Dove Season 2015 - 2016 (my pictures from the season)...

9-1-15

Paxton waiting for us to set up...



The wait is on...



These guys show up every year...



Paxton doing some work...





Whipple crashing through the weeds with a bird...



Paxton with another...

The dogs cooling off...



Whipple coming back...



Paxton coming back...



It's pretty thick out there...



Plenty of these guys around...





The girls with the birds...

Good looking spot and great looking Labs.

9-2-15

The sunrise...



Whipple waiting on some action...





Lots of these guys around this year...



Some Teal buzzing through...



Whipple bringing back a bird...







The birds...

Lot of good memories and pictures. Thanks for sharing.

9-3-15

The sunrise...



Cooler was leaking...



Paxton with a bird...



Paxton is in there somewhere...



Paxton with another...



This dude was hanging around...

The dog cooling off...



She brought something back with her...





Cows trying to stay cool...



Poor girl is wore out...



The birds...

Outstanding pics as always. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice pics!

9-4-15

The sunrise...



Whipple waiting on some birds...



She got thirsty...



The dog with some birds...





The mojo getting taken over...



Whipple with the birds...

Great series of pics!

Very nice !! Thanks for sharing. Looks like lots of fun.

9-8-15

Some Teal buzzing around...





Whipple bringing a bird back...



Paxton doing the same...



First Collared of the season...



Paxton getting a drink...



The girls with the birds...

great looking labs! nothing beats slaying the birds and watching your dogs work

9-10-15

Whipple waiting for action...



The girls cooling off...





Whipple drying off...



Got a little bloody...



Grasshopper...



For some reason my gf is fascinated with these guys...



The birds...

I love it. You've got some great dogs.

9-11-15

These Teal buzzed right over the dove decoys twice about 30 minutes apart...





Whipple waiting...



Whipple with the birds...



Cows using up the shade...

9-12-15

Had a pair buzz in a minute after legal and land out of range. Five minutes later they had all they could stand and had to check out the decoys. Not a good move on their part. Saw a couple of larger and smaller flocks high overhead. The only other birds that came close enough to shoot was another pair that came from behind around a mesquite tree to the left. Could not react fast enough to get a shot off. Shot a dove a bit later.

The sunrise...



Whipple picking up a bird...





Paxton picking up a bird...

This Caracara was checking things out...



Paxton waiting for action...



Whipple being a fool after the hunt...





Paxton strutting around...



The birds...





Result of a leaky boot...

Great pics. Thanks for sharing

9-13-15

This was not the quick teal hunt that I had wanted. There was absolutely nothing flying at all. Turned into a dove hunt pretty fast.

My entertainment of the morning...



Whipple waiting for some action...



Empty strap this morning...



Caracara was back taking things in...

Paxton doing some work...







Whipple bringing back a bird...



Got a little something on her nose...



The girls with the birds...

Great pics thanks for sharing

9-16-15

Definitely thick out...



The dogs waiting for some birds...



Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



The gals with the birds...



The sunset...

9-17-15

P-3 flying by...



This ant really wanted this feather...



If I had to have a favorite spider this would be it...





This guy followed the fence up to us...



The birds...

9-18-15

The decoys...





Paxton with a bird...



Blackbirds starting to show up...



Whipple waiting...



This guy circled us...



The birds...

You got the right gun!

9-19-15

Had a lone bird show up on the water a couple minutes after legal. Couldn't be sure if it was a duck or not until it quacked. It jumped and got taken out. Had a flock of twelve plus fly behind a few minutes later but they weren't interested. About 15 minutes later the same flock was seen moving around again. Saw another larger flock high off in the distance. With no ducks giving us any looks I started hunting dove. Right after shooting the first dove, I noticed a lone teal on the far end of the water. It could feel my disgust and immediately jumped and flew off. About 40 minutes later as I was watching some dove about 10 teal come crashing into the decoys to my right. We ended up dropping 8 of them. We couldn't reload fast enough as one circled us two times and flew off. Shot the second dove after finishing off a cripple to the right.

These guys were getting after it...





First bird of the morning...



Paxton with a dove...



