Dove season

[Phillip McDonald]

Any of you’lget out after doves? Mississippi’s season opened this weekend. First time with m Caywood chiefs gun. Really enjoyed it. Wondering if any of you’ll went out. I gotta get where I can post pics.

 

[Sparkitoff]

I used a Pedersoli 19 gauge SxS percussion to knock down a few. 80 grain FFFg and with card wad and fiber wad, then same volume #7 shot with over shot card. I seem to do just as well as anyone else except I can't always see if I hit the bird due to smoke.

 

[azmntman]

I can't always see if I hit the bird due to smoke.

You hunt with a dog? I can see it being time consuming search for a small bird that may or may not be down? :surrender:

Ive been twice in my life and never saw one. Not worth the gas $$ to me :idunno: Maybe if a mentor that knew what they were doing (unlike the past two times) showed me the ropes I would get into it a bit :hmm:

 

[Sparkitoff]

I do have a dog, and the other fellas kind of watch in amusement but that gets them to point out if my bird fell, and where!

 

[FishDFly]

Years ago I would go with a friend to his dove lease. He warned me about one guy who was the lease "know everything".

I was sitting on a small pond and enjoying the aafternoon and I see him coming. When he arrived I was enjoying a beer. He said we do not allow drinking while hunting, I said I have my limit and I am finished for the day thus it is time for a beer.

He said huh, a limit already.

He asked if I loaded my own shells and I said yes. He said you are definitely doing something wrong and I asked him why. He said shotguns are not supposed to smoke like that when you shoot.

Told him it was a black powder shotgun and they smoke when you shoot.

He looked at me and wandered on off.

 

[Snakebite]

One in every crowd!

 

[Leon/Iowa]

Season opened here on the first. Hunted with my 16 ga. fowler the first day, and my 20 ga. English double the second. Hot and Rain, both days, and the birds just were not there. Got one bird the first day and two the second. Only shot eleven times, and got three birds. I consider that good for me. The other guys in the field with them new suppository guns went thru boxes of shells for as many.

 

[Phillip McDonald]