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Dove huting for the first time

5150dhbiker

5150dhbiker

Turbo Monkey
Nov 5, 2007
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Santa Barbara, CA
So as the title says I'm going dove hunting for the opening weekend this coming weekend in CA. Any suggestions/tips on bringing home more dove? I just finished my hunters safety yesterday and bought my license and upland game tags today, plus some new boots, a vest and making an ammo belt at work tomorrow. I'll be gone Friday night through Monday (season starts at 6:06am Sat. where we will be hunting), anything I should make sure to bring besides the usual camping gear (including multiple ice chests as well as many many many beers)?
Oh and I'll be shooting my Remington 870 12gau.
Thanks guys!

Also if anyone has any experience with the Remington 700BDL (7mm) feel free to tell me what you think. Considering it as my next gun for deer/boar.
 
profro

profro

Turbo Monkey
Feb 25, 2002
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Walden Ridge
Dove can be very frustrating. They are so fast and dart all over the place.

don't give your position away
pick one bird in a flock to shoot
learn to lead and follow through while shooting
take lots of shells
 
bizutch

bizutch

Delicate CUSTOM flower
Dec 11, 2001
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Over your shoulder whispering
Drive up my driveway. Watch the little mothers not move until you get right to them. Then pop their head off from the passenger side window at close range. Doves love blue granite gravel I tell ya!
 
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sstalder5

sstalder5

Turbo Monkey
Aug 20, 2008
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Beech Mtn Definitely NOT Boulder
Lead them about twice as much as you think you need to. those fvckers are fast.

And Butch that may be true when you don't have a gun on you, but I guarantee they won't be there when you walk out with a gun. The rabbits at our house do the same thing. Those bastards :rant:
 
DirtyMike

DirtyMike

Turbo Fluffer
Aug 8, 2005
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sstalder5 said:
Lead them about twice as much as you think you need to. those fvckers are fast.

And Butch that may be true when you don't have a gun on you, but I guarantee they won't be there when you walk out with a gun. The rabbits at our house do the same thing. Those bastards :rant:
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You dont count, we have seen the video of your shooting!!!
 
DirtMcGirk

DirtMcGirk

<b>WAY</b> Dumber than N8 (to the power of ten alm
Feb 21, 2008
6,379
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Oz
Dove is pretty damn tasty.

Normally I'd advocate taking beer, and a flask. But you're new, you're armed, and guns and booze and new people are a bad mix. Just ask Harry Whittington.
 
jmartin

jmartin

Chimp
Oct 19, 2005
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If you have access to one I always take a twenty gauge over twelve for dove. And bring LOTS of shells. Have fun, those little buggers are a blast to shoot.
 
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