Opening day at the 'ol Dove Club last Saturday was as good as it gets. Big groups of full feathered migratory birds strafed the fields constantly…some of them 30 to 40 birds at a time. These were the typical fast flying, direction changing, get down on the ground quick birds that will make you shoot that extra box of shells you never needed in the 1st season. These birds would flare at 80 yards if you twitched an eyelash, and I’ll bet I wore a blister pushing the safety on and off before I knocked down the only 2 I killed. Luck of the draw, and it wasn’t to be for me that day, but this week is a fresh chance to pull the “Honey Hole” out of the hat, and my trigger finger’s got a powerful itch. I’ve still got that extra box of high brass 7 1/2 too!
Sol Mate
Mako 20B
225 Optimax
Wow where is your club at?
David chubb
boss - that is awesome. same question…what area is club located and do you invite guests for fees to shoot. looking for place to take my son next friday and saturday.
thanks
Victor
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I'll bet I wore a blister pushing the safety on and off before I knocked down the only 2 I killed.
Sounds like you shoot dove about as well as I do 
It usually takes me about a box of shells for every 2 doves in late season. I seldom miss a clay pigeon, but those dove can give me a fit. I have learned that I average much better if I leave the autoloader home and take either the single shot or pump gun. Preferably the single shot. This way I only miss each bird once instead of 3 times 
Capt. Larry Teuton
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My dove club is in Aynor, SC. About 2 hrs. northwest of Mt. Pleasant where I live. It is a private club and does not offer hunting for non-members. It’s an unfortunate fact that dove clubs have been disappearing over the last 20 or so years. The cost of maintenance, insurance, and the loss of habitat due to development and high commodity prices for certain crops, has been the demise of many. Over 30+ years of dove hunting here in SC I’ve lost half a dozen club memberships due to the above mentioned reasons. They were all solid, long existing clubs that died slow deaths. The club I’m in is constantly threatened by high corn and cotton prices, and most recently tobacco. If it wasn’t for the efforts of some hard core, committed members who stroke big checks early in the summer to secure the land it would have folded by now. Larry, I shoot an O/U on doves because I don’t need to miss a bird 3 times either. I’m a conservative shooter in my old age, and try to shoot at them at 30 yards and under, but those darn migratory birds fly high, fast, and are quick to change direction at your 1st flinch. I’m really trying to get my dog retrieves vs. killing a limit. He gives me funny looks when I shoot the gun a dozen times and nothing hits the ground.
Sol Mate
Mako 20B
225 Optimax