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We are having a really good summer monsoon season, stock ponds are full and it sure looks like a lot of dove and the dumbass Eurasians too.
My grandsons reminded me to get the Mojo's new batteries. 11 year old Calvin will shoot the single 410 for his first hunt, I'll spot and bird dog for him. Our ranch cattle pens had super shooting last year and we hope it's good this early shoot.
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I'm beginning to see a lot of doves here, a little less than two weeks until opening day.
When Hurricane Helene blew through here almost two years ago it took our doves with it. It's taken them two years to rebuild the numbers, but I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll have good numbers this season.
I'll always wonder if the 120+ mph winds killed them or if they just migrated out of here just ahead of it. I couldn't blame them if they left. It was a rough blow.
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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I have been out a couple of days a week south of Tucson dog training and have seen more dove than normal. Should be good shooting this season.
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I have been out a couple of days a week south of Tucson dog training and have seen more dove than normal. Should be good shooting this season. You ever hunt Rail X, north of Tucson? I hunted quail there once.
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Starting corn harvest today. Good bird numbers in General area so hopeful. Know more by end of week.
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Cousin lives in Yuma. Scouting the last few weeks says fewer birds than normal, but getting better. Lots of fallowed fields, crops mostly alfalfa and lots of cotton, minimal melons; crops of milo, sudan grass, citrus are getting scarce. Many fields converted to fenced organic. Not like it used to be, but we'll be out there.
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Starting corn harvest today. Good bird numbers in General area so hopeful. Know more by end of week. We started our corn harvest last week. I do the hauling. I made six 1000 bu. loads yesterday to the elevator, 22 miles away.
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Planted dove fields in Ky and Oh this year. 200 mile plus total spread, four total spots. I'll even get to shoot dove from MI which has no dove season. It has been so wet many of my best effort have been for naught. Still I have doves. Unless I get blindsided by weather it should be a good early season. I have doves in good numbers in all four fields. I have cleaned my late uncles Crescent .410 for the opener as is my tradition. Then the Model 42's get a couple of days to shine. I am blessed to have one son able to shoot with me for the opener and another to shoot with me for the second day. I am going to take my youngest grandson with me on the third day. Not as a shooter but as my future. Those with grandsons and granddaughters will understand. God bless and good hunting to all.
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Stan it has been awhile since I have hunted there. Beautiful area.
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