Author |
Message |
cut_un
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:53 am Posts: 364 Location: Central Va.
|
I guess, since a dove does migrate..I'll stick it here :)
Wondering if any of you guys dove hunt! Def. a VA. tradition !.. The smell of freshly cut corn, the cooler fall temps! Maybe the socialgathering before or after the hunt! Definately good timeslay ahead and good memories of seasons past!
_________________ Chasing Feathers, it's a way of life!
Enjoy the journey & share you passion, take a Kid hunting!
|
Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:13 pm |
|
|
skimerhorn
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:28 pm Posts: 526 Location: Beaverdam va
|
Re: I guess, since a dove does migrate..I'll stick it here :
Dove hunting is great the hardest part is finding a place that has more dove then guys on buckets. I entered in for the dgif dove hunt in New Kent well see how that turns out.
_________________ "Hunting is fun"-Jim Shockey
|
Mon Jul 22, 2013 3:00 pm |
|
|
cut_un
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:53 am Posts: 364 Location: Central Va.
|
Re: I guess, since a dove does migrate..I'll stick it here :
Good Luck... was down there a couple weeks ago...Boy, the fields looked great!!
_________________ Chasing Feathers, it's a way of life!
Enjoy the journey & share you passion, take a Kid hunting!
|
Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:10 pm |
|
|
skimerhorn
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:28 pm Posts: 526 Location: Beaverdam va
|
Re: I guess, since a dove does migrate..I'll stick it here :
Can't believe nobody else likes to sit in the hot sun and shoot up a lot of shells
_________________ "Hunting is fun"-Jim Shockey
|
Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:12 pm |
|
|
cut_un
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:53 am Posts: 364 Location: Central Va.
|
Re: I guess, since a dove does migrate..I'll stick it here :
Yea... it's a great sport for sure! Would hate to see the pile of shells that I've shot up at those gray ghost of the sky!!
_________________ Chasing Feathers, it's a way of life!
Enjoy the journey & share you passion, take a Kid hunting!
|
Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:22 pm |
|
|
Squoose
Longbeard
Joined: Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:29 pm Posts: 195
|
Re: I guess, since a dove does migrate..I'll stick it here :
I do love me some dove hunting! Unfortunately, our dove fields have been dwindling and this past year closed the gate on our last spot. I would love to throw some lead in their general direction, just need to find a place to do so.
When I was a kid opening day was a tradition. My father and some of his coworkers would find somewhere (typically public) and get there at daybreak to beat the other guys who would show up at noon. Then, they would set out the "Swine Line". This was two 20' conduit poles tied standing with a clothes line between. On the line we would tie dove decoys, but they would be sitting underneath the line. Doves would fly in after getting shot at down the field and go to land on the wire, but back pedal when they realized something wasn't right with the decoys sitting below it. Blammo! I started out with a single shot .410 and later graduated to an over-under 20. Now I shoot with a 12 and am a third shot wonder. My best day dovin' saw 15 doves on the ground with 18 shots. That, my friends, was a one time deal. I will spend 3 boxes or more before I kill 15 on average.
I do miss those days. Now its tough to find a field that is cut anywhere near opening day. Late season has treated us much better but, as I said before, the gates have been closed on that property.
Y'all ever hunt pigeons? That can be some fun, too!
_________________ "We are measured more as hunters by the things we choose not to shoot, than by those that we do." -Unknown
|
Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:11 pm |
|
|
cut_un
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:53 am Posts: 364 Location: Central Va.
|
Re: I guess, since a dove does migrate..I'll stick it here :
Yea, back when I had a lab... my duck dog,, used to shoot em..for the dog. Must admit, I had as much fun aas the dog did!
_________________ Chasing Feathers, it's a way of life!
Enjoy the journey & share you passion, take a Kid hunting!
|
Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:13 pm |
|
|
bird_dog07
Longbeard
Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:22 pm Posts: 176 Location: Smithfield, VA
|
Re: I guess, since a dove does migrate..I'll stick it here :
It is a load of fun for sure. I didn't have the opportunity growing up but enjoyed a couple good hunts the last few years. Hoping my buddy at church invites me to his sunflower patch for the season opener.
|
Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:39 pm |
|
|
Windsor52
2 Year Old
Joined: Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:45 pm Posts: 96 Location: Windsor, Virginia
|
Re: I guess, since a dove does migrate..I'll stick it here :
Fun times await. Just a few weeks out now and let the shooting begin...
Attachments:
Doves.jpg [ 97.06 KiB | Viewed 3651 times ]
|
Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:38 pm |
|
|
|