How to Shoot a Pigeon in the Wind - Ranging Targets

This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on ranging long-distance shots in the wind with an air rifle. In this tutorial, I show how to estimate target distance, as well as wind speed, wind direction, pellet speed and incline angle. All of this information will be applied in part 3 to show how to make complicated, long-range shots. This hunting footage was captured February 15, 2011 in rural Wisconsin. It shows me hunting pigeons with my .22 PCP air rifle in very high wind (20-30mph or 9-13m/s). The gun used is an Edgun Matador .22 PCP air rifle, sighted in at 55 yards (50 meters). The scope is a Hawke Sidewinder 30 IR Tactical 6.5-20x (shooting @ 10x in this video). The pellets were JSB 18.1g, shooing @ 900fps (274m/s). The Camera Mount I used to record through the scope can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0069VXY7K/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=tesho-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B0069VXY7K&adid=0BT5KYTFN3354NYV6VDZ& The slow-motion camera I use to film the shots through the scope is the Casio EX-FC150. That camera is no longer made, but you can buy its successor (which is actually a better camera than the one I use) here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H3X1EI/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=tesho-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B004H3X1EI&adid=09KQ0P271FA862W178P9& The Exact same Hawke Scope that I use in this video (Sidewinder TAC 30 6.5-20x) can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00413KACA/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=tesho-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B00413KACA&adid=1WKA7Y5T5N6ER8MT8TQZ& You can download Chairgun from Hawke Optics' website: http://www.hawkeoptics.com/us/chairgun/index.php If Chairgun doesn't work for you, try the "Simple Trajectory Program" available at this site: http://www.airguns.net/software_downloads.php