Dove Season '09

Hey all. Just got back from a great weekend of hunting up past Bakersfield, CA.

"Harvested" my first bird at about 8am yesterday. Went home with only 3 but still fun.
Other than that, it was a relatively slow weekend...not too many birds down, but that might just be our bad shooting \

Theres was a leatherneck jackrabit out there that took 3 high-base magnum shells from about 20ft...and kept running. Never did get the sucker.

Anyone else make it out this season yet?

Dove hunting is banning in michigan...waiting till october to pop some quakers outa the sky

I quail hunt once a year in arizona, other than that I just shoot trap and skeet. what model shotgun do you have?

I have a Remington 887 among others... and the last time i shot skeet i was like 57 for 60

Well I field a Remington 11-87 with a camo finish.

Used an Escort over-under for a bit too when I was in the orange grove after jackrabits.
Had a 12 guage bird shot round in the top and a 12 guage magnum in the bottom

But ya, the Remington got the most use.

wait, so iz not wabbit seazon any morez?

i don't go hunting that often, but when i do its usually not that exciting, still fun though!

I'm sorta a traditional guy, so I have a mossberg silver reserve Over-under 20 gauge.

The Remington 11-87 is in my profile picture.

I love that sucker. Its got a real smooth action and a pretty simple gas system in it.

The Escort is still my favorite though I think just cuz its so solidly built.

real men deer hunt lol....

kkoerber wrote:

real men deer hunt lol....

PWNED! i hunt partridge and deer....MOSSBERG 500 for birds and a 30/30 for deer

yeah i use a 30/30 and its a beautiful weapon. i think that a 30-06 is a little over powering and that a 30/30 will do just fine but i do have a 30-06. but you can't go wrong with a lever action 30/30

Yay 30/30 Lever actions!

nope....my dad uses a remming 870 with a slug barrel...its a beast......itll make a deer do a frontflip


XD

lol, you guys are lucky, never shot a real steel firearm, im sad, but ive held my grandfathers pump action 20 gauge shotgun his lever action .22 and his bolt action 32, and ive held my friends single shot 20 gauge and his .22 which was sweet.

yeah i have slugs for my 16 gage for deer hunting.... haven't shot a deer with them yet though. the deer never get close enough for that due to the foliage

wouldn't a 16 gauge slug rip right thru foliage?

I hope to get out to the next deer, and maybe turkey season with a few friends. I need to buy a new shotgun though, all I have now is a really old Winchester M95... Its a 16G and probably worth more than all the cars in my garage.

Deer hunting is weak here in Ohio. Rifle's are banned from use, aka slugs at 100ft to get the job done. I want to get over to PA and do some small game hunting. Thats a real challenge there.

sticks

Drive a little farther to maryland and I could join you

yeah but i was saying that the deer are farther away

i hunt coyotes too.....

my dads AR-15+3-9X50 scope +FMJ..= a dead coyote...

I love hunting birds of any kind but I must say I prefer going with a 22 long rifle. ( Not in America don't think its legal...) ANyone here been snipe hunting?...thats a experiance I will never forget

mgunner564 wrote:

kkoerber wrote:

real men deer hunt lol....

PWNED! i hunt partridge and deer....MOSSBERG 500 for birds and a 30/30 for deer

Real men don't hide in trees, wear camo ( that the dear can't even see since thier color blind ), use various scents including deer in heat...why you would wear it the lord alone would know, and they most certianly do not brag about killing a little deer while sitting in a tree. Just my humble opinion...if hunting is your only way to get meat on the table go for it but if its a sport like it is for me and many others put the "hunt" part back in hunting.

1 a : to pursue for food or in sport <hunt buffalo> b : to manage in the search for game <hunts a pack of dogs>
2 a : to pursue with intent to capture <hunted the escapees> b : to search out : seek
3 : to drive or chase especially by harrying <members…were hunted from their homes — J. T. Adams>
4 : to traverse in search of prey <hunts the woods

....i don't sit in trees or wear camo when i hunt. i stalk. only time i sit in one place and ware camo when i hunt is for turkeys. i also eat any game i kill. which is why i don't hunt rabbit dove or anything else like that.

ok, im gonna try to get my grandfather back into hunting and i was wondering what you guys thought of this gun, the remington 870 wingmaster http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/model_870/model_870_wingmaster.asp id get it in 20 gauge to hunt birds so tell me what you think. also this one the Remington 870 express http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/model_870/model_870_express.asp thanks

Is he in the market primarily for a pump-action?

Spl. Durkee wrote:

Is he in the market primarily for a pump-action?

yes, he currently has a remington, i think, 20 gauge pump action that he hasn't used in 30-40 years, he got it when he was ten in the 1940s at a general store used. He always shot small game like rabbits, my mom used to eat them for dinner after he had a hunt. so i believe a remington 20 gauge pump would be best choice.