Dove and my 20 gauge GH in the morning.

[Phillip Carr]

Looking forward to sneaking out at 0 dark 30 without waking up the wife, and to the whistle of wings and the smell of the 2 1/2 paper shells. Things are set aside in the garage. Not even sure where I will go yet, but I have a few places that usually pay off. I am taking a few back up guns I want to try out, but the 20 gauge GH with twist barrels I hope will bring me luck. I have yet to get a Doubles pin, due to the fact when I shot doubles I was not using a Parker. That I hope will change this year. Best of luck to those going out in the morning, and be safe.
Good shooting Phil

[Rich Anderson]

Good luck on the doubles pin, I think that would be quite an achievement on Doves. A GHE damascuss 20 will be in the Grouse coverts this fall. I have never had a double on them.

[Phillip Carr]

Not many Grouse in AZ good luck with the Grouse and your 20. AZ has only a few places to hunt Grouse. I was lucky and took a double ( Both in the air) thanks to my pointer on the 2 and 3rd grouse I ever shot. After it was all over I could have kicked myself. My 20 gauge Parker was also in the truck. Once again I missed a pin. I took 3 and my brother took 1 out of a large group of about 10 birds.


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[charlie cleveland]

good luck on the doubles in the morning. we gonna wait till monday morning for our shoot on doves..no chance for me to get a parkers double pins that day cause i m gonna be trying the elsie long range..good luck to all... charlie

[CraigThompson]

I might be able to get a double monday if they're flying well !

I have decided now to take my Fox A grade 16 and a Parker GH 16 damascus .

Was planning on taking a pair of Superposed 20 gauges but I didn't feel like loading shells and already had some 16's on the shelf for the Parker and a few old boxes of plastic factory loads for use in the Fox !

[charlie cleveland]

well its the morning for some foks and another wake up for some of us and even till sept. 8 for some folks.. i hope you boys gun barrels are getting hot right now and not from the sun... i m waiting on some good stories and some pictures.... charlie

[Phillip Carr]

I am sitting here with 9 just can not seem to buy another bird.no chance for a double now, the limit is 10.

[Phillip Carr]

Had to settle for the 9. Here are a few pictures of my set up with some decoys around a tank, and my MOJO dove in front of me. Picture of guns and birds pretty bad. LC Smith 20 2E, Parker GH 20, and a Skeet Special 12 by LC Smith choked Skeet and Light Full.
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[Mills Morrison]

That looks like fun. Opening day is tomorrow, but my first invitation is next Saturday. Looking forward to the opening of bird season

[CraigThompson]

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Where's the cut corn and or sunflowers :whistle:

[Phillip Carr]

Our dove love grain fields but love water even more.

[charlie cleveland]

mighty nice set up on them doves... a very good looking spot to hunt...a 2 e 20 ga... charlie

[Phillip Carr]

I had never tried a MOJO dove or decoys until this year. Bought 6 decoys and the MOJO dove on close out at the end of the season for a total of $21.00. I am now sold on this set up. I guess you can train an old dog to learn new tricks. The 2E has about .020 in each barrel. Patterns great, my straight stock GH 20 has pretty open chokes and also does great around the tanks when dove come in close and fast.

[Daryl Corona]

I, like you Phillip, was slow to come around regarding the MOJO decoys until 3 years ago when I saw them in action in the dove field. I went out the next day and bought two, now would'nt think of setting up without them. Nice pics.

[Wyatt Clark]

On the first day my dad let me take out our 20ga Parker Reproduction and there weren't that many doves but I made a fine double on my 1st and 2nd doves of the season.

[Phillip Carr]

The MOJO made a believer out of me. I set up the decoys and mounted the wings and mounted it on the post then turned it on. Not many dove flying as I missed the early flight but seen a few dove in the distance. Felt a little silly sitting under the shade of a mesquite, watching the crazy contraption. Then I watched a couple of birds a few hundred yards out bank right, and hone in on the set up. Birds that would have past I think normally, came whistling in for a look. Two other lessons learned. DO not put your spare battery pack for your Mojo dove in your pocket with the truck keys. " Gets a little hot". Also do not leave your perfect set up with your last two shells to try and jump shoot your final dove on the back side of the pond. Missed both shots only to come back to pick up the decoys to find 2 dove sitting in the mesquites around my set up. I normally carry a few extra boxes of shells in the dog box, but since the dogs were not going I had removed it.