Marshmallow
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Got 7 today over at millington wma. Quite the crowd, but still had a great time. Besides the 95 degree heat. I'll put up pictures tomorrow.
How did everyone else do?
How did everyone else do?
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Worst opener in years. Struggled to get 7. Only missed 3. No fields cut yet
Marshmallow
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Rain yesterday didn't help. I'm going to hunt my farm the rest of the week after I finish up work.
kstone803
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Zero. Myrtle Grove's "dove field" was a horrific mess. Sunflowers were dead and long gone and nothing had been bushhogged. Sat there for over an hour without hearing a shot on the whole field. Watched 6 people come and go in the time I was there. At least we got out and shot some geese early yesterday. Cuz the doves were a bust.
Marshmallow
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Sorry to hear that. Millingtons were just drying out and letting go of the seeds. Would be worth the drive over for the weekend if you want to try.
Marshmallow
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I SHOULD have limited out this evening, but the stock on my gun worked itself loose, so I kept shooting over the birds. I do owe my dog big time too, she found two birds that I never would have found, and marked a double.
hutchinsonkw
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My brother went Monday and got three in a few hours. I went yesterday day to several spots and only got two. I saw a bunch but they were never within shooting distance. Did not see another hunter though, which was nice.
engineerbrian
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I've never been dove hunting. This thread makes me want to go bad!
It's great fun but bring plenty ammo, they are tough to hit and fly fast!!
I may have to head up there to shoot. Is it crowded every day or was it just that day you went, Marshmallow? I really love dove hunting. Besides, I am looking at a GSP puppy and he will need something to do!
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Marshmallow
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Probably just opening day. Check which days the fields are open though.
BigDaddy
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Dove hunting can be loads of fun with fast and furious shooting when the come in. Today was not the day in Millington. There were 5 or 6 other shooters and maybe that many more came after I arrived.
Before I got there they shot 4 or 5. About 1 pm 2 dozen came in at the end of the field. 2 shots and they turned right and flew across the road. The next doves were some time after 2pm. Singles, doubles and a group of 4. No more than a dozen birds. If you shoot them away from the sunflowers, you better have a good dog. I left about 3:45 sufficiently dehydrated.
I did not realize that there are decoys that you can hang from high tension power lines. It wasn't just an ordinary phone pole, it was much higher and the birds were on the highest wire. Two were realistically perched on the wire another 7 were hanging upside down like some gruesome parody of the hanging of the John Wilkes Booth gang. A couple other hunters were bitchin about the mess Monday's "ignants" left: ammo boxes, water bottles and spent shells.
I did not kill any doves.
Before I got there they shot 4 or 5. About 1 pm 2 dozen came in at the end of the field. 2 shots and they turned right and flew across the road. The next doves were some time after 2pm. Singles, doubles and a group of 4. No more than a dozen birds. If you shoot them away from the sunflowers, you better have a good dog. I left about 3:45 sufficiently dehydrated.
I did not realize that there are decoys that you can hang from high tension power lines. It wasn't just an ordinary phone pole, it was much higher and the birds were on the highest wire. Two were realistically perched on the wire another 7 were hanging upside down like some gruesome parody of the hanging of the John Wilkes Booth gang. A couple other hunters were bitchin about the mess Monday's "ignants" left: ammo boxes, water bottles and spent shells.
I did not kill any doves.
You have got to try it cause then you will be hooked. It's one of my favorite ways of hunting
Like Bigtdc said: Bring plenty of ammo. If you have never hunted them and especially if you aren't a shotgunner, it's pretty easy to shoot a box or more of ammo and get nothing. My son at age 12 shot a box and a half getting nothing his first time out. He was new to wing shooting, but could hit 12 -14 at trap after some practice. Second time out, he shot his first dove on about his 6th shot (3rd bird he shot at). My first time I shot most of a box and only took 2. One thing to learn is to pick your shots and make sure they are well within range before shooting. A novice will often shoot at birds at or near the extreme range of a shotgun lead to a lot of misses or, worse yet, making non-lethal hits. Dove's are tough to hit. They can fly at speeds up to 55 mph and can change direction rapidly if they spot you.
Man, my dove hunting buddy didn't offer me an invite this year. I might have to give him a call and get out there!
Marshmallow
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Slower day than yesterday. Only got four. Was focusing on getting my buddy his first. Luckily he got two.
Dove hunting was one of the best memories of hunting with my brother. We'd find two adjoining fields with some trees in the middle for overshot protection and blam away for hours. The whole time calling the incoming birds to each other when they crossed. Particularly fun for me because I was kicking it with a single shot breech loader. That was some mighty fast handwork to reload and shoot multiple times for each flyover.
Now I need to find a place to drops some doves!
Now I need to find a place to drops some doves!
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