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The author always takes time during a float to stop and call for fox.
Many times he'll stay seated In the canoe and call from the rfverhank.
tlx- Ixxtt lined up as you drift quietly At tlx- same tinx- you are lining up
towards tlx- raccoon. tlx- canoe, tlx- sJxxxer in tlx- front seat
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positions his body aixl rifle, ilx-n waits
quietly as tlx- Ixxtt drifts towarcb tlxcoon.
Slay absolutely motionless, allowing
tlx- current to silently take you
cknwtsta-am. I Icadlights stay focused on
llx- cxxxi to illuminate tlx- eyes.
Sometimes. If a coon is feeding along
tlx- lunk. you might lose sight of him as
you are drifting down. Keep calm and
still, aixl eventually you'll spot the eyes
as lx- moves alxxit.
Wlx-n yrxi get within 20 yards of tlxanimal,
tlx- shooter slxxikl already have
tlx- coon in the scope with tlxtrossliairs
centered. At this point tlxshooter
fires when ready. Virtually no
movement will he necessary fix dxsiXX
siixe tlx- slxx Kerr is in [xrjtion at
tlx- fust glimpse of cyx-s. During tlxslxx.
evc-ryone in Ux- eancx- must
remain still until after tlx- slxx is taken.
"Ibis Ls critical so tlx- shcxXc-r can property
aim with minimal movement it's
iui|xtssihlc- to luve tlx- canoe completely
still due to tlx- current moving tlxbout.
Ixit by following these suggestions,
you can get a gtxxl slxx.
Another critical factor of this technique
is tlx- shooter must luce his light
illuminating tlx- animal's eyes. If lxckvsn't.
it will lx- difficult to see tlxccxxi
in tlx- scope even If tlx- pctscxi in
tlx- Ixnk of llx- caixx- lus las liglu