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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ All Hunting and no posting makes this a dull board? |
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Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:16 pm
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Joined: 09 Mar 2007
Posts: 972
Location: Keller,TX
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C'mon my brother 16 er's, tell us about those opening day dove hunts and how you almost got skunked and which 16 got the nod.
I'll post mine later. |
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Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:20 pm
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Joined: 17 Sep 2005
Posts: 134
Location: TEXAS
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Well, I spent the weekend on 300 acres, and never saw a single dove. They didn't even come in to water in the evening.
Heard some shots on property around me, but not a lot.
Only dove I have seen were in the city limits. Saw about a thousand on one cutover field.
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Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:30 pm
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Joined: 27 Jun 2005
Posts: 1545
Location: Michigan
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We can't hunt the little Darlings in Michigan.
They are considered a song bird.
However, Grouse season is only 9 days away. Come on cool weather! |
_________________ What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. |
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Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:50 pm
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Joined: 28 Dec 2005
Posts: 31
Location: West Valley Utah
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H.H. Hipshot wrote: |
Well, I spent the weekend on 300 acres, and never saw a single dove. They didn't even come in to water in the evening.
Heard some shots on property around me, but not a lot.
Only dove I have seen were in the city limits. Saw about a thousand on one cutover field.
HHH
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Got that beat. Must have covered 50 square miles. Never saw a dove and darn few birds period. Ended up seeing 1 Eagle that flew in front of the truck, 1 Raven, and about half a dozen meadow larks and that's it. Actually saw more antelope & coyotes than anything else. I've never seen it that bad before. I guess the heat and drought has taken a toll on the dove season here. The antelope we saw were in an area that we have never seen them before, in the sunflowers, as they usually stick to the desert.
Then came home and later there was a pair on the telephone line at my house. I'm sure they were mocking me.
Oh well chukar season starts the 15th and I guess I'll see if there are any chukar's left in my old ares I hunt. |
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Posted:
Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:02 pm
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Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 1522
Location: NH
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I've got the same problem as Dave M, can't hunt them here in the People's Republic of NJ.
Grouse doesn't open until the middle of Oct.
But I can hunt deer with a bow starting Sat, if I want to go out in 80+ degree weather. |
_________________ A bad day of hunting is better than a good day of work. |
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Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:13 pm
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Joined: 10 Oct 2006
Posts: 37
Location: Slaton, Texas
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Got out verrry late on the 1st just to say I did & only stirred up several flights out of roost - tho too far away to shoot at - wound up with 1 rattlesnake. Had a great time, tho!
Doves everywhere earlier & now. |
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Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:02 pm
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Joined: 09 Aug 2007
Posts: 444
Location: WI
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TJC wrote: |
I've got the same problem as Dave M, can't hunt them here in the People's Republic of NJ.
Grouse doesn't open until the middle of Oct.
But I can hunt deer with a bow starting Sat, if I want to go out in 80+ degree weather.
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Yup, I generally don't hunt deer unless it's 70 or cooler, and I have the same problem as you do with regards to doves, 'cause I live in New Jermany too. But I'll be in Maine for the bird season opener, and in NH the following weekend.
And, grouse season opens in PA on the 13th. |
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Posted:
Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:51 am
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Joined: 28 Oct 2005
Posts: 665
Location: Louisiana
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North Central Texas...Dawn. You could hear 'em before you could see 'em
then they came.......we fought 'till the Phazers were drained
at the end it was hand to hand. |
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Posted:
Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:22 am
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Joined: 10 Oct 2006
Posts: 37
Location: Slaton, Texas
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woodcock, that's the best post that has appeared on the gen'l discussion board |
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Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:07 pm
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Joined: 26 Dec 2006
Posts: 90
Location: At the edge of a Florida marsh
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I melted the barrels on my sweet sixteen. It was pretty much over before it started. Great thing about it we went down the street to another field and shot limits of geese(early am). One of my better days in North Georgia. I only used a box of Kent Tm for the five geese so it was a cost effective hunt given the price of those shells. |
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Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:56 pm
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Joined: 08 Nov 2005
Posts: 3438
Location: Illinois
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I want to read about it as this year I will have little if any opportunity to go after 'em |
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Posted:
Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:29 pm
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Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Posts: 989
Location: Las Vegas
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Woodcock: They will sing songs and tell stories about your battle for years to come around the campfire!
Matt |
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Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:37 pm
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Joined: 17 Feb 2007
Posts: 497
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I was held hostage and forced to consume vast amounts of Pork and Tequila - the hunting wasn't so great. |
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Posted:
Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:17 pm
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Joined: 02 Dec 2005
Posts: 591
Location: Plains, MT.
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A little warm for ruff grouse but two days out and a couple limits says it was good hunting. The old lab and I walked out the small stream bottoms and weeps around our area and had good hunts and never saw another hunter. The little 16g Beretta skt/ic was all I needed. That and a box of old Winchester Promo shells did a job on the poor defenseless grouse. Tomorrows a gun show and Sunday is back to chasing grouse. Life is great in Montana.
Ron |
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Posted:
Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:30 pm
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Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Posts: 339
Location: Peoples' Socialist Republic of North America
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Life does indeed sound good in Montana, Ron!
But isn't it about as cold as a welldigger's a** there for 8 months of the year? Especially in the northwest corner of the state where you are?
I'm not sure my ol' bones could take it! |
_________________ "The great object is that every man be armed!"
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Virginia Attorney, Legislator & American Patriot |
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