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Dove Hunting a bit slow but fun

9/15/2018

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Dove hunting was forecast by VDGIF to be less than average due to spring rains, windy nesting conditions etc... My informal observations have backed that up. Many farmers have not harvested corn quite yet due to all the rain but even where they have, the doves are not extremely numerous in the few places I have observed that were harvested.
Still, getting outside, in the field, gun in hand with a retriever is worth it if nothing more than to get away from chores and relax a little. We took two dogs Friday afternoon and shot at a few birds and got two of them which the dogs were able to find and bring back. Then the rain squall from Florence hit us and drove us sopping wet to the truck. Saturday we were able to sneak back out and we managed to see one bird in range and got that one allowing my daughter's nearly year old lab go retrieve it. The bird had fallen in dense cover but she found it and retrieved it without mauling it in short order! We were thrilled. The dog is one of seven out of her litter last year and has shown great potential. We got the female (mom) from Liberty Pups. Those dogs have shown to be great field companions and retrievers are a reasonable price. We hope to have another litter in the coming year. Look at tomorrow's post for details on Liberty Pups and watch here for upcoming news of litters we may have down the road.
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    Mark Fike is a freelance outdoor writer and photographer. Mark writes for Virginia Game and Fish regularly and has been published in VA Wildlife, Whitetail Times, Turkey Country, and many other publications.

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