Spent a short morning in the field with good friends and plenty of birds in the air. Dove season is back on and there were no lack of hunters or birds out for the reopening weekend in Arizona. All four of us limited out (some faster than others) and made quick work of cleaning the birds. Dove is not my favorite game bird by any stretch of the imagination, but one of the guys cooks up a mean dove sausage. It was good to get out and dust the rust off of my shooting which is always in need of practice.
Those birds are hard to hit! Nice job!
Thanks Bill. I prefer to chase quail, but going after dove is good practice and a fun time. Thanks again.
Ben
Some of those birds are likely escapies from the September Hunts up here in Oregon. In fact, I think one of those mocked me as he went past the point of my Remington field 12 gauge!
Home Skillet
Nice. Not only did I succeed in getting my limit, but I successfully scared the rest of the birds here back up to Oregon. My incessant shooting and missing will give you another chance at them. Looking forward to this weekend and I’ll talk to you soon.
Ben
Any decent tying feathers come off those birds?
I’ve tried some from the dove and am not real impressed. I have used quite a few of the quail feathers and been happy with the results. I am hoping to get out after some ducks this winter. It would be nice to use some off of those.
Ben
Ben,
Just wanted to drop by and say congrat, you’ve been chosen as one of the featured Outdoor Bloggers of the week at the Outdoor Blogger Network. The announcement is up and you’re RSS feed will be live on the site in a few minutes.
Great job on your blog. We hope everyone comes by to discover your great place.
Rebecca and Joe
Thanks guys. It’s a real honor to be chosen and look forward to contributing some quality stuff this week. Thanks again.
Ben
First thanks for putting the OBN button on your blog. It has turned me on to some great blogs. Second congrats on being a featured blogger. Looking forward to reading about the next adventure.
Thanks Bruce. Glad I could turn you on to the OBN. It’s an awesome compilation of blogs and useful stuff. Thanks again for the kind words.
Ben
Marinate the breasts in Italian salad dressing, store bought or home made, overnight. In the morning, pan fry them like sausage patties. Have them with your favorite eggs, hash browns and toast. And good coffee of course. Best way I’ve tried.
Thanks Ken. That’s good stuff to know. Can’t wait to get back out and get another mess of birds to try this out. I here you about the good coffee. I happen to be an addict for dark smokey coffee. Thanks again for the suggestions.
Ben