Tis almost fly season, am I ready? - The Firearms Forum

the Barbarian · 06-03-2011, 06:18 PM

Yes onset again dear friends an neighbors fly season is nearly upon us.
Are you ready? In case you don't know, here are the rules.
All you need is a white sheet a paper, any size'll do. A backstop 50 yards away. A stapler or tape. A steady rest, preferably one you can sit down at. A scoped 22 or 17 caliber rimfire rifle, lots a patience and a steady hand.

You post you piece of paper on the back stop.
Go back to the rest get comfortable and watch through your scope for a fly to land on the paper. Settle your crosshairs on it and squeeze the trigger.

If you hit said fly, there'll be a ring of fly slime around the hole, proof positive you've done your job well.

Things to remember, NO cheating, that would be unfair.
Shoot only at wild or feral (those that have escaped from someones house) flies.
No baiting the flies, such as using rotten fish, or an open can of cat food left in the sun, etc. (see cheating)

"NOT BRAGGING HERE!" Last year my best in front of witnesses was 9 for 11

Try it and let me know how you do. the B

BETH · 06-03-2011, 06:21 PM

welcome to the forum don't have that many flies

JLA · 06-03-2011, 06:29 PM

Nice. sound slike a fun game.

I almost moved this thread to the hunting and fishing forum, but then I read it and made sure it stayed put..

Good luck everyone..

todd51 · 06-03-2011, 06:48 PM

Why no baiting?

In pure, pristine, beautiful Hocking Co. Ohio I could wait months for a fly to land on a piece of paper. I don't have that many years left.

raydcarter · 06-03-2011, 07:14 PM

Wondering where you live. Here in Idaho, one would die of boredom before you'd ever see half a dozen. Certain places around here, though, in the spring - mosquitos - and they'd be about the same size

the Barbarian · 06-03-2011, 08:03 PM

I live in the east central part of Iowa. Looking at the shape of the state, if the big bump on the east side were a nose, I'd live in the nostril. Lots a cows and pigs here bouts, oh and road kill deer carcasses, (all the rich people from Chicago, Des Moines, Marion and St. Louis have leased so much ground in Iowa that the deer population has virtually exploded in the last several years,) hence lots of loose and very available fly. That and I'm retired and have little better to do. Livin La Vida Loka, or words to that effect. the B

firelegs22 · 06-03-2011, 08:13 PM

I thought that I was the only person that hunted flies! It's great to see that there are others too! Down here in GA you pretty much a semi-automatic to get all the flies that will be landing on the paper (not enough time to work a bolt).

old semperfi · 06-03-2011, 11:14 PM

i thought i was bad when i started shooting bees off the clover, old semperfi

J.Man79 · 06-03-2011, 11:21 PM

Im in New Hampshire...Black flies are really small and I dont see that good. : )

JLA · 06-03-2011, 11:36 PM

shoot, down here in texas you cant fart without being attacked by every fly and mosquito in a 5 mile radius.

I shoot bugs all the time. namely bees because sometimes ill shoot hot sodas and the coke dries to the target backers and the bees come in for an easy meal and end up as targets..

06-03-2011, 06:18 PM	#1
the Barbarian Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 33	Tis almost fly season, am I ready? Yes onset again dear friends an neighbors fly season is nearly upon us. Are you ready? In case you don't know, here are the rules. All you need is a white sheet a paper, any size'll do. A backstop 50 yards away. A stapler or tape. A steady rest, preferably one you can sit down at. A scoped 22 or 17 caliber rimfire rifle, lots a patience and a steady hand. You post you piece of paper on the back stop. Go back to the rest get comfortable and watch through your scope for a fly to land on the paper. Settle your crosshairs on it and squeeze the trigger. If you hit said fly, there'll be a ring of fly slime around the hole, proof positive you've done your job well. Things to remember, NO cheating, that would be unfair. Shoot only at wild or feral (those that have escaped from someones house) flies. No baiting the flies, such as using rotten fish, or an open can of cat food left in the sun, etc. (see cheating) "NOT BRAGGING HERE!" Last year my best in front of witnesses was 9 for 11 Try it and let me know how you do. the B __________________ Don't brake it if it ain't fixed -->

06-03-2011, 06:21 PM	#2
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,668	Re: Tis almost fly season, am I ready? welcome to the forum don't have that many flies

06-03-2011, 06:29 PM	#3
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,315	Re: Tis almost fly season, am I ready? Nice. sound slike a fun game. I almost moved this thread to the hunting and fishing forum, but then I read it and made sure it stayed put.. Good luck everyone.. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

06-03-2011, 06:48 PM	#4
todd51 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central, Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,572	Re: Tis almost fly season, am I ready? Why no baiting? In pure, pristine, beautiful Hocking Co. Ohio I could wait months for a fly to land on a piece of paper. I don't have that many years left. __________________ Retired Praefectus Vigilum NRA Endowment Member

06-03-2011, 07:14 PM	#5
raydcarter V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 160	Re: Tis almost fly season, am I ready? Wondering where you live. Here in Idaho, one would die of boredom before you'd ever see half a dozen. Certain places around here, though, in the spring - mosquitos - and they'd be about the same size

06-03-2011, 08:03 PM	#6
the Barbarian Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 33	Re: Tis almost fly season, am I ready? I live in the east central part of Iowa. Looking at the shape of the state, if the big bump on the east side were a nose, I'd live in the nostril. Lots a cows and pigs here bouts, oh and road kill deer carcasses, (all the rich people from Chicago, Des Moines, Marion and St. Louis have leased so much ground in Iowa that the deer population has virtually exploded in the last several years,) hence lots of loose and very available fly. That and I'm retired and have little better to do. Livin La Vida Loka, or words to that effect. the B __________________ Don't brake it if it ain't fixed

06-03-2011, 08:13 PM	#7
firelegs22 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: georgia Posts: 225	Re: Tis almost fly season, am I ready? I thought that I was the only person that hunted flies! It's great to see that there are others too! Down here in GA you pretty much a semi-automatic to get all the flies that will be landing on the paper (not enough time to work a bolt). __________________ Paul

06-03-2011, 11:14 PM	#8
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: Tis almost fly season, am I ready? i thought i was bad when i started shooting bees off the clover, old semperfi

06-03-2011, 11:21 PM	#9
J.Man79 Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: White Mountains Posts: 16	Re: Tis almost fly season, am I ready? Im in New Hampshire...Black flies are really small and I dont see that good. : )

06-03-2011, 11:36 PM	#10
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,315	Re: Tis almost fly season, am I ready? shoot, down here in texas you cant fart without being attacked by every fly and mosquito in a 5 mile radius. I shoot bugs all the time. namely bees because sometimes ill shoot hot sodas and the coke dries to the target backers and the bees come in for an easy meal and end up as targets.. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!