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Posted: 1/22/2015 1:27:22 PM EDT
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That's awesome!
 We don't have a dove season
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Posted: 1/23/2015 9:43:57 AM EDT
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A lot of states had them reclassified as "song birds" to prevent hunting them. Pity, because it didn't change the population a bit, and they're outstanding game birds. And there's nothing better than a marinated dove breast wrapped in bacon with a jalapeno slice tooth-picked on top.
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Posted: 1/23/2015 9:51:03 AM EDT
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What are you using? I love dove. Not much on them, but what you do get is amazing.
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Posted: 1/23/2015 9:56:39 AM EDT
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3:1 is pretty good.
I didn't get out at all this year
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Posted: 1/23/2015 10:10:38 AM EDT
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What are you using?... S&W side-by-side 20 gauge, straight stock with cast-off, double triggers. Birds WANT to be shot by it. |
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Posted: 3/11/2015 6:40:48 PM EDT
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I like to us my late father’s Win. Model 12 FC for birds. Had a lot of practice when I was younger shooting crows and J birds for my grandmother. One round, one kill.
Three rounds per bird! I’m doing one round per three birds. I cheat; I wait for them to land on the fence line, line them up and pull the trigger. Three birds one shot. |
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Posted: 4/8/2015 12:16:05 AM EDT
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Haven`t hunted dove in probably a little over 30 years.
Do remember this though. Once a dove figures out that they are being shot at, the after burner comes online. One would need an AA gun to bring one down at that point. Only if you`re lucky. 
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Posted: 4/8/2015 6:03:49 AM EDT
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We think of pheasants as "helicopters" and doves as "fighters".
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Posted: 8/8/2015 12:15:58 AM EDT
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I love to hunt. I love to hunt doves more than anything else. I want to hunt doves in Argentina, but I'm afraid it would be so overwhelmingly awesome that I would be disappointed with hunting them in Texas again...
These pics are a few years old. 
I was 4 birds with 4 shots, then I got cocky and missed one with both barrels. That little .410 was like a space age death ray that morning. 
AA with 3 bar scan. Just keep the aim dot in the ASE circle and your Vc below 600 kts and you should improve your hit ratio... 
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Posted: 8/10/2015 7:47:49 PM EDT
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Last year's opener:
Myself and another ar15.commer 
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Posted: 8/10/2015 8:19:40 PM EDT
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I'm at work the first 2 days of dove this year
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Posted: 8/10/2015 9:16:46 PM EDT
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I'm at work the first 2 days of dove this year I work the first 3 but have the afternoon of the 4th off. Opening day of dove and deer seasons should be national holidays. |
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Posted: 8/10/2015 9:19:25 PM EDT
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I work the first 3 but have the afternoon of the 4th off. Opening day of dove and deer seasons should be national holidays. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm at work the first 2 days of dove this year I work the first 3 but have the afternoon of the 4th off. Opening day of dove and deer seasons should be national holidays. Agreed. I did have the 1st off but we are switching to a new tele system at work and since I am a Charge Nurse I have to go to the 6 hour class and they only have certain days available. The only day that I can go is the 1st... 
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Posted: 8/10/2015 10:04:25 PM EDT
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Agreed. I did have the 1st off but we are switching to a new tele system at work and since I am a Charge Nurse I have to go to the 6 hour class and they only have certain days available. The only day that I can go is the 1st... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm at work the first 2 days of dove this year I work the first 3 but have the afternoon of the 4th off. Opening day of dove and deer seasons should be national holidays. Agreed. I did have the 1st off but we are switching to a new tele system at work and since I am a Charge Nurse I have to go to the 6 hour class and they only have certain days available. The only day that I can go is the 1st... Bummer. I'm the leadman in the street dept. of a small city. I'm thinking of playing hooky. 
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Posted: 8/15/2015 12:49:34 AM EDT
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No longer have to take that class! It was full and I didn't get the job! So I get to go hunting instead!
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Posted: 8/15/2015 10:46:35 AM EDT
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This will be the first opening weekend in 7 years that I don't have any plans for. My buddy sold his ranch earlier this year, and I've been too busy to find a dove lease that's close to home.
I'm sure I'll get a few dove hunts in this year, but it won't be anything like years past. Y'all be safe, have fun, and shoot one for me!!!
