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Originally Posted by pikergolf
Don't use a single shot if you don't have a dog. You may need extra rounds if the bird is wounded and decides to run. If that happens the only chance you have is to keep shooting. Pheasants go down real easy, maybe because they are so comfortable on the ground, but they can be tough to kill. When I was young and hunted them without a dog, we had a rule, you keep shooting while the bird is in the air unless you know for a fact you caught it with the centre of the pattern.
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Anyone that hasn't hunted pheasant, likely doesn't realize how fast a pheasant can run, or how well they can hide. I don't care how good you are, if you don't have a dog, you are going to eventually lose some birds.