is for amatures. Hunting is supposed to be a sport, there is nothing sporting or anything to be prud of about shooting a duck sitting on the water or on land. If you want to se one of the reasons why shooting sitting ducks is bogus, see the waterfowl masecre in PA thread in this forum. I would never hunt with a person who shot birds on the water unless they were finishing off cripples, I find it offensive and unsporting. Any idiot can kill a duck sitting on the water, it doesn't take a lot to flush them and take them in the air.
Fine, you call it un-sporty, I call it hunting. If I get a change to shoot a duck on the water, I won't take chance of crippling ducks due to being more sporty. Crippling isn't sporty (whether crippling the duck you shot or the ones around it). What comes to the target area; if you read my original post, the whole idea is to shoot with tighter choke, due to smaller target area.
You also say that any idiot can shoot duck on the water, and at the same time you present that shooting a duck on the air is easier. Try do decide what is your opinion.
It is hunting and ducks are WATERfowls. Shouldn't be very offensive to shoot WATERfowls on water. Try to ease a little bit.