Dove Opener 2023

Michael had mandatory training and could not attend the annual trip down to the strip pits in Terre Haute to shoot doves.  Tony took his place this year.  

Me, Davey, and RePhil left Mulberry at 4:30 am.  We drove down and met Tony before arriving at the ponds.  We set up and started hunting as the sun rose up over the water.  It was chilly, but not cold and it all too soon got hot.

We hunted the early birds and then had a flurry came by about 8.  By 8:30 we were down to singles.  So we set up a tailgate breakfast and maybe consumed an adult beverage or two.

We cleaned up and headed for lunch at the New Goshen Pub.  Left by 1:30 to drive home with a whopping 13 doves.

Mind you, Davey & RePhil went through three boxes of shells each and tagged 5 birds.  Me and Tony?  I think we fired a total of ten rounds and bagged the remainder of the birds.  Oh well.  The more those other two missed, the more birds there were for us.  Speculation here is that it is still too warm and the birds have just not migrated south yet.

Regardless, a good time was had by all...

Big Red coming up as the fog rolls off the water

That little bright spot is the moon in the Western sky


Fixing to limit out on doves... didn't happen


Breakfast was home-made venison salami, cheese, crackers and
New Glarus Spotted Cow


Shed some clothes as it is warming up

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2023 at 9:14 AM

    Hey thanks for inviting me and thinking of me while you were eating the sausage, I helped you create and smoke.

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