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Sidelock
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I have about 7 flats of 16 gauge one ounce loads, which I'll shoot in my Austrian hammergun. Cannot wait.
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These are my dove dogs. They are not as good of retrievers as labs but not bad. All are French Brittanys. Dubya - 4 year old, 46 pounds, retrieves to hand. He actually belongs to my 27 year old son but has been "staying" at my house for two years:  This is Mollie. 18 months, 28lbs, retrieves to hand:  Belle - 5 months old about 20 pounds:  Red - Belle's litter mate, 25 pounds:  Best, Mike
Last edited by AmarilloMike; 08/18/08 10:16 PM.
I am glad to be here.
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Boxlock
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Lets see…. Lunch today with a client that is going to let me do opening day on his property. It’s forty-five minutes from my place in Denver, has about a mile of creek, a small pond and lots of cottonwoods. Lots of birds too. I’m a VERY lucky fellow this year. It doesn’t get much better than this living smack dab in the center of Denver. I bought lunch! I’m taking a buddy who has never shot dove before and who is a much better shot than me.
The following weekend it is my annual trip to the San Luis Valley for dove. A friend owns an organic farm down there and he lets me hunt. A long drive, not a whole lot of birds, but the sunrise over Sand Dunes National Monument is worth the trip. I’ve already loaded up 75 fiber-wad, bismuth shells to keep it all bio-friendly, as requested.
Lets see some photos when the time comes.
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Sidelock
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Sure haven't developed a flinch while catching all those trout. Haven't developed much people skills either.
I am glad to be here.
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Sidelock
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Why only take 1 gun! I am taking 3, they of course will all have a turn. Taking a vacation, will be fly fishing in North Georgia, coming home the day before dove season, cant wait!
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Having been antagonized by the little buggers every week while shooting skeet and trap, I'm ready to exact my revenge. Hard to focus on clay birds when you have live ones flying down your barrel to gravel in the parking lot right behind you!! Lord knows I'm ready having shot a boat load of shells this year.Northeast Oklahoma dove populations are generally spotty. Out west is where the real numbers are.
Dodging lions and wasting time.....
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Sidelock
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Checked with my hunting buddy last week about a flyway we hunt. Lots of birds, 90%+ white wings. High, fast, but plenty of shooting. Plenty shells lined up. My 16 ga. model 21 has been fitted to me. A very informal pasture shoot this weekend to warm up. Life is good.
We did get a flood today, which we needed badly. Guess I'll wait to see how, if any it affected the birds.
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'been shootin clays pretty reglar on the Satardays. 'Thinkin bout heddin down to to the Tejas panhandle to see if I kin outfit miself on stuff layin aboot in the fields. I hear theres all kina stuff Texans drop out there huntin. Trainin the Lab to find and pickup huntin gear.
Probly take my gun "Angie" along. 'works for 'tractin hunters to gain intel for findin hotspots of lost gear.
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Sidelock
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Just sighted in the scope on my pellet gun. The doves are starting to gather around the bottom of the upside down bird feeder, picking up all of the hulls of the niger seeds left by the Goldfinches. It shouldn't be too hard to pick them off, setting the pellet gun in a gun rest and shooting off their heads. Dinner every night for the next few months and spending the winter without dozens of doves sitting on my deck and pooping all over the place. So stop on over guys. All that is required is a gun and a cold six pack of Heineken. Cigars optional.
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