This weekend it was off to Crowell, TX for a little dove hunting. It’s the third time in the last four years I’ve been and the hunting was the best it has been. There was 10 to 11 of us. My dad and I were the only ones from out of state, the others were from around the Dallas area. We got into town late morning on Friday and met up with the others for lunch. About 2:00pm we made it out to the grounds, it was about 95 degrees not much shade and a little breeze. We where there till 6:30pm and then headed in. Tally for the day was only two. Dinner was boiled shrimp with potatoes, onions, corn on the cob, and other vegetables…. excellent.

Saturday we started early, about 6:45am just before daybreak. The birds were flying better and when we went in for breakfast I had two more. Not stellar numbers by any means, as the limit is 15, but I did shoot more so maybe the practice will pay in the afternoon. Weather this morning was great 65 when we got there and maybe 75 by the time we went in at 9:45. Breakfast was eggs made to order, hot cakes, corn bread, sausage, bacon, and home made rolls. We had some time to kill before going back out in the afternoon some of us just hung around and chatted and others went fishing.

Saturday afternoon would be the best of the two days. One of the other guys let us borrow his MoJo which really helped bring in the birds. Four was all I got for the afternoon but i did take a lot of shots, 50. I wish I could say it was the wind that contributed to the large number of misses but more than likely it was the operator. I may need to take some lessons <grin>. Dinner was steak, potatoes, and a few veggies… again excellent

Sunday was an early day as we headed out at six, my drive would be 14 hours and just over 12 for my dad. It was a good trip we saw a lot of dove and had plenty to shoot at. Now if I can just get better to bring up my average.