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Posted: 8/16/2015 8:43:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I want to hunt doves in Argentina, but I'm afraid it would be so overwhelmingly awesome that I would be disappointed with hunting them in Texas again... True story, but worth the heartache. Now I only hunt the first week of the season. I pretty much only take technically challenging presentations. Last year I ran my limit in as many shells only shooting at 75 yd+ birds with a tightly choked 20 ga. that throws patterns that looks like they were created in the dreams of Bob Brister. My ARFCOM dove hunting partner just shakes his head...he be all like WTF dude. Nirvana is not all it is cracked up to be. |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 11:03:46 PM EDT
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The opener is two days away!!!! Can't wait. I'm a little nervous, haven't been seeing many birds, the deer hit my sunflowers bad!!!!
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Posted: 8/31/2015 8:13:42 PM EDT
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I'm friggin' excited as well! My wife just took her Hunter's Ed course a couple of weeks ago, so this will be her first time hunting. I'm so excited to have her as my hunting partner!
We went out and bought her a Mossberg Maverick 88 20ga. My 870 is a tad on the heavy side for her to really swing around. Plus, I want to shoot, too. |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 8:43:19 PM EDT
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Heading out tomorrow afternoon, can't fucking wait
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Posted: 8/31/2015 9:55:09 PM EDT
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Drove up to the farm this evening. Tons of doves, I'm pumped. There were hardly any last week.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 10:19:26 PM EDT
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3:1 is pretty good. I didn't get out at all this year Uh...yeah--that's real damn good. When they've been shot at a few times and start doing their zig-zag bullshit at greenwinged teal speeds--it's like trying to guess where they're gonna be at in 20 feet. You have a better chance of hitting a knuckle ball. |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 10:27:38 PM EDT
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Friday at noon for us. Stupid drought killed most of my millet, but I still have birds in. This was my first field and I learned ALOT.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 10:33:53 PM EDT
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My trip this week got called off due to poor attendance by the birds. Hopefully, they'll show up soon.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 10:58:36 PM EDT
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Going tomorrow. And this is totally what I did
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Posted: 8/31/2015 11:59:17 PM EDT
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Dove hunting is not quite the thing here in MT as it is in other states. However, my GWP doesn't recognize mourning doves as game birds. Starting tomorrow I pack the 20ga on walks and I'll try to pop a couple I jump, get her to retrieve one or two and her thinking they are no different that a robin should change. Lots of training opportunities for pointing if I can pull that off.
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Posted: 9/1/2015 11:33:02 PM EDT
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Well, kind of a let down. We didn't see very many bird, BUT my wife got her first bird! I was so proud of her! I think she shot at one bird a while beforehand (fairly far so she didn't hit it) and missed, so this was the second shot and she downed it good.
 When we were done shooting I showed her how to dress it, which she did pretty much on her own! She can't WAIT to eat HER BIRD, lol. Love it! I'm just a little happy right now, lol. I have a pic of her holding her bird. Will try to upload tomorrow if I remember. (I only took two birds for a total of three between the two of us. We really didn't shoot much at all. Hope to get some more here in a few days.) ETA: Wife pic  |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 12:54:38 AM EDT
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OP.. opsec...Isn't The limit 45 ?
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Posted: 9/3/2015 8:37:09 AM EDT
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OP.. opsec...Isn't The limit 45 ? The possession limit is 45. If you're eating them, or giving them away fast enough, no problem. |
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Posted: 9/4/2015 11:22:27 PM EDT
[#30]
The boy and i only got 11 on the opener. I'm good with that, I was letting him shoot and following up. He finally killed his first ever bird(pictured below) and then pulled off a great shot on one about 45 yards out. We are going to hit them again in the morning.
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Posted: 9/4/2015 11:29:36 PM EDT
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The boy and i only got 11 on the opener. I'm good with that, I was letting him shoot and following up. He finally killed his first ever bird(pictured below) and then pulled off a great shot on one about 45 yards out. We are going to hit them again in the morning. <a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/pumpkinheaver/media/C7C9E6AC-5C92-486D-891A-EDCF47DB3699_zpsitti1jgd.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/pumpkinheaver/C7C9E6AC-5C92-486D-891A-EDCF47DB3699_zpsitti1jgd.jpg</a> Do I spy a Winchester Model 120 Youth? |
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Posted: 9/5/2015 4:22:43 AM EDT
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We ended up with 17 opening day. We would have had more if we picked the spot we later moved to first. 4 eurasian and 13 morning. My buddy smoked my ass on hits, I was sucking it up.
