9/9/11

Today was epic. 

Not so much the day, but the evening was AWESOME. 

Little Duke and I finished up our third water tank, everything went well. I drove the front loader most of the day, digging and hauling loads from the pit to the tanks. The work went fast, the day went fast as well.

I asked Duke jr if he wanted to go hunting still, and he was in. So after our group meeting at 4:30, we headed to may camp, grabbed shotguns, and Duke Stuart and I took off to go kill some dove. 

We went out to the carpenter which is a couple of pastures east of May Camp. Big Duke told us that the shooting was good out there right now, so we took his word and chose a spot. 

Typically, the way you hunt for dove is with a dog, and as everyone walks in a parallel line, the dog goes ahead and scares them out. We didn't have a dog, neither did we have enough people to flush them out, so we just hung out in  creek bed and waited for them to come to water. 

It was slow for the first hour, I was the first to blast one, it was on my second shot. It felt awesome. 

After that, it was like a switch flipped. 

Dove everywhere. 

We literally couldn’t reload fast enough. We couldn’t call them out fast enough, because one was on top of you when you were trying to spot for another person. It got so hectic. I had soooooo much fun. 

I went through 25 rounds with a sawed-off 12 gauge. Killed 6 dove. Not too bad for a first hunt. 

Stuart killed 4

Little Duke...... 17. 

Can you believe that? Duke shot 17. Thats amazing. He’s a hell of a shot. 

So, all together, 27 doves. Not bad for two hours of hunting. 

Duke said it was one of his most bountiful dove hunts he has ever had. I guess I got spoiled for my first hunt ever in my life. 

Duke showed us how to de-feather, and tear apart the birds, so we did them all out at the car in the pasture. When, we got home, we cleaned them up a bit nicer, and now they’re ready to be wrapped in bacon and BBQ’d. 

I cant wait to eat them, they look awesome. Like little finger food sized chickens. 

I was too busy shooting to take pictures, so I dont have anything for you tonight. 

Just an awesome story of an epic hunt. What a great night. 

Oh, and the shiner is coming in nicely. Ill post pics of the front loader, dump truck, and shiner tomorrow. I’m exhausted and hungry right now. 

Until tomorrow.

Night folks.