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Hitting the target

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Hitting the target

A hunter brings down Canada geese in flight. The birds have been successfully attracted by the decoys, and the shotgun blast has hit at least one. The gun’s auto-loading ability will enable the hunter to get in further shots before the birds are out of range.

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Harvey C. Perkins and Bob Gidlow, Duck shooting – Equipment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17125/hitting-the-target (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Harvey C. Perkins and Bob Gidlow, published 1 March 2009.