our group shot 250 dove today.

Morning hunt should be good.


Cheers.

 

where are the pics?

 

16 of you out there? It must of sounded like a war.

 

what do you do with 250 dove? Thats a lot of dove!

 

You lucky bast@rd! I spend all year prepping, planting and harvesting fields just for dove hunting. This years first season was about as good as I have seen it in ten years. We have a 12 per day limit and I had my twelve in about the first hour. Pretty much limited out each day we hunted but it was tough the last day. I have 4 fields to alternate hunting. I lose a lot of money this way, but at least they are my fields and I can dictate the hunt.
If all the housewives would quit putting out bird feed year round, we country folks would have more birds I fully believe...

I'm squirreling away money for a once in a lifetime trip to Venuezala(sp) for an all inclusive hunt.

 

Here are some limits that made their way to my cooler

7 total limits for my group. (there are 70 hunters in this lodge)

We went out today and I only got 10...slow morning. This afternoon should pick up.



My ol gal has never been this dusty.

 

Dove Dumplings


~ 10 - 12 dove breasts
~ 1/4 cup oil
~ salt to taste
~ pepper to taste
~ 1/4 chopped onion
~ 2 cups flour
~ 1 tsp. salt
~ 1/4 cup shortening
~ 2 eggs
~ 1/4 cup milk
~ 2 cubes chicken bullion



Rinse and dry the doves. Brown in the oil. Drain.

Place doves in a pot and just barely cover with water. Add the salt, pepper and onion. Cover and simmer until the meat is tender.

Combine the flour and the salt in a bowl. Add the shortening and mix until crumbly. Stir in the eggs and milk.

Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/8 thick. Cut into 2 inch squares.

Remove doves from the pot. Add the chicken bullion and bring to a boil.

Drop in the dumplings one at a time. Cook about 20 minutes or until tender.

Add doves back to the pot, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Serve & Enjoy!