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Doug, I've never shot doves in the western states, or I wouldn't be asking, but why do you need an extra full choke with probably at least an ounce of shot in a 16 to kill doves? I was under the impression that most doves out there were shot either around stock tanks or feed lots. Do you have to engage in pass shooting?


We don't always HAVE to engage in pass shooting, but we always GET to. After opening day, 50-60 yard shots are not uncommon in the desert. There are almost no stock tanks in southern Arizona, and the few feed lots that are operating are off limits to hunters unless you know somebody. The real treat is jump shooting with a full choke .410 in the sand dunes.