Got in late last night.
Its was a great time. We had the usual crew out hunting, and my shoulder is a little sore from all the shooting over 2 solid days of shooting. We arrived earlier than expected, so there was time for an evening hunt on Friday; then we hit it early Saturday, and Sunday for a full weekend of amazing hunting. We had great hunting conditions as the weather was in the upper 70's lower 80's the whole time. Lots of shooting & good conversation, quality time spent family and friends.
I've never seen so many Eurasion Doves, & to my chagrin they are much easier to hit than a morning dove. The Morning Dove is like an
X-Wing Tie Fighter...zipping and diving through the trees and tumbling in mid-air as shots are fired; while the Eurasion is more a
C-14 Cargo Plane that lumbers along in a predictable flight path, even as shots are fired.
We had an amazing BBQ after the hunt on Sunday. Right now I need to mow the lawn and take a nap...I have a family picnic at my Dad's later today.
I hope that your Dove Opener was awesome...and post your stories.