AZ doves

[Walt lister]

Been out several times with very mixed results. A lot of the stock ponds we hunt are dry and there just doesn't seem to be as many doves around this year. Limit one hunt, skunked the next, three or four birds another day. Oh well, that's why it's called hunting.

Opened here at a local stock pond

Ken gets ready

Merrit waits

There goes one!

Opening day success

Girard shows off the days only whitewing as Jay and Cody watch

Waitin'

Jack cleans his limit

Dick and his son Randy get a cold drink

Talkin' it over

First days end

Few days later hunted a palm grove
More waitin'

Nice spot to hunt

Eurasian collard doves are big

Ended up with 19 doves between two of us including 2 collared doves, the first we had shot.

 

[AZ402]

Good stuff as usual Walt!

 

[Big luke1981]

Looks like a blast, thanks for sharing!!

 

[Big Slick]

Very nice. I have hunted AZ once for doves and had a blast.

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

Walt, Good stuff! Congrats. John

 

[mtmiller]

Great pics and I like the homemade cutting table. Ony Eurasian collared doves I can find are in town...so they are safe.

 

[1_pointer]

Great pics, thanks for sharing! What kind of shotgun are you using? It looks great and light.

 

[jlmatthew]

I might try to sneak in a dove hunt tomorrow, thanks for the motivation

 

[Walt lister]

Great pics, thanks for sharing! What kind of shotgun are you using? It looks great and light.

Used a 28ga RBL double and a Winchester mod 1912 20ga made in 1914.

 

[ashersdad]

Very nice!! Brings back fond memories. It's been way too long since I hunted doves. Thanks for sharing.

 

[1_pointer]

Walt- Thanks for the info. That RBL looks super!! Congrats on a fine shotgun (both actually).