Dove Tales

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by Destry L. Hoffard

This opening day might be my last on our friends farm. He's handed control of the place over to his son and my guess is things will change drastically. No ducking this year I know for sure, and he's mentioned to Dad that he thinks his boy won't want to fool with the dove field either. All good things come to an end I suppose, it hurts me that Dad won't always have a place to go though.

Destry

Enjoy this opening day Destry and I am really sorry for your loss, mainly just because of your father and this tradition is going to end. Just once I would like to know the tradition and be part of it, you are a lucky man to have all those memories with your Dad dove shooting. Eric

[6pt-Sika]

I've for the most part given up dove shooting here in central Virginia . Some of the farmers are kind and let most anybody shoot while others are less giving shall we say and that is truly their right .

The thread on here earlier about the Eurasian dove in NM , AZ and TX has me quite interested in heading to that region for a week to ten days in say February or March !

[TxHuntermn]

Hey Mike,

Although this will not be the game we play, when and if you make it down to South Texas, but the Avatar photo above, is on my back porch....Hobbs has tough duty retrieving doves from the back yard, and returning to hand on the picnic table! I shoot about 3 evenings a week after work, during the season, in the back yard (days I don't go afield on a real hunt), and average 3 - 10 birds an evening. Keeps the dog sharp, the grill hot, and the shooter happy!! Oh and Mama loves grilled bacon wrapped Dove breast and Dove pie! So keeps her happy too!

[Mills]

That is cool. Dad has shot deer off his front porch.

Mike, your next hunt should be a quail hunt in South Georgia. We have a group of Parker shooters going in January.

[Mills]

There are a few places around here that have good dove hunts and a whole lot more that have terrible to no-bird hunts. I am fortunate to be on the invite list to one of the good ones.

[TxHuntermn]

This is what I'm waiting for......ready to pop some caps!,,

[Mike Franzen]

I'm not one to want to see time fly but these pics and stories have me ready to go. Boy Destry that really sucks about you losing your dove field. I really enjoyed your telling about the hunt and shooting pigeons the day before the opener. Maybe it will all work out and you and your dad will have a place to go. Where there's a will …. If I had a place I would invite you to bring him but I don't.
Mark I'm thinking south Texas is looking better all the time. Porch birds sounds like fun.

Mills I think that would be great. If you get a chance pm me or direct me to a link ok

[TxHuntermn]

Same deal (and gun), different day!

[Mills]

Field getting ready

[TxHuntermn]

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

Field getting ready

That field looks about perfect! Are those giant sunflowers, or black oil?

Opening weekend of the regular season, we travel to SW Texas and hunt ripe sesame seed fields.......Greatest .410 game on the planet!

Gonna really get a jumpstart this year though...we are heading to Cordoba Argentina late August - early September and really give the little gray birds hell!!