>I've only hunted pheasant so far, though that's mostly lack of
>opportunity rather than lack of desire. The pheasant hunt left me
>with a long-standing (to this day, in fact) legacy: I'm the Duck Hunt
>Guy. If you remember that old NES game, when you shot a duck there'd
>be a puff of feathers. Well... I did that to the pheasant.
>

I had the exact same experience about 5 years ago - the bird just lifted off, and I pretty much just had to pivot and pull - surprised the hell out of both of us!

I really don't hunt much anymore. I used to be in a local pistol target league with my dad, and shot well enough to win a few competitions, but I haven't been to the range regularly since college.