Quoted: i have guided a bit for ducks and always carried 2 extra shotguns. an 1100 and an 870 as a insurance gun.
i never shot until everyone else had limits or they invited me to shoot. since i handled everything from dog handling to making sure coffee was poured.
i was lucky, the few i guided for were excellent about their experiences. i am glad to say that i never had a negative moment. |
I presume you didn't guide for very long?
I "worked" in Southern Illinois at a high volume goose camp, and also for *1* season in Michigan. I had a lot of good repeat customers and word of mouth new ones, but there were times I wanted to buttstroke a bitch in the blind...
- Like the time I had four sports from Chicago show up, all with ported 10 ga. guns. Have you ever heard what a ported gun sounds like in a pit blind? To top it off, I would put flocks in their lap....you could have killed these birds with .410 skeet loads, but they never cut a feather with their goose guns.
- The time a guy accidentally dropped a couple shells into the salamander stove and didn't mention a thing 'cause he was embarassed. Oh they blew up and showered us with hot cinders.
- The myriad of ass's who thought it would be a good idea to bring a 12 pack of Bud out to the pit.
- The "I've only got lead" guys...two years after the switch and right outside a federal refuge.
Most were good sports, and I especially liked taking kids out for their first big hunt.