Hunting and Cooking with Julia & Savannah

Brobee

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Hey Folks!

This thread was made a sticky with the suggestion to transform it into a repository for all the hunting/cooking/shooting videos my two girls have made to date. When I told the girls they were thrilled!

As the site is configured to only allow two videos in any given post, I'll make a new post for each video.


Bacon Roasted Pigeon

I was fortunate enough today to see my oldest daughter hit her first bird-in-flight! Had both girls out on a pigeon hunting adventure, the oldest does the shooting and the youngest does the scouting/flushing. We brought along the cameras to make another episode for their "hunting and cooking" show:


Hope you enjoy their latest effort!

Cheers,

Brobee
 
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What a way to start me day.
Kawfee and a video from Brobee and his gals............whoooooooooooooot................:cool:

Mom use to make this idea with thin pieces of deer and put a sage leaf
in the middle.

Dang, me mouth is watering.

Well done and more to come.

Tell the gals ............ thanks............:wave:
 
Cool. Good job with your daughters! At the 1:08 and 1:16 marks...did you actually capture the shot string on film?? I'm thinking you did as when I watch it, I see it first, then hear the shot, the "string" disappears as it connects with the bird and there is a puff of feathers...doubly cool if I'm right!
 
Brobee, you & your girls won the internet for me today!

Congrats to the young hunter & her assistant and dad for raising them right!

Cheers
Jay
 
Keithjohn said:
Awesome video , how old is the shooter ? Never tried squab , might have to !
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She just turned 11, her younger sister is 9. I am surprised at how much of a difference the 18 months and 10lbs separating them makes with respect to their physical ability. The youngest is still very adverse of the recoil of the shotgun while the oldest handles it like a pro.


kamlooky said:
Mom use to make this idea with thin pieces of deer and put a sage leaf
in the middle.

Dang, me mouth is watering.
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That simple suggestion makes my mouth water too! The girls have a potted sage plant growing out on the back deck right now - sounds like an excellent excuse for a repeat adventure! Thanks for that excellent advice.


Chuckbuster said:
Cool. Good job with your daughters! At the 1:08 and 1:16 marks...did you actually capture the shot string on film?? I'm thinking you did as when I watch it, I see it first, then hear the shot, the "string" disappears as it connects with the bird and there is a puff of feathers...doubly cool if I'm right!
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Keen eyes - for sure you can see the shot column and in the original file from my i-phone in the clip you reference above, you can clearly see she hits the head of the pigeon with her first shot, but still seeing all that flapping she pumps the gun like a champ and hits it again.

I find the iPhone slo-mo video feature amazing with respect to the shotgun sports - it's 240 frames-per-second clearly captures the shot column provided the lighting is right. If I have time I'll grab some stills from her other solid hit - it's pretty cool too.


maxflex said:
As a long time cooking show producer, I think they did a great job. And what a super shooter! :)
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Cool! What cooking shows have you produced, and any advice for amateur dad-behind-the-camera/computer?


Thanks all for your kind comments - my kids and I get a kick out of reading them together. As an aside - they (the kids) have as their measure-of-success the number of views their show garners. We'd be thrilled if you'd all share to anyone interested.

Cheers,

Brobee
 
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14 frames between gun discharge and first feathers visible off bird.
14/240 frames per second = 0.058 seconds from discharge to first-feathers.
low-recoil/low-noise shell velocity = 950fps
950fps * 0.058 seconds = 55.1 feet from shooter to target at impact.
55.1 feet = 16.7 meters total range.

I recognize that the shot starts slowing down right out of the muzzle, so the calculation will err on the side of close range - my guesstimate was it was about a 20 yard shot. Also interesting to me is the apparant 1 complete downstroke of the birds wings in the same time interval, and that you can clearly see that the bird travels forward a couple feet within the interval thus the need for lead.
 
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Chuckbuster said:
Excellent. Thanks for the technical info. What was your daughter shooting....410? Or a 20? Also, exactly what loading was she shooting? I ask out of interest for my own daughter. Thanks.
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She shoots a 20 gauge Remington 870 Compact Junior. The stock is still on it's shortest setting, and it looks like it fits her pretty well (she's 4 feet tall right now, weighs about 70 lbs). To help mitigate recoil I've added a big brass weight in the buttstock of the gun...it adds about 12 oz of weight to her gun and helps a lot. About the only shells she can repeatedly handle are the Winchester AA featherlights - I think they have about 7/8oz worth of #8 shot, and their muzzle velocity is a pretty anemic 950fps, but with them she can do 2 rounds of sporting clays in a day (200 rounds) and still be smiling by the time we're done.
 
Brobee said:
She shoots a 20 gauge Remington 870 Compact Junior. The stock is still on it's shortest setting, and it looks like it fits her pretty well (she's 4 feet tall right now, weighs about 70 lbs). To help mitigate recoil I've added a big brass weight in the buttstock of the gun...it adds about 12 oz of weight to her gun and helps a lot. About the only shells she can repeatedly handle are the Winchester AA featherlights - I think they have about 7/8oz worth of #8 shot, and their muzzle velocity is a pretty anemic 950fps, but with them she can do 2 rounds of sporting clays in a day (200 rounds) and still be smiling by the time we're done.
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Thanks. Great to know; no rock doves that I've seen where I am, but, if it's a good grouse year, she may end up putting more than a few rounds through the 20 I bought for her as well. I will be on the lookout for those shells at the LGS. Thanks.
 
We did Gaslight Gourmet, Galley Chefs and several years of wine and travel programming with our BC and Canadian Wine Cellar shows. My advice - keep going - you are on the right track!!
 
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