Dove in 30 days!

stovepipe · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:21 pm Post subject: Dove in 30 days!

Normally don't do the "flying circus". But I'm trying a new spot this year. Got the flyway sussed and gonna try and pick 'em off before they get to the field of wacky barrel wavers. Hehehehe....we'll either smoke 'em, or get skunked if they change up...which has happened. Dang it.

When's yer opener?

Elvis · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:49 pm Post subject: Re: Dove in 30 days!

good luck with them. take your thermos of coffee and a packed lunch and enjoy the day no matter what happens.

Ominivision1 · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:53 am Post subject: Re: Dove in 30 days!

Our season begins Sept 1st and runs till Nov 9th.

Vince · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 4:45 am Post subject: Re: Dove in 30 days!

Go get some Stovey.

Sometimes we have to step outside our comfort zone, move away from the familiar in order to progress...this includes the areas we are familiar with and hunt.

Look forward to it as a challenge, an opportunity to advance you knowledge and spread your wings. Just be careful of the wacky ones mate.

Cheers, Vince

Vince · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 4:47 am Post subject: Re: Dove in 30 days!

Go get some Stovey.

Sometimes we have to step outside our comfort zone, move away from the familiar in order to progress...this includes the areas we are familiar with and hunt.

Look forward to it as a challenge, an opportunity to advance you knowledge and spread your wings. Just be careful of the wacky ones mate.

Cheers, Vince

Aloysius · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:21 am Post subject: Re: Dove in 30 days!

Here ducks open on September 1st, rabbits and dove September 15th. But that's normal opening, for damage control in agricultar we can (with the right paperwork) get extra openings.
Our stupid laws make shooting doves easier in Summer when they all have young ones than shooting them in Winter during normal opening times. There's a "green idea" behind all this: in Winter hunters have fun when they hunt doves so it must be made difficult, in Summer hunters don't have fun because of all the side-killings and the warm temperature that ruins lot of tastefull meat, so then you force them go hunting or they have to pay the damage.

And Stovey, when you're still allowed to use such a "pigeon magnet", then make one with a 12 V battery and the little motor of a windscreen wiper. Such a turning dove-mill will give you lots of fun. (Google pigeon magnet and you'll soon see how it's made)

stovepipe · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:31 am Post subject: Re: Dove in 30 days!

Good advice and medicine El. Love getting out and hitting new spots too.

Lota guys use MOJO's Aloy- I'd Borrow El's decoys but....we can never find the remote!

Been jack-bustin a time er two off season. Use the 22 for that. First weing shooting session of the season always gets my excited. Was sorting out my kit 'n bits last night, gettin' stuff cleaned up and checked out, order some pants WITHOUT holes in them to keep uot the fire ants in the stubble fields, ya know. Little things. 6 weeks after that it's quail/chuck season. I'm pretty much off everyone's radar then. Cept you'ins.

MORNING GRUMPY!!! Razz

Bushmaster · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:38 am Post subject: Re: Dove in 30 days!

Here we go again...Doves 100's and Stovey 0.

stovepipe · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:42 am Post subject: Re: Dove in 30 days!

DOH!!!

Mean ol Bushboss. Sad

stovepipe · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: Dove in 30 days!

Getting some prelim reports on quail/chuk too...not too good. Been a dry year in the dez in some parts. Go where the water is. That's a home or a stream etc. Should be slim pickens for bush-kicken. Pulled some jacks outa spots this year, prolly not enough to matter so....we'll see. When it gets lean it makes a score that much nicer!

stovepipe · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:18 am Post subject: Re: Dove in 30 days!

Sorry for the hunting related thread! Haha