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20 Bore and Two Texas Cock birds from a late afternoon rise......Only true Right and Left I executed in the entire limit....
Last Wednesday evening Dec. 23.....
My year old Pup nailed this covey on a hillside as I called the dogs in to quit for the day....Glad I was able to put two down for her on the rise....

........and it's nice you only shoot roosters too!

Winter Dove limit taken Christmas Eve morning with the same gun....I had it out and decided to give it a try...
Our Winter doves usually will try your skill set with a well choked 12 bore, however I shot the 20 better than I expected, but was forced to pass up numerous chances I would have tried with a Big gun...

Fortunately the birds cooperated and gave me enough reasonable shots to fill my game strap....
This weather has played Havoc with our Dec. Dove days.... Only three left and the forecast looks much more favorable....

I intend to give the Mourners a run in the morning, then roll the dogs out in the afternoon to take full advantage of this most bountiful of Quail Seasons since 1987....

I am truly " living the life" this season.....and Trust me, I know how Fortunate I am........

Very nice pics, Paul. Nice twenty, too. Fabbri?

SRH

East Germany and South Texas
Merkel 201E in 20 Gauge
Yesterday Afternoon South of Falfurias

Stan:

Yes it is a Fabbri, 28" 6 lb. 3 oz. , and a demanding mistress she is.......I struggle to shoot it as well as some of my guns of the past..... could be a number of reasons, I'm older, more infirm, yet still have 20/15 vision uncorrected......

I have never been a top level performer with light guns.....but I'm giving this one a pretty good bit of exposure, it may improve....
There are certainly plenty of birds this year to try and master it.....
Just came in from a great outing .... lots of keen dog work/ interaction, plenty of birds in a 2 1/2 hour hunt , a limit killed ( with none lost, a real treat this year), but only shot it slightly over 50 %.... Regardless of my eye chart/ exam vision scores, dark skies/backgrounds cause me a lot more distress than 40 years ago...

Buzz, I wish i could tell you that I shoot cocks only , like some character from a Babcock yarn, hardly the case.....

I did though on this rise ( as is my usual practice) look for white cheeks for my primary target.....The second was shot with the sole intention of shooting a bird in the line of sight of the puppy....

I am not too fastidious as a trainer, but I have strong experience to support my desire to help pups "connect the dots" by making the triangle complete..point, shot, and a bird for her to get to mouth....

Mel, rtenenbrow, lovely guns and photos. you seem to be living the good ole days of hunting Mr. Bob. Gil

We re in the midst of the best quail season Texas has seen in a very long while.
Some say the best since the 1950s, In my experience certainly the best since the 1980s. Bob White is a very resilient creature and South Texas habitat has a way of protecting the game. The drought broke for the 2014 season and the birds responded to the improved conditions dramatically. They really came into their own this season. We are truly lucky to be able to hunt great birds in their native habitat.

Hi all, well today was Will's day! He was able to get 2 nice roosters and I was able to get a late season grouse. Was a tad windy today, about 18mph or so. Not bad temps, so a very enjoyable day. Tomoorow is the last day of our season, so I hope we do well.

Will used his 12ga Fabarm



I used my 12ga SIACE



Best!

Greg