Fall 2014 Dove Hunting Pic Thread

[Chupacabra Hunter]

Hot Damn!!! - got an invite to go next weekend after next (after Hicksville of course) to South TX. Going down Thursday - get to hunt the afternoon, Friday and Saturday morning. Get to play with some pointers too, trying to get them steady on quail - no shooting yet. Apparently they've got more than they have in years. FIL went down last weekend and said, just driving around, they flushed 6 coveys in an hour.

How far south? I'll be at the family ranch Sunday evening...

 

[robertc1024]

How far south? I'll be at the family ranch Sunday evening...

West of Orange Grove - a few miles off of 281. Did you know anybody of those people I know in Mexia?

 

[Vaquero]

Happy hunting Robert.

 

[Chupacabra Hunter]

West of Orange Grove - a few miles off of 281. Did you know anybody of those people I know in Mexia?

Sounds like it's north of Alice TX.....dont know anyone there from Mexia.... you staying till when?... I hunt near Benavides which is SW of Alice.

 

[35Remington]

Shot my limit in 90 mins last night. My hunting buddy brought all the birds in before she had too much vino.

Tried Blain's recipe and was very happy, although I'm still not sure how he got them to look absolutely perfect. Dude must work at KFD.

 

[Chupacabra Hunter]

35R... looks like a good time. Dove hunting and wine drinking...that might be the only way to get my wife to go.... I can't wait till I go with my son and friends in about 8 days.

 

[Blain]

Nice pics 35! Put more oil in the cast iron pot, maybe an inch or so and they will be perfect. Don't forget the gravy!

 

[Code3GT]

Not even gonna lie here. Went yesterday evening, first time for me. I'm not an experienced bird hunter by any means but man, I'm addicted. Just gotta get my technique down. Three of these were mine and took me a box and a half of shells but I'm not complaining, the shooting was half the fun.

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[Chupacabra Hunter]

I've been looking forward to this year's dove season since the end of last year's season...

 

[Chupacabra Hunter]

Not even gonna lie here. Went yesterday evening, first time for me. I'm not an experienced bird hunter by any means but man, I'm addicted. Just gotta get my technique down. Three of these were mine and took me a box and a half of shells but I'm not complaining, the shooting was half the fun.

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I have way more fun dove hunting than deer hunting. Stay with it....good thing shells are cheap..

 

[TXARGUY]

I have way more fun dove hunting than deer hunting. Stay with it....good thing shells are cheap..

Same here. Just imagine if deer came running at you from all directions and your daily bag limit was 15.

Fo realz game changa!

 

[robertc1024]

Limit today. Things were going nuts in South TX. Took about an hour and a half. It's always good when you're packing your stuff up before closing time.


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[Chupacabra Hunter]

Limit today. Things were going nuts in South TX. Took about an hour and a half. It's always good when you're packing your stuff up before closing time.


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Did you make it to your friends place? Be safe on the road back home. My buddy from Ft worth is coming down Sunday and we are heading out Sunday evening to the ranch for 6 days and nights of dove and hog hunting. We will have plenty of time for gun and rifle target shooting. We might even head out to falcon lake for some fishing. No cell service at the ranch so I'll post pics when I get back.

 

[TXARGUY]

Limit today. Things were going nuts in South TX. Took about an hour and a half. It's always good when you're packing your stuff up before closing time.


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Nice. I think we're done here in the north zone. Still seeing birds but all in town (Midland). Thousands of them. But out on a buddy's ranch last night nothing.

 

[robertc1024]

Nice. I think we're done here in the north zone. Still seeing birds but all in town (Midland). Thousands of them. But out on a buddy's ranch last night nothing.

We just drove around looking for quail and deer yesterday until about 5:00 PM. Unfortunately the peaks on the Isolunar app didn't coincide with daylight hours in the morning, and too damn early in the afternoon. Wind was blowing out of the South at close to 30 mph which made the shooting, umm, challenging. Still got eight more and some decent dog work in.

On with the pics. Turkeys anyone? There was a flock of at least 60 I counted between the "Big House" and a fence line. Turkey feeders filled with Milo, Quail feeders and deer feeders.

Where I was hunting. Mojo worked great - doves would be going downwind doing Mach 8, stop and flare at it - or just go to the bank to pick up some grit.

And, of course, there has to be a dog pic. She did great on Friday with some good water retrieves. Saturday neither my dog or FIL's field champion dog (he's running her in the English Cocker national field trial championships - so she's really, really good) could smell the birds worth a damn. I shot one bird she didn't see, we went over to look for it and she was looking at me with the bird right under her legs - oh well. She was sitting on that chair quivering with excitement in the 91 degree heat.

 

[robertc1024]

Oh - and - don't me expect to waste them. Dinner tonight:

 

[35Remington]

I'm going out for one last trip tonight before the season is over.

 

[35Remington]

Robert and TXAR, I'm going to start a new thread to attempt to track the effectiveness of the iSolunar app. Please join in.

 

[TXARGUY]

Robert and TXAR, I'm going to start a new thread to attempt to track the effectiveness of the iSolunar app. Please join in.

Be glad to.

 

[35Remington]

http://www.texasguntalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61925