Wow- that many rounds at doves over a 3 day period- That's a fair amount of shooting, my friend. I won't ask what the % of expended shells per doves in the game bag was, but remembering the late Southern G'entman Nash Buckingham's "The Dove" 60% average is about as good as it gets, taking them in full house flight, and not cruising into a water hole at dusk.

As I have never shot doves, just barn pigeons (doves being P-51 Mustangs, pigeons being Republic P-47's, in my view anyway)-- I wonder how much doves in full bore flight vs. cruising into a watering hole compare to canvasbacks in full throttle vs. mallards dropping into decoys vary in flight and the gunner's ability to make clean killing shots- I should think that over 3 days, you would find variety in wind velocity, sunshine or shadow, etc- all can affect shooting scores- Can't speak about SC, as the last time in shot a 3 day event was in June 2010 at Sagola in thr UP of MI-- I was not a 'contender" RWTF

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..