NRAblog recently chatted with Eric Lipp and John Draper of the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program about their entrance into the world of duck hunting. Draper is pictured above. Kyle Wintersteen of American Hunter chronicles their experiences in the following article:

Jon and Eric Become Duck Hunters

The first Saturday that Virginia’s duck and goose seasons overlapped was warm, gray and quiet, but the lonely honks echoing through the fog changed everything.

“Geese out front,” Eric Lipp said as four Canadas emerged. “I think they’re gonna give us a look, boys!”

As the horizontal line of birds crept ever closer, Jon Draper slowly replaced the No. 2 steel shell in his 870’s chamber with a BB load. I tried to flex the “first geese of the year” tremble from my fingers as I tossed my sandwich under the seat and got my gun ready. The honkers circled twice. On the third pass they lowered altitude and swung directly into the center of the blind (just like every decoy placement article says they’re supposed to, but they never do). We stood and shot, and all four geese splashed into the Potomac River. 

Read the rest of the story here.

Keep an eye on Wintersteen's official American Hunter blog, Dogs, Shotguns, and Other Vices.