Opening Day Dove Season Virginia 2012

[vaturkey]

Hunting over the old waterhole outside of Winchester. Used my Fox SW 16 gauge ejector, 30" barrels choked full/full and RST size 7. Little suckers didn't slow down from last year and my reflexes aren't what they used to be. That said, the gun and myself did ok and my old Golden Abby found many birds that would have been lost without her 12 year old nose.

A few pictures:







And my movie queen/runway model Golden Gracie:

[Big Friend Ten]

NIce gun, nice dog, nice hunt!

[Twice Barrel]

Well seasoned old dogs doing what they were bred for and long barreled 16 gauge Fox shotguns. It just doesn't get any better than that. Wonderful photos.

[Jim Cloninger]

Good job and great photos.

[Ithaca33]

Looks awesome! We don't have a dove season in CT so these pics are making me jealous.

[MARSHFELLOW]

Nice pics. There is talk about opening dove season up here in NYS again....it actually may happen. Would be nice.

tjw

[TOOL MAN]

WOW.....I hadn't heard about that TJ?? If that one ever gets passed, I'll be paying you boys a visit!!!!
You,me,Jolly and Admin....surrounding the field. XE's only.....LOL!!!!!

Great pics,great gun, great dog....thanks for sharing!!!

[jolly bill]

That would be great. I think Mike Campbell might enjoy it also. Speaking for myself, I would be his backup shooter. I'd never need any ammo.

Jolly

[MARSHFELLOW]

Billy,

..........the fun of it is to shoot man shoot!!! You and Mike take turns.

tjw

[jolly bill]

marsh . . . .

Hey, that would work. At any rate, sure would be fun. Now let's hope the tree huggers and PETA will give us a break and let us shoot those doves here in NY before they get to PA and the Silver's Boys where they will Choot 'em.

Jolly

[MARSHFELLOW]

Actually, it seems there isnt a season in NYS because our NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation doesnt know how to classify the dove...as either a migratory game bird or an upland game bird. Hey, thats what it says on their website.


Read this...hard to believe- http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/59626.html

Dad & I have that nice field down by the Mohawk River that would look lovely filled with sunflowers.

[jolly bill]

I guess we wouldn't see a change any time soon here in NY. If ever.

So Tool, I guess we can't get our hopes up on any dove hunting. But for some other reason, be nice to have a get together. Hausmann's 1st weekend in June works pretty good.

Jolly