oldvalleyrat said:
I don't remember that exact year but I am sure I was out hunting Whitewing in 1961 because I was a senior in Edinburg High School and we always went out hunting over north of Mission. The picture is just like I would have imagined. One year I had a broken leg and my dad set up a chair for me to sit in while we hunted. I shot one and he dropped out of the sky like a rock. Fell right in my face! I couldn't get out of the way because of the cast. Everyone got a big laugh as I tried and failed to duck. (probably in 1958).
Any of you guys ever get hit with shot...I got hit more than once although it didn't penetrate the skin.
Old valley rat, in answer to your questions as to if anyone ever got shot...when I was about 9 or 10, I got shot right between my nostrils. The little bit of skin that separates the holes in your nose. The BB went under the skin.
Never knew how damn SENSITIVE that area is until that happened. My eyes watered for days. When my dad pulled out his surgical tray to remove the BB (He was a veterinarian) I about crapped my pants.
He got it out by squeezing but it was the most unpleasant experience.