2018 Dove

[MOPanfisher]

2 hours ago, Kayak_Runner said:

Making my way home tonight! Running to Talbot tomorrow, good luck and be safe. 

 

 

 

That is where I will be as well.  Remember if yiu can't shoot well shoot a lot!  Got to get rid of those lead shot loads before next year it sounds like.

[BilletHead]

      Good luck you all and be safe,

 I think I found a place for the Mrs. and I in the AM. 

  BilletHead

[Buck]

Going out in the AM as well. Seems like a lot of birds left with the cold and rain, but there's still quite a few in the fields I am hunting. Good luck to all!

[Buck]

Well we got 21 between 3 guys today in a few hours. Hoping others did better. 

[BilletHead]

       Way to go Buck,

We the Mrs. and I got 19 between the two of us. 10 mourning, 7 collard and 2 pigeons. May try again in the AM,

   Then there was the feast. Season flowered the breasts and browned in goose fat. Removed and added white zin  to skillet to work up the brown bits. To this added rosemary from the garden and crushed juniper berries. Brought to a boil and added the browned dove. Cover and braise/simmer for two hours. Mashed taters with sauce/gravy from doves and the very last of the BilletHead garden tomatoes,

BilletHead

 

[Johnsfolly]

Congrats guys! Good luck if you guys get out in the morning.

[BilletHead]

               Well did anyone else get out day two?',

  We did and the rest of the cornfield had been combined from yesterdays 20 acres to maybe 80 so birds spread out. We got a dozen and unlike yesterday Mrs. BilletHead shot much better than I did. We got a dozen and she did as part of her bag two doubles. Her shot to kill ratio was better than mine today also. Many, many resident geese up and down from pond to pond. The best thing about this morning was the teal we got to see. Two wads one of 100 or more and then a group of thirty. We did not see any yesterday but boys they are here and I hope all of us that chase them have luck soon,

  BilletHead

[Johnsfolly]

44 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

               Well did anyone else get out day two?',

  We did and the rest of the cornfield had been combined from yesterdays 20 acres to maybe 80 so birds spread out. We got a dozen and unlike yesterday Mrs. BilletHead shot much better than I did. We got a dozen and she did as part of her bag two doubles. Her shot to kill ratio was better than mine today also. Many, many resident geese up and down from pond to pond. The best thing about this morning was the teal we got to see. Two wads one of 100 or more and then a group of thirty. We did not see any yesterday but boys they are here and I hope all of us that chase them have luck soon,

  BilletHead

Congrats Marty! Good luck on Teal when the season start next week. I didn't get to take advantage of the hickory nut bonanza for squirrels on this trip. Too many meetings at work! Missed on my favorite times to hunt. Will likely also miss the fall mushrooms here in Missouri.

[wily]

The oldest got his limit...I scraped out 8...we hunted private ground...cut cornfield and rag weeds...we had a great time.  Yours looked good on the dinner plate...I'll probably just wrap ours in bacon and smoke em...they're not bad if the beer is cold

[Deadstream]

1 hour ago, wily said:

bacon and smoke em...they're not bad if the beer is cold

The bacon and beer is always good!   The shooting is fun.   The dove taste like dung.  I've had it in South Carolina, Texas, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina and it has never tasted any better then military liver.  Yaack. You enjoy them.