Dove Season

[snagged in outlet 3]

Me too.  I love a good dove shoot!

[Gavin]

My little flock of prototypes is growing. Will have 20 or so when done. $15 in so far, but need to find some clips for the bird on wire pose. 

[Gavin]

Should end up with 22 decoys. Weight around 1llb.

[Gavin]

On to paint. 

[Gavin]

Got done with the Pidg/Doves today. Need to go shoot some trap. Have 100 rounds on hand. 

[fishinwrench]

They look good!

This reminds me of the squirrel baiting thing I've been doing all Summer.  Come Fall this mess of squirrels I'm planning to shoot will have cost me about 250.00 plus labor. 🤭 I could have bought way more of something alot better than squirrel to eat.

But hey, I'm having fun and learning some things.  

[Gavin]

My squirrels are gonna get some too come fall. The little rats eat all of our tomatoes. Cost wise this was not to bad. $10 sheet of plastic cardboard & 3 rattle cans. The rest was laying around. Scrap pvc, dry cleaner hangers, rattle cans from other stuff. All fit in a plastic grocery bag.

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Those look great Gavin.   Looks like a relaxing thing to do in spare time.  

[Gavin]

Headed to a friends farm in KS next weekend. Plan to do some shooting. If no birds in the area will have to fish the the lake on the property border (300 acres). Has some hybrid striped bass and walleye in it, but usually just catch largemouth.

[MOPanfisher]

Sounds like a good time planned.  I will be among the unwashed masses at a conservation Area in MO, possible one that requores steel shot but not decided for sure on which one.  Already have the required ammo.  Seems to be a fair number of doves around but no weather up north to drive any non resident birds down.  Oh well gotta try, it's the only time of year my old 1187 gets to come out and play.