which means a denser pattern and more pellets hitting the bird (if your shotgun is choked properly). Back before there was a ban on lead shells for waterfowl hunting, the standard was 12-gauge, 3-inch ...

The right choke for pheasant hunting will help you put enough pellets in a ringneck’s vitals to drop the bird immediately. Pheasants are big, tough birds, often shot going away, at distances ...

He reports that the birds to the north will be passing through, and those birds should keep hunters busy. Hunting hotspots also include ponds with banks that are clear of brush and cover ...

“Each cartridge releases between 200 and 400 tiny lead pellets into ... all types of hunting would make the rules easier to enforce – and more likely to protect both birds and people.