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R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
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08/06/19 08:53 PM
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Joined: Aug 2019
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sam_mccloud
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Have you been getting in your pre-season skeet practice? Is your retriever all tuned up? The Benelli Nova or SuperNova 20 ga. shotgun all cleaned and oiled? Camo hat, shirt and pants washed and pressed? You got your cooler and shootin' stool? Machete to make a hasty blind? Stocked up on boxes of Wally-World promo target shells? The Toyota Tundra all gassed up? You have your choke tubes and wrench handy? Who here can boast that they can consistently bag a dove limit with no more than a box of 25 shells per daily bag, at least over MOJO decoys? There is nothing more exciting than to see a well-trained dog working the dove fields. Dover poppers wrapped in jalapeno and bacon, yum! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIi8JuHMu8QPS - don't forget the click counter, game wardens aren't reputed to be forgiving of lousy bird counters who run over the limit
Last edited by sam_mccloud; 08/06/19 09:33 PM.
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
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08/06/19 10:59 PM
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bobcat1
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Bobby Barnett
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
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08/06/19 11:05 PM
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samsamthemex
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I am ready. Cleaned and tune my dove call last weekend.
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
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08/07/19 06:42 PM
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BDB
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No cause I have not got my license yet. But here in about 10 days I'll be ready. Machete ? Never needed one of those
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
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08/07/19 07:01 PM
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Whack n stack
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I'm very ready!
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
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08/07/19 09:43 PM
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Joined: Jun 2011
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Buzzsaw
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SPACE FOR RENT
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
#7574504
08/07/19 09:58 PM
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Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,864
LarryCopper
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Like normal, Thursday night I'll be scrambling around getting gear together and making sure I have a couple Mojos that still flap. Then all I gotta do on Friday is get ice, beer, and snacks along the way.
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: LarryCopper]
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08/07/19 10:51 PM
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RayB
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Like normal, Thursday night I'll be scrambling around getting gear together and making sure I have a couple Mojos that still flap. Then all I gotta do on Friday is get ice, beer, and snacks along the way. Then sit around Saturday waiting for Sunday to come?
There is time, and you must take it, to lay your hand on your dog's head as you walk past him lying on the floor or on his settle, time to talk with him, to remember with him, time to please him, time you can't buy back once he's gone" GBE
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
#7574588
08/07/19 11:46 PM
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Slow Drifter
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I stay ready. Still got the shotgun and a couple boxes of shells behind the seat of the truck from last year.
"I have no idea what WW-III will be fought with, but WW-IV will be fought with sticks and stones." A. Einstein
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
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08/07/19 11:51 PM
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ChadTRG42
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Haven't done a thing to get ready yet. But I still have 5+ cases of ammo from last season and shotgun is out, so that's ready!
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
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08/08/19 05:14 AM
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jnd59
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I shot exactly two birds last year so I'm still ready from then. At least the migratory bird census will be easy. I'm gettin old so I told my youngest I was going to hunt from a reclining chair like I was in an elevated layout blind. One with a shade awning on top.
No matter how high a duck flies a hammer still breaks a window.
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
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08/08/19 11:31 AM
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snake oil
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I'm ready, already shot a limit in my back yard!
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: RayB]
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08/08/19 01:54 PM
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Joined: Nov 2007
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LarryCopper
THF Trophy Hunter
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Like normal, Thursday night I'll be scrambling around getting gear together and making sure I have a couple Mojos that still flap. Then all I gotta do on Friday is get ice, beer, and snacks along the way. Then sit around Saturday waiting for Sunday to come? Gotta see if we have birds at our place and come up with a last second plan B if not. Also need to fix a stand and move one. There are always hogs and beer that need a killin'.
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: LarryCopper]
#7576829
08/10/19 02:46 PM
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nak
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I am taking the week off for dove hunting, but my checklist is a little different this year: Hearing protectors - Check New pack of batteries - Check Caldwell recoil pad - Check EvoShield Shirt - Check Ibuprofen - Check Leather shooting Gloves - Check Snake Boots - Not Needed Sunblock - Check Deet - Not Needed Long sleeve shooting shirts - Check Light Jacket - Check Passport - Check Plane Ticket to Cordoba - Check Been saving up for this for a couple of years. We'll make a toast to all the soles that sweated in the TX sun, hoping for their 15,
We all need to practice Whoa more.
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
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08/13/19 02:20 AM
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Joined: Jan 2013
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Creek Henry
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My son and I went skeet shooting at elm fork yesterday... We need more practice
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
#7580062
08/14/19 08:05 PM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 8,162
whitewing maniac
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Haven't been as eager and ready to go in the last 2 years. Lost 1 of my spots, so don't have a place to go on opening morning anymore. It was all about opening morning for me. I've never been on a dove lease, I like knowing who I'm hunting with, and knowing I'm not hunting with a bunch of idiots. Well there are a couple idiots I hunt with, but i know who they are, and can hunt far away from them.
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: sam_mccloud]
#7580078
08/14/19 08:20 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 8,281
BradyBuck
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People really make dove blinds?
HRCH Washita's Kimber Locked N Loaded GRHRCH Firefly's Rally The Troops MH
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Re: R U ready for the 2019 dove opener?
[Re: BradyBuck]
#7580084
08/14/19 08:29 PM
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Joined: Jun 2013
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whitewing maniac
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People really make dove blinds? I've seen something that looks like a camo half umbrella that you sit behind. Anything for a buck.
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