Practicing from a layout blind

[jrode237]

How do you guys go about practicing from a layout blind? This last weekend I shot a bunch of clays with some friends. We were throwing them from behind the blind, waiting to see them overhead and then popping out to shoot at them, and holy crap did I suck. I know it's not a typical hunting situation, whereas a real bird you would shoot at would either be setting in, in front of you or coming across your face from either direction.

On the bright side though I was dusting them pretty decent from both a standing and sitting in the layout position. Oh, and I must've did an all-right job breaking in the SBEII last year cause she fed 2 3/4 Federal's flawlessly.

[corybdesign]

i shoot doves and pigeons out of my layout, especially after they get shy of the treelines and waterholes

[Gary]

How do you guys go about practicing from a layout blind? This last weekend I shot a bunch of clays with some friends. We were throwing them from behind the blind, waiting to see them overhead and then popping out to shoot at them, and holy crap did I suck. I know it's not a typical hunting situation, whereas a real bird you would shoot at would either be setting in, in front of you or coming across your face from either direction.

On the bright side though I was dusting them pretty decent from both a standing and sitting in the layout position. Oh, and I must've did an all-right job breaking in the SBEII last year cause she fed 2 3/4 Federal's flawlessly.
i got a spot where i almost always have 2 hunt birds landin from behind me !! being able 2 adapt is key !!! i'd have the clays thrown at u at kinda a diagnal direction 2 kinda simulate the birds comin down 2 ur spread !! if u have one of those trowers u step into the ground u could face it towards u , put a peg in the ground behind it & 1 next to the other then use a string to go from thrower -peg -over 2 other peg - and back 2 someone in a safe location that way everyone is in the clear and u can shoot clays from all angles by just movin ur blind . only downfall is u'll have 2 walk back & forth if ur alone !!!
the sporting clays place by me has a nice set up where ur in a pit and the birds come right 2 u , if u didn't shoot them they'd land about 10ft in front of u !!!!

[Mallardman9]

Im usually out with my regular buddies and we have a guy behind the blinds throwin the clays and we practice calling from the blinds, that way we're used to putting the calls down, grabing the gun and opening the doors all in one fluid motion. No sense practicing knowing when the birds are coming gun in hand ready to go:D

[HmptnHunter]

Another vote for pigeon's!:DIt's pretty awesome when you get them coming in 20-30 at a clip, three to four guy's can really do some damage and the farmer's love it.

[choc24/7]

i shoot doves and pigeons out of my layout, especially after they get shy of the treelines and waterholes


not in MI i hope:D

[corybdesign]

not in MI i hope:D

nope, i live in nebraska now but i'm from michigan and i hunt there when i get a chance to go home.

[SBE II]

Im usually out with my regular buddies and we have a guy behind the blinds throwin the clays and we practice calling from the blinds, that way we're used to putting the calls down, grabing the gun and opening the doors all in one fluid motion. No sense practicing knowing when the birds are coming gun in hand ready to go:D

+1..........

[southern mn slough slayer]

Im usually out with my regular buddies and we have a guy behind the blinds throwin the clays and we practice calling from the blinds, that way we're used to putting the calls down, grabing the gun and opening the doors all in one fluid motion. No sense practicing knowing when the birds are coming gun in hand ready to go:D


well if you would actually shoot some birds while your out hunting you wouldnt hafto practice so much now would ya cody.:D:D:D:D