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Great memories, Goillini and KY Jon. My Dad never shot doves with me but a couple times. He didn't have the drive to hunt that I inherited from my Grandad. He and I were "bosom buddies", as he used to say. I'm trying hard to be a greater grandad to my two grandsons than mine was to me, but I've got a rough row to hoe to accomplish that. Sure is fun trying, though.

SRH

No JOe it does not take two months it takes many more. I�ve spent years finding and buying small parcels of land to use as dove field. Bought enough equipment to till, plant and mow the land for optimal dove shooting. Years of experimenting with different crops to find the best wet or dry year combinations. Experimenting with different ways to mow crops. Most of us mow too low just like our grass is cut too low. Dove like 6-10� not 4-6� most mow at. It�s a bit harder to see and find birds so we mow too low. They like the extra cover while feeding. Mow two strips side by side and see which one they use the most. Buying and tweaking equipment, loads and guns. It�s what I like to do as a pastime. Joe I have a routine which takes a day here and a few hour there. It allows me to enjoy the season for many months.

Well said.

We'd just love to see pictures....

YUP,

Been gathering the decoy poles, checking on the spinners, checking the clips (clothes pins) on the other decoys.

Insuring there is aspirin, band-aids, paper towels, Rem-Oil and cleaning rods in the dove buckets.

Figuring out which 410 to take on opening day !!

Lots to do and think about, What JOY, What JOY !!

I am blessed in that I have access to a few sections of land
that normally have water and good flights of doves.

Mike

Mike, how many different guns do you use in a season? Gil

?? Depends on how long the doves stay around, sometime only 3 or 4 days, sometime a whole month

And I also try to use different ones in different years.
I may have to start using the autos and pumps more as they
get their lips stuck out and whine all night long

Here is 2011
01 Sept 11 15 Doves Tristar 410/2 � ammo birds at 16:00
02 Sept 11 8 Doves Tristar 28 birds at 18:00
03 Sept 11 5 Doves Superior Daly 20 few doves
05 Sept 11 4 Doves Kreighoff Drilling 16 gauge
10 Sept 11 2 Doves 1 Rattkesnake Zamcola 12
TOTAL DOVES 34




Here is 2014
01 Sept 14 15 doves, Miroku 410 3"reloads, birds at 3:00
02 Sept 14 15 doves, Tristar Brittany 410 3"reloads
03 Sept 14 15 doves, Daly 20 ga skeet Morning hunt, singles
04 Sept 14 15 doves, Superposed IC/Mod 20 ga. still local birds
05 Sept 14 15 doves, American Arms Brittany 20ga.morning hunt And RAIN
06 Sept 14 No Hunt, RAIN and 50 degrees
08 Sept 14 15 doves, Citori 16 ga Lots of Pigeons, still local birds
09 Sept 14 15 doves, L.C.Smith Q3 1892 20 Ga Briley, still local birds
10 Sept 14 15 doves, L.C.Smith FW 12ga, Bruce�s Win 101 20ga. morning
11 Sept 14 15 Doves Liegeous D�Arms A Fue 16 O/U Few birds
12 Sept 14 No Hunt, Rain and 45 degrees
13 Sept 14 Roads too wet to go 14 Sept 14
Sunday RAIN ;
15 Sept 14 3 doves, L.C.Smith Trap Grade 12ga, double on pigeons
17 Sept 14 15 doves, Rem 3200 also One Collard dove
18 Sept 14 15 doves, Citori 12 also Three Collard doves Morning hunt
19 Sept 14 06 doves, Helice French 12ga Morning hunt, Got rained out
22 Sept 14 14 doves, Canon Marsot French 12ga, few doves
24 Sept 14 Wed, RAIN
25 Sept 14 15 doves, NID 10 ga with Gaugemate 12s, lots of collards
26 Sept 14 15 doves, Bernadelli Gamecock Premier 12 ga. Few doves
27 Sept 14 0 dove Kreighoff Drilling 16 gauge, 1 pigeon, short hunt
29 Sept 14 15 doves,Kreighoff Drilling 16 gauge, 1 pigeon
30 Sept 14 15 doves,American Arms Royal 20ga. 1 pigeon
03 Oct 14 4 doves,Citori 12 4 Doves in, 4 doves down FEW
06 Oct 14 0 doves,Geco 16,NONE even flying ! Was 39 last Friday !!
13 Oct - 16 Oct 14 Mission trip to Juarez TOTAL DOVES 249

Mike, I just can't do what you did there with that record. It would ruin it to know just how many birds and how much money I've spent over the years on this obsession. I'd start questioning if my "fun return on investment" was worth it. As often stated on Shark Tank: "For that reason, I'm out."

Chuck
What investment, it was all FREE.

I set up a Gun fund years ago and the guns
were bought with the excess from that fund.
No Family money was spent.

The hunting land was free use from a number of friends.

The ammo was Free, you know you can buy ammo at Walmart
in Feb/Mar for as little as a dollar a box and then sell
off some to make your ammo free

The only thing that cost me was time, and I consider it well spent.

Anyway, that is my logic pattern

I can help you here. Bring them all. A few birds with each and switch out. More fun.