Dove Season 2016-2017 (my pictures from the season)...

9-1-16


Result of the first shot of the season...



Feathers everywhere...



The sunrise...



Paxton with a bird...



Had some teal buzz through...

Whipple with a bird...



Have never seen big flocks this early in the season before...



Tree ducks flying over...



Whipple with another bird...



It's a little thick out...



The dogs cooling off...

Tons of these guys out and about...



Ole gal wore out...



New boots didn't last very long...



Paxton thinking about picking up two...



The dogs with the birds...



Clingers...

Great pics. The dogs look ready for duck season.

Looks like you and Paxton had all of the fun The pictures are awesome especially the ducks flying low over the pond and the sun shining on the tips of their wings

9-2-16


Whipple anxiously waiting while Paxton is calm and cool...



Paxton's face in this picture cracks me up...



Paxton using her nose...



Paxton with a bird...



Whipple crashing through some weeds with a bird...



Some teal hung out for a bit...



Whipple getting a drink of water...





Paxton prefers ice...

The dogs cooling off...



The dogs with the birds...



The grass swallowed the birds...



Another clinger...

Thanks.



Thanks. Whipple has fun too.

9-6-16


Caught this bird out of the sky...



Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



These guys weren't in the way or anything...



This dude chased Whipple all the way back to the decoys...



Paxton with another...



Whipple getting after another...





The dogs cooling off...



The birds...

9-8-16


Paxton with a couple of retrieves...





Whipple acting a fool...





Paxton taking a stroll...



These guys were flying around...



The birds...

Great pics.

Looks like a good time

Thanks guys.

9-9-16


The decoys...



Whipple waiting for some action...



Paxton navigating through the weeds with a bird...



Paxton with the bird...



Whipple with a bird...



Family trip to the pool...



This dude hung around for a while...



Fence dwellers...



Paxton with another bird...



The birds...

9-10-16

This guy got too close during a teal hunt.

Paxton with the bird...



The birds...

Great pics.

Thanks.

9-14-16


Some teal hanging out...



Had some weather blowing through...



Cows trying to navigate the decoys...



Some teal flying by...



Whipple picking up a bird...



Paxton picking up a bird...



More teal flying by...



These two circled several times before landing in the field next to the decoys...



One thing is not like the others...



The birds...



The sunset...

9-15-16

Ran into this guy near the truck after a teal hunt.

Whipple retrieving the bird...







The bird...

9-20-16


Have been battling these guys all season...



The view of the evening...



Lots of these dudes around...



Paxton making a retrieve...





This guy dropped in for a few...



Paxton with another bird...



Some teal flying by...



Whipple with a bird...



The birds...

9-22-16


Paxton with a bird...



Whipple bringing one back...





Some teal flying by...







Tree ducks going to roost...



The birds...

9-23-16

Got these two birds while hunting teal.

Paxton with a bird that came too close to the hide...



The second bird was shot when a pair flew by while walking to the truck. I was able to get my gun out of the case and loaded in time to drop one.

Whipple with the bird...



The birds...

9-26-16


Some teal hanging out...



Whipple getting after a bird...





Paxton picking up a bird...



Paxton getting after another bird...





A dangerous situation...



The birds...



Went back and killed these dudes...

WOW, great photos Sir!

Thanks.

9-27-16


The decoys...





Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



Whipple waiting on the left...



Paxton waiting on the right...



The sunset...



The birds...

9-28-16

The story is the black dogs and I have been hunting dove and teal since season started back up. One off day we had came back from somewhere (I get mauled by the dogs when I get home) and I felt something on P's ear. I thought it was a wasp sting/ant bite or something of that sort since we have been hunting around a ton of them and figured some benadryl and all would be good in a few days. A few days go by and no difference so the gf runs her to the vet for a quick look. Said it was a hematoma and that it would probably end up getting bigger. Surgery was scheduled for the following week. Hunted some more and took her in this morning. Four pills a day and some ointment for week. Stitches come out in 21 days. Said after a few days she could still hunt.


You can see how swole it was here...



Comparison shot...



She was still pretty groggy when I picked her up...



Passing out at the house...



Got stitches?

She was pretty out of it the rest of the day she had the surgery. Pretty much back to normal the next day. Taking the bandage off wasn't very pleasant for any of us. She didn't care for the ointment the first time but hasn't minded since.





Should be back to hunting in a few days.

9-30-16


The decoys...





Several of these guys were hunting as well...





Whipple with a bird...



Just a little wet out...



This bird got blown to pieces...





Worn out Whipple...



Whipple with the birds...

10-3-16


Wasps everywhere...



