Yesterday the area we hunt was deluged with rain. We received 2 1/2 inches of rain in 9 hours rather unusual for this desert area. We were concerned that this morning would be a bust.
We arrived at 5:30 and waited until legal light. Myself, two friends, and a young boy the son of one of our friends were done by 7:30 AM.
The desert area due to the slick mud, limited us to moving only 100 yards from the truck but the shooting could not have been better. I Eurasian, one white wing, and the rest were mourning dove. They flew great and offered some challenging shooting, surprisingly almost every mourning dove was extremely young and small. A reflection on the improved conditions the desert has undergone this summer after the tough drought conditions we have experienced the last few years.
Definitely not the best picture, just a pile of doves before cleaning.

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