Dove, Dogs, and Shotguns

A city guy decided to take up quail hunting. He visited his cousin on the farm and asked to borrow a birddog. The cousin wanted to encourage his city relative so he loaned him the best English pointer in the kennel. The city guy and the fine dog spent the day afield. When they arrived back at the farm house the country cousin inquired how many birds were killed. “Got the limit” said the city boy proudly. “How did the dog perform?” asked country. The city guy replied “Well for the first half of the day the stupid SOB would run up to the covey and lock up with his tail straight out and one foot raised like a statue, but after kicking his ass for about an hour I broke him of that so now he will just jump right on into the birds”

• Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report North Zone Dove: Dove hunters saw fair to good shoots around the Panhandle over cut corn and milo. The region has received rain during the summer so there are plenty of watering holes and playa lakes. Lubbock and fields north of Abilene were good for morning shoots of mourning doves.......
• And the Season Begins Today, in central and north Texas, thousands of hopeful dove hunters seek to bag their 15 dove. Stores like Academy and Bass Pro have pallets of shells and dove decoys on the floor seeking to entice last minute buyers and me I'm stuck at work. A mild cool front set......
• Quail Season is Right Around the Corner Quail Forecast 2009-2010 Perspective Statewide surveys were initiated in 1978 to monitor quail populations. This index uses randomly selected, 20-mile roadside survey lines to determine annual quail population trends by ecological region. This trend information helps determine relative quail populations among the regions of Texas. Comparisons can be made between......

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