Dove reports?
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Me and one kid done by 930 other kid went later with a buddy and finished too.
Same here, got my limits in less than an hour. Was a great opening day.
Our group limited by 8am in the Yuma area. Interesting there were equal numbers of whitewings and mourning dove, yet 90% of all the doves harvested were big and mature . Makes me question the reports of a large hatch ?
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IV harvest...
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I miss all my hunting friends, dogs. Not the same hunting without them. It's just not the same. 
Mixed reviews for my group. Hunted 4 different spots on opener & 1 spot on Monday morning. Slow compared to past openers with longer gaps between flights. Got a Grand Slam pretty early.
Our birds were small. Got a limit of whitewings on Monday which I haven't done in a long time. Most still had egg shell on their beaks.
Our birds were small. Got a limit of whitewings on Monday which I haven't done in a long time. Most still had egg shell on their beaks.
Second day was better than the first. Decided to fry some I grew up eating them like this when my grandpa would go down to Mex and bring a ton back way before the current regulations. With three of us knocking down limits I have a lot of dove to eat now. 
Good week at the "C"....Well, except for blasting out my rear window.............................
Crap! What’s the story behind the window mishap Steve?Good week at the "C"....Well, except for blasting out my rear window.............................
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kevin,
The vehicle was parked about 70 yds from me...I needed one more bird...Josh was done...#15 comes winging in, but is crossing from right to left in front of the car...It was real low to the ground and I let it pass by at about 20 yds...I shoot and #15 goes down...Josh standing beside me says, "I think you just shot out your back window"...Sure enough, I could see it gone...There are only 2 other marks on the side near that window...Just goes to show, that even a small #7 pellet has enough zip to do damage...I guess they were flyers.......
ps....#15 was an expensive dove...$375.00..........
That sucks. At least you have one more story to tell. Ever think about writing a book? I bet you could fill volumes with stories of hunting, fishing, shooting gone wrong. A few years ago my daughter comes in from the front porch at night freaked out about a menacing rat in the ivy. Being the Dad, the family protector, I grab a BB gun and get to work. I shot a little high and heard “clink”. Uh Oh. Put a hole in the neighbors window. Pretty embarrassing when I went over to fess up. My daughter loves to re tell that one.kevin,
The vehicle was parked about 70 yds from me...I needed one more bird...Josh was done...#15 comes winging in, but is crossing from right to left in front of the car...It was real low to the ground and I let it pass by at about 20 yds...I shoot and #15 goes down...Josh standing beside me says, "I think you just shot out your back window"...Sure enough, I could see it gone...There are only 2 other marks on the side near that window...Just goes to show, that even a small #7 pellet has enough zip to do damage...I guess they were flyers.......
ps....#15 was an expensive dove...$375.00..........
Sounds like #15 needs to be mounted.