Horse...
It is obvious you know the game...With regards clays, especially sporting clays, most often it is a different game. However, most refer to it as being similar to trap and skeet....Well the differences are considerable with regards variety, distances and report and true pairs. And back when the game started it was all manual traps and the trapper had to be close to hear the call. Today with automatic trips and electronic release, the trap can be almost any place....It isn' t the same game that Brister and the Remington boys....yes, Remington should be given much of the credit....brought to America.
That being said, here we are often told the importance of getting off the bench and to practice our rifle shooting from field positions. Yet many don't think the same applies to shooting shotguns for Birds....There are basics that apply to becoming proficient with rifles and hunting...and the same applies to shotguns and Birds...Unless one has access to large numbers of live Birds....clays are the place to develop the basics of shotguns and Bird hunting.
Addition: And Gnohaa's country was essentially the birthplace of sporting clays in America..The Eastern Shore was the first to promote sporting to any degree.....Hopkins, J&P, Schraders..
The Great American, The Blue Crab...500 and 600 shooters crossing the bay bridge to shoot a new game...
Last edited by battue; 08/17/21.
