Dove Hunting Sept 1 & 2, 2013

Sunday, Sept. 1 was opening day for doves in Indiana.  We had ten hunters come to the Seager Ranch to see what could be slayed.  We put 2 Mojo dove decoys in the sunflowers and ended up with close to 60 birds.  Now that's well below our limit of 15 birds each, but it was still better than last year.

I took several photos and created a slide show in Powerpoint.  It's way too large to email.  So I will just attach a few below.

We quit hunting about Noon and grilled up some burgers (for the girls) and deer brats.  Indeed a fun time was had by all.

Then on Monday, Labor Day, we headed over to Tippecanoe county and hunted a seed field.  Again we had ten hunters - but they were a different ten.

We set up 4 decoys and got in a line.  It was REALLY foggy, which made for some very tough hunting.  There was not much time between seeing the doves and then not seeing them.  The six of us (Eric, Zach, Kathy, Alex, Nick and I) bagged another 34 birds.  We ran out of ammo around 10:30.  We returned to the house to grill yesterday's doves on the grill - after having previously wrapped them in bacon.

It's been warmer here this year, which helps because the doves will migrate S when it gets cold.
Also, the sunflower patch right next to the pond helped draw the birds in.

The gang with their haul.

This is how the "old men" hunt.

Monday morning - Foggy, foggy, foggy.
There are hunters in here somewhere.

Aaron with his first dove kill ever.  Well done!

Oh yeah, forgot to mention...the allergies are kicking our butts right now.  Yuck.
But hey Jack, it's part of it...making memories.


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