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A big zip, 0 nada here. I went to the local state dove field here. Plenty of sunflowers not a single bird flying. Just very hot. At least the pup got to cool off in the pond.

Here in eastern Iowa Saturday consisted of moderate to heavy rain for 10 hours. None the less we hunted and some birds were flying.
I did get 5 birds before the winds came up. Once the rain started to go horizontal my son and I decided it was time to head home, clean birds and guns (water was literally running out of the locks!).
The storms moved off in the middle of the afternoon and the sun finally decide to shine (87 degrees and 93% humidity) We went back out for just over an hour before the end of shooting time and we each shot 4 more.
We went back out this morning taking my nephew on his 1st dove hunt. He brought his pump shotgun but decided to use one of my Husqvarna hammer guns. He loved it!
Not much flying today. Very hot and humid again with mostly clear skies. Took 2 shots and got 1 bird today.
Ended up firing 18 shells (3/4 is of #8 shot) for 10 doves. Not bad for me but I'm no Stan.

Great report, Matt. I'd swap a day's shooting for a day's rain right now, to finish up this year's cotton and peanuts. Maybe you'll get some better shooting weather soon.

Any day you shoot over 50% on doves is a successful day's shooting. Well done.

SRH

Sorry just getting back online, 22 shells 15 birds. 1/2 oz 8s pic soon to follow

Is their landline still working? hehe.

Here in va the showers threatened but stayed away for the most part. Many limits taken.

Excellent shooting.

SRH

Still looking for a hot field. Hard to even find wheat stubble fields around here among all the corn and beans. I drove 40 miles Saturday and found less than a dozen. Canola and sunflowers are gone from my area of SE ND.

Opening day Sept. 1st, 2018:



I didn't have much of a shoot opening day. Doves were not there as in years past and we got thunder-stormed out at 4:00. Poor shooting on my part. All I can say is I've reached the age where I don't seem to be improving at anything...Geo

Second day, the dove shoot improved but my shooting didn't. Ten birds for a box, shooting my Daly Miroku 12ga with Kent low recoil trainer loads.

Both days were at least comfortable with the rain out Saturday and a coolish breeze Sunday afternoon. I found five arrowheads though picking up birds.

I do love this time of year...Geo