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And notice these two members didn't even offer a shred of apology for not using doubles! !Sinverguenza! What's this world coming to?

They are forgiven as the instruments in question were 16's

Hello Joe, We haven't had a chance to trade lies since you passed through Vancouver after your Alaska cruise. Hope you and your lovely bride are keeping well.I am hoping to make Vegas next week but my 13 year old lab Tolley is struggling and might force me to cancel.We haven't seen you there for quite a while.
We are having some cold weather which concentrates both the mind and the mallards,wonderfully.The results below of a short hunt this afternoon with Mr.Tolleys 3" BLE amd Rigby the 3 year old

Great line and hunt. Gil

With one week left for woodcock in Georgia, two in SC, you wouldn�t think it would be 76 today here in the lowcountry of Georgia and SC. Full moon, dry and warm doesn�t help the woodcock where we hunt. Wouldn�t surprise me if they weren�t moving back where they came from. Saw a pond slider laying eggs in a field yesterday. Saturday, Billy and Floyd shot one bird of five flushes over my Willa and Abby. Billy carries his granddad�s and dad�s Browning Superposed in 20 gauge. It�s an early 50�s model and was the predecessor to the Diana grade. Today, Floyd and I looked for new areas and found only one bird. My 16 Brun-Latrige from St. Etienne. Temps aren�t expected to cool down before season�s end in Georgia. Today�s bird has some gorgeous coloration.

Today is also the last day of dove season in GA until September. I knew of a sunflower field that I felt was probably holding birds because of the unseasonably warm weather here (doves can't survive on sunflower seeds during hard cold, and move heavily into peanut and corn fields). I had about talked myself out of going this afternoon, but I have a young Lab, Cady, that wouldn't get to work any doves until September, so I loaded her up and went. Just me in a 24 acre sunflower field, but I put my Mojo dove up high on the pole Gil gave me and sat down. I timed it perfectly, and in one hour had a limit, Cady retrieving every one to me.

Don't think too hard of me for taking a 12 gauge. I normally shoot sub gauges for doves, but the BSS is my go to duck gun and we have two more weeks of duck hunting left. I just wanted to "keep my hand in" with it.



One dove is out of the pic to the right ....... hey, I never claimed to be a photographer. I cannot tell you how many years it has been since I killed a limit of doves on the last afternoon of the season, and in one hour. I'm so glad I resisted temptation to sit home, and loaded up and went. Next dove season is a loooong time away. Today will make it easier to bear.

SRH

Stan, that's a good hour anywhere.
With one week to go, I am done with the woodcock in Georgia this season. With temps in the mid 50s at night, I'm not comfortable with my dogs in rising temps above 65-70 before noon with the sun out. Too many snakes to worry about. Seeing turtles sunning and if turtles and gators are sunning, the no-shoulders are out, too. Billy and I went this morning for a little over an hour in a place we hunted opening weekend which is closer than the other spots we hunt. Very difficult place to hunt. Had four flushes with either the dogs on point or nearby. One bird. Two weeks left in SC and I'll wait until temps get colder before heading back out if I go at all.

Great Outing Stan, both from the shooting standpoint and the Dog work opportunity......

As an aside, I would offer that, I personally don't Judge Dove Guns by Bore size but rather by results....

Looks like the job got done quite efficiently, and I doubt the Lab noticed the size of the hulls.

Stan,
Some of my best memories have occured on the last day of various seasons. Resisting to sit out the last day has it's rewards!
Karl

Thanks, Paul.

It does indeed, Karl. Thanks.

SRH