Whipple waiting...



Paxton waiting...



This bird got caught by a tree...



Didn't take long before the ants found the sprayed wasps...



Paxton on the hunt for a bird...



Paxton bringing a bird back...



Paxton with another bird...



Whipple with a bird...



The birds...

10-4-16


Paxton bringing back a couple of birds...





More wasps...



Paxton sniffing one out...



Paxton with the bird...



Paxton about to pick up another...

Whipple getting after a bird...



Whipple with the bird...



Whipple with another bird...



The sunset...



The birds...

10-10-16

The sun coming up...



Paxton with a bird...



Decided to move spots...



Paxton with another bird...



Whipple with a bird...



The birds...



The dogs with the birds...

10-11-16

The sun rising over the fence dwellers...



These dudes flew over...



Paxton picking up a bird...



Paxton retrieving another...



This guy was looking for a meal...



Whipple bringing back a bird...



Whipple retrieving another...





Paxton with another...



The birds...

10-12-16

Had some weather blowing through...



The dogs waiting for some action...



Paxton with a bird...



The sun trying to break out...



Whipple with a bird...



Paxton with another...



Whipple with another...



The girls with the birds...

10-14-16

Had one bird right after legal when the weather chased us back to the truck.

Sat in the truck and waited for the weather to pass...



Birds were stacking up on the powerline...



Whipple being bored while Paxton was asleep in the back...



Weather starting to clear up...



More stacked birds...



It's fun letting the dogs cool off and trying to keep Paxton's stitched up ear out of the water...



The birds...

10-17-16

Supermoon out and about...



These dudes flew by...



Whipple with a bird...



Paxton with a bird...



Black Dogs cooling off in the shade...



The birds...

10-19-16

This guy took a bit of damage...



Paxton making a retrieve...



Whipple making a retrieve...



The birds...

Nice pictures, what brand camera are you using?

Thanks.

Mostly a Canon 70D. A few are with my old wore out cell phone.

10-21-16

The GF took Paxton to the vet this morning to get all her stitches removed. The problem was that she came home without Paxton. They removed all the previous stitches but didn't like how the drainage slit from the last surgery healed so she wanted to freshen up the cut and add a few stitches. She could be picked up around lunch.

Paxton was not too pleased...



The new stitches...



After Paxton came out of her daze and was moving around a bit better I got her settled so she could rest.

Whipple and I decided to go on a quick afternoon hunt.

The hide...



Watched this guy fly around for awhile...



Whipple waiting for birds...



Whipple making a retrieve...



Whipple with the birds...

10-24-16

The sunrise...



Had some ducks flying by...



Whipple cautiously picking up a bird...



Backs meet fence...



Paxton picking up a bird...



Whipple with a double...



Paxton with another...



The girls with the birds...



This dude was missing a digit...

10-25-16

Had a few ducks hanging out...



The sunrise...



Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



The dogs cooling off in the back...



The dogs cooling off in the front. Duck didn't seem to mind...



The birds...

you've got one heck of a place to shoot dove.

It seems to always hold a few.

10-27-16

Had several flocks of ducks fly by...





Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



This dude was up to something...



The birds...

10-28-16

This guy passed by a couple of times...



Waiting on birds to move...



This guy was hanging around...



Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



The birds...



Paxton waiting to load up...

10-31-16

A little over a week ago I had let the dogs out to the restroom and noticed Whipple had something on the back of her leg when they came back in. Thinking it was a cocklebur I grabbed it but it didn't budge. Turns out it was some kind of growth. Not cool. So after we got back from a hunt one morning the gf took her in to get it looked at. Turned out just being a skin tag and left with an appointment to get it removed on Halloween. She would not have any down time and could hunt immediately. Decided she would get her teeth cleaned at the same time. It would also work out even better because Paxton's stitches were due to come out so we could get it all taken care of at the same time.

The spot...



The dogs do not turn down a car ride...



Waiting to be called back...



The day before I had noticed that Paxton's ear was still draining a bit. So she ended up with some laser treatment and some meds.



She also gets to carry the stitches around a bit longer...



Whipple was not too happy when we picked her up...



Ready to get out of the car...



Spot removed...



Chompers all clean...

11-1-16

Some ducks flying by...



The sun coming up...



Paxton tackling a bird...



Whipple doing some work...





Paxton doing some work...





Both dogs bringing birds back...



The birds...



The girls with the birds...

Took Paxton back to the vet after a couple of hunts into duck season to get her ear checked on again. All was good and the stitches were removed.

Getting ready to hop in the car...



Finally all healed up...

Nice pictures

Thanks.