Thanks everybody!
We hunted at Partridge Pea Plantation in Dawson (near Albany GA). The place is not a high volume operation by any means. They offer a very limited number of hunt each season. They offer a comfortable lodge but they focus on the quality of the hunt. On any given day, you will see day-released birds, early-released birds, and usually a wild covey or two. Don't expect to kill a lot of birds. On the wild coveys, we didn't hunt singles. On the early-released coveys, we would only take 2-3 birds out of them. Many preserves will shoot down the coveys but that doesn't happen here. That afternoon, I think we killed 20 or so birds between the 4 of us. But this is the kind of hunt I like. Quality over quantity.
If you are looking for a hunt in Alabama, then go to Cameron's Preserve. Their birds fly better than any other place I know of. You see a lot of big coveys at Camerons (30-50 bird coveys not uncommon), as they maintain established coveys on the property.
As for the guns. One was a Beretta 687 SPII in 20ga. The SXSs were both Miroku "My Luck" guns. The gun with the scalloped action is Model KE in 20ga with 28" bbls, improved cylinder/full chokes, and ejectors. It weighs 6 1/4 lbs. The other boxlock is a Model L-II in 12ga (though I used 20 gauge reducers) with 28" bbl, mod/full chokes. Both are fantastic quality guns.
As for the photos, everybody took them. Only 2 guns shoot the coveys so the camera switched hands throughout the day.
Adam
