"As far as the other person notifying you if hes in the line of fire,
what do you do when you have a dog with you. Is the dog supposed to say something?"

Bird dogs are trained to freeze and point and to flush and freeze.

(BTW, most dogs are not as tall as most humans. Seldom does a hunter train a bird dog to jump up in the air.)

"...in Canada we have an offence called criminal negligence causing bodily harm."

Hmmm. Wouldn't this charge require proof of criminal intent?

"And, it's not just Dick. It happens every day.

If it's no real bother, mind if I steer a wide berth of you? But, no, it doesn't "happen every day". At least not in normal company; can't say if your situation pertains."

Do I mind? No, I insist, if you continue to take my statements out of context and apply them improperly. Go back and read what I actually wrote, after which, I referred to the "raptor" thread to demonstrate my point. Here is another point from that thread. Someone tried to put words in my mouth because they couldn't back up thier arguement. That kind of nonsense seems to happen a lot around here too. Why, just look at what you did by taking my statement out of context and trying to put words in my mouth. Fight fair or take off eh, ya hoser.

NEW STUFF ALERT for those who only read snippets of posts :

Anyone know the choke on that 28? While a 28 with 7 1/2 might be common for quail, I would like to know the choke. If Dick wasn't using open cylinder or improved... well, then, I think you know where this is going. Obviously, if it was modified, he is guilty of criminal negligence causing elderly harm. And, if it was full, premeditated murder in the first guage, game over.

Now, I must concern myself with matters of actual importance, do something useful, something constructive... perhaps I'll trim my pubes.

PS... Peace. "lucky quail"! That was fuckin priceless man!!!