Dove Season 2014 - 2015 (my season pics)...

I will gradually be posting pics from this dove season in this thread.

The season started off a bit slower than usual but started to pick up as the season came to a close.


9-1-14

Had a couple of late notice additions to the opener this season. With fewer birds and more shooters it was a little out of the norm.

First bird of the season...



Whipple with a bird...



Paxton with a collared dove...



These guys were abundant...





Had some sparring going on in the pond...





The girls cooling off...



The morning birds...

Headed back out in the evening to finish up.

Paxton with a bird...



I whistle stopped Whipple on a retrieve as we were getting swarmed by birds...



The take...



The sunset...

Nice pics, as usual

Great pictures!

9-2-14

Had some storms in the area...



The trap...



Splitting heads...



The birds...

9-3-14

Whipple waiting for some action...



Paxton bringing a bird back...



Dude was pretty bright...



Whipple with a bird...



The girls cooling off...





The birds...



Had some hitchhikers on the way out...



Went back out in the evening to finish up.

The birds...



Some victims...

Great pics, Foosh!

Ditto. Amazingly clear. My pictures never turn out right.

wow those are really good pictures

9-6-14

More storms in the area...



The decoys...



Some ducks in the area...



Found some honey...



The girls waiting for birds...



The birds...

9-9-14

The girls coming back from cooling off...





Paxton picking up a bird...



Whipple waiting...



The birds...

9-10-14

The decoys...



Whipple watching some birds...



Paxton and I coming back with a bird...



The sunset...



The take...

Great pics !!

Fooshman, those are fantastic pics and your sidekicks really steals the show. God surely knew what he was doing when he created man's best friend.

Best of luck all season!

JR

http://barefootfollies.com/

9-15-14

Whipple waiting for some action...



Paxton doing the same...



Whipple wasn't having any of this grasshopper...





Whipple being bored...



The take...

9-16-14

The decoys...



Whipple waiting...



Paxton waiting...



The birds...

9-19-14

Peekaboo...



Whipple making a retrieve...



Tons of Swifts in the area...



Paxton making a retrieve...



The sunset...



The birds...

9-20-14

The deeks...





Ibises...



Whipple making a retrieve...



Paxton waiting on some birds...



The sunset...



The take...

9-23-14

The decoys...





The Strain...



The girls with the birds...

9-26-14

The trap...



Headquarters...



My view...



My little helpers on the fence...



Paxton with a bird...



Whipple waiting for some action...



The birds...

9-28-14

Fence dwellers...



Ducks flying around...



Paxton waiting for action...



Whipple doing the same...



Ibises...





The sunset...



The birds...

9-30-14

Cows trying to get some shade...



Paxton bringing a bird back...



Whipple watching for birds...



Muddy feet...



Paxton waiting for a retrieve...



The bag...

10-3-14

Paxton on a retrieve...



Whipple doing work...



This dove got a bit close. Had body parts everywhere...



The sunset...



The birds...

10-5-14

The trap...



The bag...

10-7-14

The setup...





Paxton on a retrieve...





Whipple with a bird...



Whipple waiting for more...



The birds...



The guys were interested in what I was doing...





The sunset...

10-8-14

The girls cooling off...



Whipple...





Paxton...





The sunset...



The take...

10-9-14

These two pictures show the difference in the coats of the two dogs.

Paxton...



Whipple...



Paxton with a bird...



The birds...

10-10-14

Couple of decoys to my right...



The sunset...



The bag...

10-13-14

Dove staging on the fence...



As good a place as any to catch hulls...



Whipple watching for birds...



Paxton watching for birds...



The sunset...



The birds...

10-14-14

The decoys...



Brought out an ole buddy. First shot in a couple of years and we still click...



Whipple on a retrieve...





Paxton on the search...



Paxton bringing back a bird...



Whipple with another...



The birds...

10-15-14

Helpers to my right...



Whipple with a bird...



On this retrieve Paxton got a stick stuck in her nostril...











She still got the bird though...



The culprit...



The birds with Paxton in the background...

10-16-14

The trap...





Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



Triple...



The take...

10-17-14

Decoys on the fence...



The pups...





The birds...

10-19-14

Some ducks flying around...



The sunset...



The take with the pups cooling off in the background...