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Doves Day Opener

raisins said:
You guys wearing eye protection? I used to hunt a popular area for doves and got hit with volleys of bird shot from across the field more times than I can remember.
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If the sun is out I'll have sunglasses on. We got rained with bbs all day.
 
woodsdog2 said:
We can't shoot doves here in commie NYS. Is an extra full turkey choke recommended for dove wing shooting?
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It is out there on public land and a small field with way too many people. They won't let a bird come down into range. You better be able to sky blast with the rest of them or you won't shoot at all. I normally use modified but some places are just ridiculous.....
 
swampsnyper said:
If the sun is out I'll have sunglasses on. We got rained with bbs all day.
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Be safe. I've gotten welts on my back from the shot but always had plastic corrective lenses. If I didn't wear glasses, I'd sport some impact resistant shooting glasses.
 
My first trip to a public Tennessee field was positive. Only saw a few birds and only a couple of hunters. It was a good day out. I wear Oakley sunglasses that provide some ballistic protection. Gonna go back during the week and hopefully find no hunters.
 
Hall17 said:
Me as well! My dad owns a 12 ga light and a buddy of mine has the regular 12. My dads gun is so much better to shoot. My buddies kicks like a mule! I am still in search for a Sweet 16. Great guns!
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That's the sweet 16 that I have. When my son was born, I bought a A5 belgium 12 to add to the collection of A5s to pass down. I just need a 20ga to go with the set.
 
Hall17 said:
Me as well! My dad owns a 12 ga light and a buddy of mine has the regular 12. My dads gun is so much better to shoot. My buddies kicks like a mule! I am still in search for a Sweet 16. Great guns!
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I've got a Belgium made Standard 16 with 26" plain barrel mod choke. Also has a 24" rifle sighted buck barrel. It shoots 2"-3" groups at 75 yards.
 
Around here, a lot of folks use low brass 2 3/4" 12 gauge with 7 shot or smaller (smaller in terms of pellet diameter) and with an improved cylinder. Beats the hair off your arm after a few boxes....but effective.
 
swampsnyper said:
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Beautiful pup!

Me and my son hit up a public field and killed 30.
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First time I’ve been on a public field where the birds flew too low, lol
 
Remington 11-87 Prefer #9s with a full choke early season and #7 1/2s with a mod choke as the weather cools and the birds put on more feathers.
Love to shoot a bird
 
tyson12590 said:
I shoot an improved choke because I am a terrible shot and Indiana requires steel on public land which patterns a bit tighter than led. Modified is a good place to start.
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I started shooting an improved cylinder and smaller shot at ducks and saw my hit ratio go way up. Give me a dense but wide pattern going as fast as possible and close birds all day. Heck with pass shooting and sky busting.
 
Nutterbuster said:
I started shooting an improved cylinder and smaller shot at ducks and saw my hit ratio go way up. Give me a dense but wide pattern going as fast as possible and close birds all day. Heck with pass shooting and sky busting.
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It’s nice when everything goes as planned.
 
swampsnyper said:
It’s nice when everything goes as planned.
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I've realized I don't shoot well enough to have a prayer when it doesn't. I shoot better than I used to after buying a clay thrower. May join the local sporting clays course at some point and sit there and practice the high bird. But for now I set decoys 20 yards out and don't shoo birds past the decoys. I either clobber them or go home empty handed
 
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