South Alabama Dove Opener
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:08 amDate: 9/16/17
Time: Most of the hunters arrived between 12-1 p.m. Scaled down crowd from previous years
Location: Baldwin County
Cloud Cover: Slight to nil
Wind Direction and Velocity: Light Southerly breeze, but not near enough to help temp
Temperature: Touching 90 with high humidity
Moon phase: Waning
Special Notes: As usual, the cookout took center stage before and after the hunt, and a flat screen was mounted on a wall of the pole barn for football. The grill/smoker was in action the whole time, and the pre-hunt crowd was greeted with bacon wrapped/stuffed dove breasts, along with grilled Conecuh and Andouille sausage. The post hunt had more of the same, with addition of several slabs of slow cooked baby backs.
Dove Activity: Very slow the first few hours, that made me glad that I took a stand in the shade of a pecan tree. Around 5:00 p.m., when we would normally be leaving the field, the birds started working through in small groups. Saw some white-wings, and a few were killed, but the majority of birds were mourning doves.
Dove Responsiveness: Slow to begin with, but late afternoon they started working well.
Hunters: Only had about a dozen hunters, as the farmer has trimmed the crowd down from previous years
Guns:12 ga.- M2
Malfunctions: None
Dog(s):None
Special Equipment: Ice chest with cold drinks
Curses: Heat and Humidity........but hey, this is the South
Kudos: Fine folks and happy to be included each year
Birds By Species: 15 doves
Photo Ops: None
Lagniappe: Met my future wife here 6 years ago
Time: Most of the hunters arrived between 12-1 p.m. Scaled down crowd from previous years
Location: Baldwin County
Cloud Cover: Slight to nil
Wind Direction and Velocity: Light Southerly breeze, but not near enough to help temp
Temperature: Touching 90 with high humidity
Moon phase: Waning
Special Notes: As usual, the cookout took center stage before and after the hunt, and a flat screen was mounted on a wall of the pole barn for football. The grill/smoker was in action the whole time, and the pre-hunt crowd was greeted with bacon wrapped/stuffed dove breasts, along with grilled Conecuh and Andouille sausage. The post hunt had more of the same, with addition of several slabs of slow cooked baby backs.
Dove Activity: Very slow the first few hours, that made me glad that I took a stand in the shade of a pecan tree. Around 5:00 p.m., when we would normally be leaving the field, the birds started working through in small groups. Saw some white-wings, and a few were killed, but the majority of birds were mourning doves.
Dove Responsiveness: Slow to begin with, but late afternoon they started working well.
Hunters: Only had about a dozen hunters, as the farmer has trimmed the crowd down from previous years
Guns:12 ga.- M2
Malfunctions: None
Dog(s):None
Special Equipment: Ice chest with cold drinks
Curses: Heat and Humidity........but hey, this is the South
Kudos: Fine folks and happy to be included each year
Birds By Species: 15 doves
Photo Ops: None
Lagniappe: Met my future wife here 6 years ago