Whipple waiting for her turn...



Whipple with a dove...



The dove of the morning...

Paxton with a teal that tried to hide in some vegetation...



Paxton on a retrieve...



Whipple bringing a bird back...



Whipple with another...



Paxton with another...



The girls cleaning up...





Paxton with the last retrieve...

This guy was curious what all the ruckus was about...



The birds that rode together...



The girls with the birds...



Combating the leaky boot...



Saw these guys on the way out...

9-20-15

Went out this morning hoping some of the birds that we saw the day before would show up. Well, they stood me up. Turned into a quick little dove shoot. Did have a heron dang near land on a mojo.

Whipple waiting on some action...



Paxton chasing down a cripple...





Paxton with the bird...



Whipple doing work...



The girls picking up birds...



Paxton with another...



Whipple with another...



The birds...



Saw these guys when leaving...

Great pics.

9-23-15

Base camp...



Whipple doing work...





Ibises...

Paxton doing work...













The sunset...



The birds...

9-25-15

The decoys...





This guy was trying to outrun a storm...



Paxton making some retrieves...

Whipple making some retrieves...





Paxton with another...



The girls with the birds...



The sunset...

9-29-15

The decoys...



The grasshoppers were going to town on this mushroom...



Paxton bringing back a bird...



Plenty of these guys around...





The only bird that showed up this evening...

9-30-15

The deeks...



Whipple with a bird...



Paxton with a bird...



The girls waiting...



The sunset...



The birds...

Nice pictures.

10-01-15

Paxton checking things out...



The girls waiting for some action...



Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



This guy was running around making sure people were on the up and up...



These guys were flying around for a while...



The birds...

10-02-15

The decoys with some cows in the background...



Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with one...



Paxton with another...







The sunset...



The birds...

10-05-15

Our view for the evening...



Headquarters...



Stashed the four wheeler further away...



Paxton making a retrieve...



The birds...

10-06-15

The decoys...



Paxton with some birds...



Whipple making a retrieve...



Whipple waiting for more...



Paxton with another...



The birds...

10-07-15

The bait...



Whipple with some birds...







The sunset...



The birds...

10-08-15

The decoys...



The dogs waiting...





Shooting some new shells...



The girls with the birds...

10-09-15

The setup...



Paxton with a bird...



Moved to a different location...



These guys were moving through...



Paxton with another bird...



Whipple doing work...



A bleeding mesquite...



The birds...

10-12-15

Paxton got a little something on her face...



Whipple doing work...



Paxton chasing down a cripple...

Whipple waiting...



Some traffic...



Paxton fetching up a bird...





The sunset...



The birds...

10-14-15

This Ibis just had to set down...



Cows hydrating...



The blackbirds showed up...





Paxton with a bird...



The sunset...



The birds...

10-15-15

Whipple with a bird...



The most birds I've shot with one shot...



Paxton with a bird...



Paxton cooling off...



Whipple bringing one back...



Paxton doing the same...



The birds...

10-16-15

Whipple ready for action...



Whipple cooling off...



These guys were cutting through...



Whipple hunting down a bird...



Found it...



Random speck that flew over the decoys...



The sunset...



The birds...

10-19-15

The first setup...





We weren't the only ones hunting...



Moved to another area...





Lost a mojo pole on the way. Had to adapt...

Whipple retrieving...











Whipple with the birds...



Found the missing pole on the way out...



These guys were very willing to help us pack up...

Awesome pics. Thanks for sharing

10-20-15

The girls were already hot and weren't even close to where we were going...



Base camp...



Paxton with a couple of retrieves...





Whipple waiting for directions...



Whipple with the bird...

Paxton with another...



Some sketchy weather...



Whipple with another bird...



The birds...

10-21-15

The decoys...



Where we sat...



Whipple doing work...





Paxton doing work...







The girls with the birds...

10-22-15

The trap...



Expecting some rain...



Paxton with a bird...



Crack in the earth...



Whipple with a bird...



Cows were relaxing...



Whipple couldn't wait for the rain...



Just about sunset...



The girls waiting for some last minute birds...



The girls with the birds...