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Nice. That's a good sized one!

Good luck Truduct... That sounds like real dedication!!

Letting my son take all the shots. Lots of shots, lots of misses. But he eventually made some contacts. Great fun, even if I did not get to shoot.

Thank you GSPman. You may want to edit out the quote from "Big Jim" on your last post.... and maybe the hint as well. I didn't let the day go to waste. I did scout around a bit and got a few birds today, but birds were nowhere near as dense as at the lot. Specifically, the Eurasians. My...

Thanks for the post Big Jim, but I do understand about not announcing your spots publicly. Please do feel free edit out the details as you deem necessary.

Glad to hear that... Now I just gotta scout some of them out.

I share your sentiments exactly. I hunted that place only once during dove season, and then no more. Way too crowded and too dangerous for my taste. But it was great for off-season Euros like you said, especially on weekdays.

Made the 2 hour drive to El Centro today, only to discover the popular El Toro feed lot no longer allows hunting. Spoke to a gentleman there and he said it was a combination of misconduct by hunters and circumstances. He said that even though they liked hunters, they had a car window cracked...

As an alternative to the ever-popular dove popper recipe. When I only have a few doves, I pluck them instead and grill. You get a little more meat this way. little thighs, little drumsticks, crispy skin all over. I still breast them and make poppers when I get a ton of doves because it is...

Went through this same decision process myself just a few weeks ago for my 8 year old son. He is not particular big for his age, making the choices a bit more difficult. Decided on the Mossberg 500 Super Bantam in 20 gauge. 12" LOP, 22" barrel, perfectly sized, adjustable LOP to 13" for when...

Thanks for the report GSPman. That was what I was afraid of. You described my exact experience from last month. I gave it a month hoping conditions would change, but I guess it didn't. Oh well, I'm still heading out tomorrow. Will post an update if there is anything noteworthy.

Thanks for the update. I guess I'll still go and take a look tomorrow. Seeing this is only the second year that Eurasians are open year-round, there just isn't a lot of data to draw on. I wasn't sure if the small number of birds are due to seasonal changes or if they were due to hunting...

Any reports from last weekend? Thinking of going out tomorrow.

My usual day off to hunt is Wednesdays, and I do day-trips, so I can't take you up on the offer. Thanks though. So I was thinking about going either tomorrow or next Wednesday. Right now, I'm leaning towards next week. Hoping maybe warmer the temp the better.

How was your hunt? I was there a few weeks ago. I guess maybe a couple of weeks before you. But I did terribly. There were hundreds of mourning doves everywhere, but very few Eurasians. Was thinking about giving it another try, but want to see if conditions changed any first. So how did...