Dove 9-14-13

[6pt-Sika]

I got invited to a shoot today . It was on the gentleman's place we've benn DCP deer hunting . They had BIG shoots the first Monday and Saturday a week ago in this field and I was not expecting it to be to spectacular . I carried a circa 1930 AH Fox A Grade 16 gauge choked IC/M and circa 1951 Browning Superposed 20 also choked IC/M . It took me about 2 hours and 45 shells but I got my 15 birds ! This was the first time in 15-20 years I'd been in a dove field that there was actually a good shot at limiting out ! I am now on the same farm looking to shoot a deer or two and will post pics when I return home !

[charlie cleveland]

sounds like you shot mighty good on them doves.may you have luck on the deer...charlie

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

sounds like you shot mighty good on them doves.may you have luck on the deer...charlie

Charlie , I shot most of the dove with that 16 Fox . I had a handfull or so of handloaded 8's one ounce loads that I had concocted for my Parker GH 16 damascus and they did nicely on the dove . When I ran out of them I went to an old box of Remington factory 1 1/8 ounce of #5's . Figured I could finish out and make myself some more empty hulls .

But it didn't quite work out that way !

I was hitting the birds with the 5's but they were knocking feathers off and the birds kept going . So I switched over to the little Browning and got the last 6 birds with 9 or 10 shots .

[charlie cleveland]

big pile of birds you got there...i really enjoy dove hunting when there flying good..i woulda figured them no 5 shot woulda dropped them doves dead..anyway a good hunt.. charlie

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

big pile of birds you got there...i really enjoy dove hunting when there flying good..i woulda figured them no 5 shot woulda dropped them doves dead..anyway a good hunt.. charlie

I agree with you because I thought the same !

I looked on a shot table a little while ago . An ounce of #8's is over 400 , 1 1/8 ounce of #5's are about 200 pellets .

I'm hoping the owner will ask me back this coming saturday and if he does I'm taking a pair of 20 gauge superposed and my 20 gauge Sterlingworth . I was shooting the cheap Winchester Dove and Quail loads with 7/8 ounce of #8's and they were laying the smack down on them !

My farmer friend only hunts this field one day a week , so the shoot we did saturday was the third since the season opened !

It just might be good one more saturday !

Incidently I would load some more of my light 16 gauge shells but the reloader I was using went to my friends son after his passing and our distributer has yet to ship me a 600JR !

[charlie cleveland]

i hope the birds fly good one more time for you.. i too like giveing all my guns a chance in the field.. i ve not tried my winchester model 42 410 yet and my stevens model 311 410 double..they will get their turn on a squirl hunt soon maybe even a rabbit hunt or two.. hope you get another deer or two with the old ten... charlie