Sometimes I wish I could just be that beer belly tailgate dove hunter that never strays more than 3 feet from the cooler. But no...I'm that guy that will do and try ANYTHING to improve the chances of getting me or my friends a limit of birds. If there are lots of birds, I'm either gunning for "fastest limit" or "least shells" limit.
The field I picked up this year is 25 acres of flowers - Pflugerville City Limits. There are as many birds there now as one could possibly hope for - thousands. But what if I could get just A FEW more into the field? Gotta try.
Yesterday, Nathan and I spent time (more than was allocated by the wife unit) working on a water system for the dove field.
Home testing...
Being a cultivated field, I thought this would be a cake walk....shovel a little dirt, fill a pool, etc. After four hours of chiseling concrete-hard blackland, we kicked on the pump.
Before and after pic...
My dad went out this evening for a look-see. He called a few times saying I would never believe how many birds can fit in and around the little dove tank. Woohooo...a project that works out!
Am I happy now? Nope...the next few days, I'll be working on putting up a "dove tree" between the bird bath and the hay bales. It's a sickness, I tell ya!
Anyhoo....what lengths do you go for doves???
Note - as mentioend in another post, I lost my wedding ring out there yesterday. If you have a metal detector and want to give it a shot, bring your shotgun and appetite.
The field I picked up this year is 25 acres of flowers - Pflugerville City Limits. There are as many birds there now as one could possibly hope for - thousands. But what if I could get just A FEW more into the field? Gotta try.
Yesterday, Nathan and I spent time (more than was allocated by the wife unit) working on a water system for the dove field.
Home testing...
Being a cultivated field, I thought this would be a cake walk....shovel a little dirt, fill a pool, etc. After four hours of chiseling concrete-hard blackland, we kicked on the pump.
Before and after pic...
My dad went out this evening for a look-see. He called a few times saying I would never believe how many birds can fit in and around the little dove tank. Woohooo...a project that works out!
Am I happy now? Nope...the next few days, I'll be working on putting up a "dove tree" between the bird bath and the hay bales. It's a sickness, I tell ya!
Anyhoo....what lengths do you go for doves???
Note - as mentioend in another post, I lost my wedding ring out there yesterday. If you have a metal detector and want to give it a shot, bring your shotgun and appetite.
But hey it's not always just about the hunt (fish, camp, etc.) but the preparation and anpisatation as well. Can't wait to see some LDP's and maybe some pics of the grill covered in bacon wrapped nuggets.
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