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Weekend dove hunting results? #17597862 09/12/22
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,958 Likes: 6 M Magnum_Bob OP Campfire Outfitter
OP Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,958 Likes: 6	How did you do? " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

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Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17597928 09/12/22
Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 3,598 Likes: 10 MartinStrummer Campfire Tracker
MartinStrummer Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 3,598 Likes: 10	Originally Posted by Magnum_Bob How did you do? I'm 100%! 😉 Zero shots fired! Zero dove killed! 0 for 0 Haven't dove hunted in years. Used to go several times, every year. I'm not just a real good wing shot, but I do....ok! To me, dove hunting was more about shotgunning than it was about the meal. Dove just wasn't one of my favorites. My "hit & miss" shooting ability. The cost of ammo. My indifference to eating dove. Somehow, dove hunting just doesn't make a lot of sense. They are so thick around my home, I can literally hunt my front yard....I just don't. Last edited by martinstrummer; 09/12/22.

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17597997 09/12/22
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,337 Likes: 11 North Carolina W wilkeshunter Campfire Outfitter
wilkeshunter Campfire Outfitter W Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,337 Likes: 11 North Carolina	Rained all day here on Saturday. I heard a few dedicated hunters shooting anyway, though. Our opening day was great and a bit above average, I’d say. Corn is being harvested everywhere, so the birds are really scattered.

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17598251 09/12/22
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sidepass Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,609 Northern Ca	lousy 5 shots 3 birds. Way to hot and haven't been back out since, been 114-116 at my best field for the last several days. Thurs is the last day so might try to get out before and we've had a break from the extreme heat. Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17598286 09/12/22
Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 10,291 Likes: 8 nampa,ID persiandog Campfire Outfitter
persiandog Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 10,291 Likes: 8 nampa,ID	zero , can't find a good dove hunting place near boise , drove to Roswell Marsh but nothing there.

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Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17598301 09/12/22
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 11,321 Likes: 14 Los Angeles, California RickBin Campfire Outfitter
RickBin Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 11,321 Likes: 14 Los Angeles, California	It was steady shooting in the almond and pistachio groves. Attached Images A8B142A8-1247-4EA4-957D-3C8A5F389EED.jpeg (62.6 KB, 146 downloads) FB602089-DC79-4436-8C8A-40E9382F4FE1.jpeg (65.02 KB, 146 downloads) 7B16F551-0C7B-4577-9E7E-75376839740C.jpeg (89.25 KB, 146 downloads) "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated." Thomas Paine

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17598314 09/12/22
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 27,091 Colorado Rocky Mountains mtnsnake Campfire Ranger
mtnsnake Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 27,091 Colorado Rocky Mountains	It got rainy and down into the 30s this last weekend. Most if not all doves moved to warm climates.

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17598336 09/12/22
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,431 Likes: 7 WA rain forest Clarkm Campfire Outfitter
Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,431 Likes: 7 WA rain forest	On Tuesday, my brother in MT welded a dove decoy and shot some doves and sent me a picture. I have not got a dove in WA state since 1963....it was good hunting in Toppenish in 1962. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? RickBin #17598346 09/12/22
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,609 Northern Ca S sidepass Campfire Tracker
sidepass Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,609 Northern Ca	Originally Posted by RickBin It was steady shooting in the almond and pistachio groves. Switching back to the Almond orchard and temps are projected to be 85 not 116. Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17598450 09/12/22
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TRnCO Campfire Regular T Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2,220 Elizabeth, CO	went back to the family farm in KS. and we limited each day without any problems. Around wheat stubble and ponds in the eve. Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.

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Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17598513 09/12/22
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,958 Likes: 6 M Magnum_Bob OP Campfire Outfitter
OP Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,958 Likes: 6	Done at 11:43 went 15 for 29 pass shooting, birds coming out of the sunflowers headed for water and roost areas. The hunting pard was really on he shot 15/19 we had a damn good shoot. If the weather holds will get in some more ...mb Last edited by Magnum_Bob; 09/12/22. " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17598864 09/12/22
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Lslite Campfire Regular L Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,966 Likes: 4 Texas	Leaving for South Texas in the morning. Gonna do our usual cast n blast, drink some adult beverages, and eat some good food. " It ain't dead.As long as there's one cowboy taking care of one cow,it ain't dead ! " Monte Walsh

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17599040 09/12/22
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RIO7 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,896 Likes: 9 s.tex	Bring a lot of fish bait, ain't no doves flying in S.Texas yet. maybe in another 10 days. Rio7

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17604563 09/14/22
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,958 Likes: 6 M Magnum_Bob OP Campfire Outfitter
OP Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,958 Likes: 6	About 1/3 of the doves we saw monday remain looked like 2/3 have moved on. Tougher shots at longer range still did a limit but it was a challenge. Light breeze low 80's....mb " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? RickBin #17604607 09/14/22
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,143 Likes: 2 South Carolina MadMooner Campfire Ranger
MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,143 Likes: 2 South Carolina	Originally Posted by RickBin It was steady shooting in the almond and pistachio groves. Nice! Curious what loads for dove, as I assume no lead allowed. “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”

Re: Weekend dove hunting results? Magnum_Bob #17604739 09/14/22
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,952 Likes: 1 TN Rick n Tenn Campfire Tracker
Rick n Tenn Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,952 Likes: 1 TN	Last edited by Rick n Tenn; 09/14/22.

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