Mike Connally Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 I thought I would throw out a photo of a bag of doves. I assume it's pretty close to your pigeon shooting. We stake out a harvested grain field and pass shoot the doves when they come in to feed. If the hunters are positioned correctly we can move a flock around by bouncing it off the shooters, instead of having it just fly away after the first shots. There is a 15 bird limit. Dove shooting is normally a social affair with a barbeque lunch thrown in and a lot of good natured ribbing over missed shots. After the shoot my son and a friend came home and threw the dove breasts on the barbecue and had a grand meal. The two chicken breasts were for my wife. She normally won't eat wild game. This activity is what we would call shooting. When I walk the fields and woods with a pointing dog....that is hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 That looks great. What way did you cook the doves? I watched an American shooting DVD once and they suggested spliting the breast in half and putting a Jalapeno Pepper in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aister Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 mmmmmmmmmmm , i can nearly smell the bbq, sounds like a good day out, well done, :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Connally Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 That looks great. What way did you cook the doves? I watched an American shooting DVD once and they suggested spliting the breast in half and putting a Jalapeno Pepper in the middle. That's exactly what we did. I also put a slice of pepper cheese on top and wrapped it all with bacon. Delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 buddy can a come to your house for dinner am getting hungry just looking at that sounds like a good day out to me why only limited to 15 are they in short supply or sumit :blink: atb andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 That sounds like the best and most sociable way to shoot mate! The Barbie looks real tasty too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Connally Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) buddy can a come to your house for dinner am getting hungry just looking at that sounds like a good day out to me why only limited to 15 are they in short supply or sumit :blink: atb andy There are many millions of doves, but doves are considered a game bird in the States. All game has daily and sometimes season bag limits. Excessive bags are frowned on. Most hunters are brought up to eat what they shoot and not kill excessively. The American hunting tradition descends from subsistence hunting. Shooting "just enough" is traditional. We look down on game hogs. The joy is in the hunt....not the kill. This is a pic of me and my setter Joy. A day in the field with her is all I need. The bag is secondary. Edited November 9, 2011 by Mike Connally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Scholl Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Are you near the coast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Connally Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Are you near the coast? Not really. Fairfax County. About 20 miles west of Washington DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometa24/7 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 well done mike,good bag there then concidering your shooting rules/tradition in the usa. nice looking setter to mate..and i'm also very jelous of that BBQ...mmmmmmmmm thanks for the post/read...keep um coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Sounds a nice social way to shoot and enjoy a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bothbarrels Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Great stuff! always good to hear about our American cousins and thier shooting BB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 sounds a great day, bbq looks good too did you wrap the breast in bacon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Well done :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 That looks great. What way did you cook the doves? I watched an American shooting DVD once and they suggested spliting the breast in half and putting a Jalapeno Pepper in the middle. That's exactly what we did. I also put a slice of pepper cheese on top and wrapped it all with bacon. Delicious! That sounds seriously good. I'll be giving it a go next year when BBQ season comes back round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 That sounds like the best and most sociable way to shoot mate! The Barbie looks real tasty too! Amen to that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 top stuff ,make sure you check your barrels before you go out in case you have any mud in em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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