we went back hunting to a new field this morning a soft breeze and a good shade was the spot for me but not much shooting from this spot...the other fella s done really well most got there limit...saddy the lab dog went into this big lake at least 15 times after doves...she was wore out by 9.00...i left at 9.00 i rekon i was tired from all the git up and go s....they will shoot again this evening after another big meal at dinner time...hope every one that likes to hunt doves had a good weekend shooting i know i have...charlie

Sounds like the weather shaped most people's hunts. We also had not-so-good weather for our opener. We got up extra early and headed to the closest WMA. The sky to the north was dramatic with intense displays of lightening. We waited for a couple of hours in the dark hoping the storms would miss us. They didn't, and so we were rained out of the morning's hunt. Went back the next day and pretty much had the field to ourselves. Not much flying, but the 126-year old PH did its job well (when I pointed it correctly!). Ya gotta love the choking done by those late 19th Century craftsmen. We got a few birds and enjoyed the sunrise. Hallelujah, the hunting season has finally started, even if the weather feels like mid-July.

Thanks to all of you who shared your hunts. My best to you all for the upcoming bird seasons.

Dove numbers were way down, but it was still a great hunt. Just not like Argentina. Probably 300 birds on a 30 acre field instead of 1500. This was our new puppy's first hunt and he enjoyed it, although he was mostly trying to figure out what it was all about.

A young fellow {9} made my weekend even though I had never met him. Gerald

Mills, both your son and that puppy are getting bigger.............!

Yes, Eric. The puppy has tripled in size since we got him. And feisty as ever. Basic training is going slow, but gun shyness is no problem at least

I saw some pretty good signs of a wonderful future in those photos! Always nice to see another generation -- both dog and "boy" -- beginning an upland life.

I didn’t go Saturday Sunday or Monday .

A friend puts on a big shoot in Madison County VA and on the first day out of thirty guys they killed a dozen birds I think .

Another friend puts on a paid shoot down in the Northern Neck of Virginia , they killed 10 or 12 birds out of I think forty guys in maybe three hours so he refunded everyone’s money .

And the place in Culpeper that’s managed exclusively for dove and my gunsmith buddy has been damage control popping the deer this year had forty hunters and they ALL limited out , that’s 600 birds .

We had a nice little shoot on the side of the house.

Todd thats my kind of hunting. Gerald