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Glad to hear you still have Birds up in the Panhandle.
Waves of new migrants are here on the Southern Rolling Plains. I had rapid shooting yesterday afternoon. I shot a 30" FN D5G 20 bore O/U with fine success on passing birds. 7/8 oz. 8's
Sun is breaking on the Eastern sky....Heading out the door to shoot a field of wheat and native sunflowers I scouted after finishing yesterday.
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Sounds like you guys in the South and Southwest have it good on the dove shooting!
I headed to South Idaho for the first time ever to hunt doves with a friend and we hunted mainly Russian Olive windrows that bordered cut wheat stubble. Day one was decent (best day ever for me), but not nearly the volume you guys see, with the second day a bit sketchy, where we scratched down 14 birds.
Over the two days, I shot a 20 ga Fox Sterlingworth, a Remington 1900 in 16 ga and a 16 ga Belgian O/U.
More often than not, here in N ID, the temperatures have dropped by opening day to where there aren't many, if any, doves that haven't migrated out.
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14 Sept 20 15 doves Liegeous DArms A Fue 16 O/U, (1927) Herters #6
15 Sept 20 15 doves Belgian GECO (1945) 16 ga SXS 2 1/2" ammo
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My afternoon on "seasoned" Mourners was my first foray into the field with a F&F 12 Bore..... I am reminded to "USE Enough Gun"
(NO Dangerous Game Involved) but it was the right tool for a limit on wind blown Mourners ....more outside 40 yards than inside ......
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16 Sept 20 15 doves Krieghoff Drilling 16 ga 2 1/2" ammo Under barrel is 8x57R .318 Sure is HARD to get used to side safety and not barrel selector  17 Sept 20 15 doves, Helice French 12ga SXS 2 1/2" ammo
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Two weeks plus into the season, and still have good numbers of mourning doves across the ranch....
Bought a new (to me) 16 bore gun from a member here this week. Got it in yesterday and put it to work on birds trading across the ranch headquarters leaving the fields below. Took a limit in good order, nice gun.
I may try to get a pic posted that I took with birds and gun to send to the seller.
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skeettx,
If you mix up the selector and safety, the 8x57IR will kill a dove, and you won't have to lead it as far. All joking aside, it won't take long until the safety feels natural to you.
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Mike Thanks Krieghoff Semper Drilling This is the only side safety gun that I have and it is a fun gun to shoot. I load 2 1/2 hulls with 7/9 ounce of shot and use S&B rifle ammo as it is cheaper than buying bullets (go figure) Mike p.s. 18 Sept 20 15 doves, Zamacola Sidelock 12 Ga. SXS
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