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Hit More Doves

Improve your shells-to-birds ratio this season

Hit More Doves
Hit More Doves
From Outdoor Life

Years ago, my son Dan and I were looking for hidden desert water holes, hoping to find a place to ambush a Utah antelope. It was a week before the season, and while glassing a distant herd of antelope, I noticed several small groups of doves flying into a draw. Their flights were so consistent that I had a hunch they were headed to water. Dan and I hiked into the draw and found a small water hole that was almost dried up but held just enough water to satisfy the birds.

For years I shot doves at that oasis. I increased my shooting success...

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