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3crosses
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 7:11 am  Reply with quote
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Now that dove season is over, what was your final total.

Here we found a milo field and were able to get a limit of birds each and every day we went out. I took about a hundred birds out of it. Then I quit hunting it and took others to hunt,
It was great seeing some kids get limits for the first time. In fact watching and helping them get limits was more satisfying than shooting.
Just a quick calculation of the birds I took plus the birds the kids took makes it near 1000 birds taken from this field this year.
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skeettx
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:49 am  Reply with quote
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Not nearly as good as last year !!
That is why I hunt hot and heavy while the doves are still up here at 3400 feet.

Here is this hunting year so far.

01 Sept 16 15 doves, Superposed Cordy 410 2½ #9 skeet loads
02 Sept 16 15 doves, Win 1912 20 gauge use 2½ ammo
03 Sept 16 15 doves, Win 42 410 2½ #9 skeet loads
05 Sept 16 15 doves, Citori 16 ga RGL and Herter’s ammo
06 Sept 16 15 doves, L.C.Smith Q3 1892 20Ga Briley
07 Sept 16 No Hunt RAIN and cool
08 Sept 16 15 doves, Zamacola 12 ga
09 Sept 16 Velero Sporting Clays Shoot Camp Don
10 Sept 16 03 Ducks Meridith Citori 12 3 BW Teal #4 Steel
10 Sept 16 15 doves, L.C.Smith Trap Grade 12ga
12 Sept 16 11 doves, L.C.Smith Specialty Grade 12ga TOO HEAVY
13 Sept 16 00 doves, Kreighoff Drilling 16 gauge, cold and windy
14 Sept 16 No Hunt RAIN and cool
15 Sept 16 No Hunt RAIN and cool
16 Sept 16 01 dove Charles Daly Superior Skeet 20 gauge
19 Sept 16 09 doves American Arms Brittany 20ga
23 Sept 16 00 doves, American Arms Royal 20ga. Haygrazer cut WINDY
24 Sept 16 00 doves Geco 16,
26 Sept 16 00 doves, Brittany 410
17 Oct - 19 Oct 2016 Mission trip to Juarez

Total doves 126

So you see, this year only 2 weeks of birds Crying or Very sad

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XVIgauge
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:45 pm  Reply with quote
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Here in Florida, dove season does not end until the middle of January 2017. Heck, I haven't even been out yet, but I still plan to. It is actually starting to cool off slightly.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 4:26 pm  Reply with quote
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We still have a holiday window for dove that TPWD gives us around Christmas/New Year's, so my final total isn't in yet (though way down from last year). I got chosen to participate in a US Fish and Game survey of my dove season, so I'm keeping track. Will turn it in around the end of the year after the holiday hunt. Supposed to be introducing new shooters/hunters to the sport, husband and wife who are neighbors directly behind me.

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