My dad had a saying about the tall corn. He worked in the cotton and corn fields when he was very young. Can't remember what it was though.
Whats your most difficult shooting skill to master?
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I heard "walkin in tall cotton" many times.
simo hayha
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Affording the cost of reloading components.......
That's a skill? I guess it could be. I was going for a personal shooting skill that you always have to be mindful of.
lancetkenyon
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Adrenaline rush when I am the spotter for someone else's hunt. I get the shakes so bad I can barely work my LRF for them.
But not when I am the one behind the gun. So weird.
So I put together a double mount in preparation for pronghorn season, since I always carry my 15s on a tripod.
15s and an LRF on one tripod. I have them aligned.
It can double as a rifle and LRF mount too.
I can swap sides for the rifle/LRF set up if needed.
But not when I am the one behind the gun. So weird.
So I put together a double mount in preparation for pronghorn season, since I always carry my 15s on a tripod.
15s and an LRF on one tripod. I have them aligned.
It can double as a rifle and LRF mount too.
I can swap sides for the rifle/LRF set up if needed.
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Nice. How much does it weigh, all in? (Minus gun, plus binoculars and lrf)
Reading the wind…it is a continuous learning process for me….
Once the cotton blooms, the husk dries and it becomes sharp. Back when they were hand-picking, most wore a fingerless glove. My dad planted around 35 acres a year.
slv hunter
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Reading wind, it's the most variable
Brad Quarnberg
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Like most on here, reading the wind, but also convincing some of my relatives to get closer to the game before pulling the trigger because of the effect (outlined already in this thread) of the topography on wind here in the Rocky Mountains. Since I enjoy our hunting trips, that's a delicate dance/skill I'm still working on because normally I'm blunt and would just tell them they were dumb for trying that long of a shot for the conditions. They don't practice at long range as much as I do, in fact they don't even shoot as much as I do period, and I rarely shoot a game animal past 500 yards even though I practice regularly beyond that distance.
memtb
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I have no problem reading……if the page would quite moving!
It's the constant changes that make it "near impossible"! 
memtb
Off hand shooting would be my Achilles heal as well. I can't shoot worth a **** off hand, may as well be throwing stones.
LRNut
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Also shows mastery of nerves - I have a lot of trophies on the fireplace mantel in PHX but it took a while to master the nerves problem - and standing was worst. Competitive shooting does cure buck fever however.
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