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Posted: 9/5/2015 6:17:19 AM EDT
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We ended up with 17 opening day. We would have had more if we picked the spot we later moved to first. 4 eurasian and 13 morning. My buddy smoked my ass on hits, I was sucking it up. I started out great 5 for 7. It went downhill from there!!!!:( |
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Posted: 9/5/2015 6:18:19 AM EDT
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Do I spy a Winchester Model 120 Youth? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The boy and i only got 11 on the opener. I'm good with that, I was letting him shoot and following up. He finally killed his first ever bird(pictured below) and then pulled off a great shot on one about 45 yards out. We are going to hit them again in the morning. <a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/pumpkinheaver/media/C7C9E6AC-5C92-486D-891A-EDCF47DB3699_zpsitti1jgd.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/pumpkinheaver/C7C9E6AC-5C92-486D-891A-EDCF47DB3699_zpsitti1jgd.jpg</a> Do I spy a Winchester Model 120 Youth? Ding ding ding ding ding we have a winner. He loves it. |
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Posted: 9/5/2015 5:15:27 PM EDT
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Ding ding ding ding ding we have a winner. He loves it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The boy and i only got 11 on the opener. I'm good with that, I was letting him shoot and following up. He finally killed his first ever bird(pictured below) and then pulled off a great shot on one about 45 yards out. We are going to hit them again in the morning. <a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/pumpkinheaver/media/C7C9E6AC-5C92-486D-891A-EDCF47DB3699_zpsitti1jgd.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/pumpkinheaver/C7C9E6AC-5C92-486D-891A-EDCF47DB3699_zpsitti1jgd.jpg</a> Do I spy a Winchester Model 120 Youth? Ding ding ding ding ding we have a winner. He loves it. I still have mine from when I was that age. Bought a 28" model 1300 barrel and adult stock for it and once in a while I still take it out hunting. |
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Posted: 9/6/2015 2:03:30 AM EDT
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I started out great 5 for 7. It went downhill from there!!!!:( Quote HistoryQuoted:
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We ended up with 17 opening day. We would have had more if we picked the spot we later moved to first. 4 eurasian and 13 morning. My buddy smoked my ass on hits, I was sucking it up. I started out great 5 for 7. It went downhill from there!!!!:( My game was off badly for some reason this year. |
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Posted: 9/6/2015 11:28:30 AM EDT
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Opening day for the Texas central zone my brother and I limited out in 2.5 hours.
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Posted: 9/7/2015 2:37:40 PM EDT
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Silencer Shop sent me the Silencerco Salvo 12 for opening weekend of Texas Dove season. We had an awesome hunt limiting out within 30 minutes everyday.
The suppressor is light for its size, but you will notice it on the end of your barrel. Saying that it does not take long for you to forget the weight and it did not effect shooting negatively. I used it on two different shotguns both semi autos one with the traditional hunting 26" barrel and bead front sight, and a tactical style shotgun with 18.5" barrel and raised ghost ring sights. I was able to take birds with both shotguns still preferred the 26" barrel for hunting. The salvo seemed to add some effective range to the 18.5" shotgun and it was great for the birds coming into the decoys but felt the pattern was a little spread out for the high flyers. For patterns I was told to go one size choke tighter than normal so a modified choke was used. As most know dove season is more of a social gathering than anything. On the first mornings hunt everyone spreads out to get their limits but it does not take long for hunters to gather on someones tailgate and this is where I found the suppressed shotgun to shine it was not unpleasant at all to have someone shooting it next to you as you told old hunting and fishing stories, I will definitely be adding one to my kit soon! Here is a short video from the weekend. 
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Posted: 9/7/2015 8:45:54 PM EDT
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Opening day here was Saturday. Got my limit in 2 1/2 hours. Went today and got another limit, but took an extra hour and a half to get there. Best season I've had in quite some time. It's been real dry as far as birds being around goes for about 4 or 5 years. Was good to have 2 good days after such a dry spell.
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Posted: 9/23/2015 6:42:27 PM EDT
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I like to us my late father’s Win. Model 12 FC for birds. Had a lot of practice when I was younger shooting crows and J birds for my grandmother. One round, one kill. Three rounds per bird! I’m doing one round per three birds. I cheat; I wait for them to land on the fence line, line them up and pull the trigger. Three birds one shot. Shooting a dove Ina fence or power line is bad sportsmanship !!!
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Posted: 9/23/2015 6:44:16 PM EDT
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We think of pheasants as "helicopters" and doves as "fighters". Ducks are heavies? |
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