Dove Hunting Is Very Humbling.
 

Very first shot from my new to me Parker at live game was a score.
From there it was more misses than hits, but that’s dove hunting.
I was using my brass BP shotshells. (that adds much fun to the hunt) :)
Pictures of the two farms I recently attained permission to hunt on.

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Mike,

That looks like beautiful country. I sure know what you mean about dove hunting being humbling. I have gotten into my second box of shells each of the four hunts I have been on. I have been twisted into the ground trying to get on a bird. It is just time to pull the trigger.... and again... and you laugh out loud at yourself or call out to the dove, "fly on you heart shot out #%*!". After shooting clays all summer I have to shorten my lead on dove, but a snappy follow through is a must. Keep after it and good luck.

Harry

Mike

Sounds like a great time. That farmland sure looks a lot like southern York county or possibly Lancaster county PA to me?

Cheers
Marcus

You'r good Marcus, North York :)

Mike

It's nice to see some corn down around here. I think it will be a few more weeks before the corn on the farms I hunt starts to come down.

Cheers
Marc

The corn is being harvested around here now, I think it's do to the very dry conditions.

Farm buildings in the background
 

Mike:

That is good looking property. It is probably some of the neatest farm land I've seen in awhile. With land as clean as that it sure helps when you drop a dove to at least be able to see the ground and find him. I was going to guess southern Wisconsin but the barn design had too much Penn. Dutch design to it. The dove is indeed a humbling bird to hunt and shoot at and that is probably why they taste so good with a strip of bacon wrapped around them and cooked on the grill, accompanied by a good bottle of red. Laat week one of my grandsons, on his first dove hunt, asked "Are all flying game birds this hard to hit?" It is a great bird for to hunt since it is such a challenging wing shot. But every now and then you get one that just insists on coming in to you and that makes up for some of the misses. What gauge were you shooting?

John

Using my one and only Parker in 12 ga.
I am using Magtech brass shells with BP and 7.5 shot making it
extra special. :)

Mike.
Do we have a dove season in NY now???
Bob Jurewicz

Bob are you asking me?
If so, sorry I have no idea. I'm in York, PA. :)