aldeer dove shoot sept 9th

$50/gun located in vance al a few miles from the mercedes plant. im guessing the field is 80-90 acres from the map i have. the land has a 2 ponds and 2-3 power lines and a gravel road to the south. there is a large pole barn so we will have a shaded place to cook hang out etc. there is a bathroom on site hopefully the birds show up and we have a great shoot.

im trying to keep this aldeer members family and friends only...

ill post the address when it gets closer to the hunt. any questions or concerns you can reach me at 2055231909 call or text

Count me in. Thanks for doing this.

no problem

I could be interested depending on dates. Bham to Vance would be easy for me. Thanks.

sept 9th

I reserved the cabin ... there's one room at the B&B left

Dang this cabin is rustic ... right down my alley haha

ivr never been in it ill check it out this afternoon

I'm in unless I'm in Tallahassee.

Count me in on this

i went friday afternoon and saw 150+- birds. didnt see as many today but it was late morning early afternoon. there is a flock of pigeons hanging around. sure hoping they hang around for opening day

im thinking we may have to cut it off at 50 shooters not counting a kid sitting beside you or something along those lines. im going to take my range finder out there and try to figure up how much tree line we have to work with. its a big field but i dont want anyone to feel crowded

Count me in as well. I can at least keep the birds from landing.

I've shot a lot of doves on big fields and I can tell you from experience that 50 is not near enough guns on a 100 acre field. Figure it like this. Let's say the field is 2000ft x 2200 ft which is 101 acres and basically square. If you space your shooters out on just the perimeter with a generous 60-65yd spacing between shooters, you've got 43 stand locations to adequately cover just the perimeter/outline of the field with nobody in the actual field itself. You'll need to scatter another 60 or so guns (at a minimum) out in the field itself (this is where the majority of your acreage is) to keep the birds in the air and moving. If it is a "true" 100 acre field, you should not have any problem whatsoever with 100+ guns/stands on it.

Count me in. Will bring my boys with me.

its probably more like 60-70 acres of huntable field with several different spots planted in it

Use this link to mark the perimeter and it will tell you exactly how big the field is.

Acreage Calculator

If it's the big field behind the B&B and cabin, I'm showing between 55-60 acres.

it is and thats what i had figured after i really got to looking at it

I guess everyone has their own idea of what makes a good dove shoot. I think 50 is more than enough for a field that size. Looking at the math a little different, if you had one stander in the center of every acre, you would have all the standers 70 yds apart. So if I shoot at a bird that is 40 yds away, that same bird will only be 30 yds away from the next guy. Too close for me.

I don't want another guy within 100 yds of me. That way if a bird is within range of me he is out of range of the next guy. And to me 100 yds is the very minimum; it doesn't hurt a thing if standers are 150 or 200 yds apart. I've hunted on 100 acre fields with 5 or 6 guys and had great hunts. If nobody is sky blasting at them, doves that are using the field will eventually fly by someone and give them a reasonable shot.
Thanks for setting up the hunt, Beadle. I know you are probably gonna get all sorts of "ideas" from those of us who did none of the work to set it up, and I don't mean to add to that. It's your hunt, so limit it the way you want. I just wanted to offer a different perspective from some of the others. If I can't make the first, I sure hope you hold another one I can make.

I'm in beatle

Wow, 100 acres with 6 guys seems a tad underkill. Not saying you couldn't have a good hunt but whew

I'm planning on being there. It'd be fun hanging out with some of you guys.

Second season and most people wanna chase goats. Spread out and the birds will fly by someone, and you will get much better shots. It's much more enjoyable than having the next guy claim every bird you kill.

I say let him claim them and after I get done shooting his limit then I will start on mine !

Is the opener officially the 9th and how do you know that?

its says it is in the reg book

http://www.outdooralabama.com/season-and-bag-limits

This says the 10th

Those are 16-17 you want 17-18 seasons

season opens the 9th but can only shoot from noon till dark

Dang you're right. Would have thought the website would have been updated to 17-18 by now

broke up some ground and top sewed some wheat today still have soms birds hanging around. aeveral flocks of pigeons too

Still have open spots?

i think im going to make a post september first at 12 and make an official list of names. ive had 4 or 5 guys text me and tell me for sure that they are coming and have made arrangements to stay

You will have a fine stand of wheat after it rains 3-5" this week

it doesnt rain there. it seems like the rain always misses that place

I did the same thing in Bibb co. I hope to be able to do the same thing a couple more times before season opens. Don't plan to shoot it until October

Soon as this weeks rain passes putting mine out

we might have been a little early doing it but i wanted to get some more seed on the ground while i had time.

Is it raining over there?

Bet we've gotten a good 2" soaker here this morning.

hell yeah

talked to the land owner today and she said there were 100+- doves on the power line by the tractor shed this afternoon. im going to ride up there and check things out tomorrow

Save us a few

Cool, sounds like we gonna have fun

i was in the area around lunch time today and only saw about 20 birds flying but thats also not primetime for them to be flying

the local restauraunt closed so ive got a buddy that does bbq competitions thats going to come cook for us. hes supposed to get back to me if hes going to charge or just take donations

Didn't want to clutter your sign up post.

ATV/UTV's allowed?
Kids allowed?
Sounds like food is being lined up?
Starts at noon? Goes to dark?
$50 is for shooters, right? One of my girls probably would come with me, but she will most likely just sit with me and not shoot.

you can bring your atv but youre going to be pretty limited on places to hide it. theres no charge for your daughter. 12-sunset

may nees an extra hand this weekend if anyone can cut loose and come up there

WhT you need help with? I'm committed already on Saturday but ill be glad to help sunday... Ill be free all day

Pm sent William

The landowner had a few more rooms open up if anyone is needing a place to stay

Don't want to jinx anything but if nothing changes we are gonna have a good time

Seeing a pile of birds?

I just signed up in the sign up thread.

I'll take one of those rooms if it's still available. If not, can I pitch a tent?

You gotta call the B&B and make a reservation I believe

She said she's renting rooms in her sisters house too. She told me to tell you

Only a few more days

There's a bunch of birds hanging around and they started cutting the hay Saturday morning. That shouldn't do anything but help. I was talking to the man that cuts they hay and he says every year when they cut the hay the powerlines are full of birds

Still looking forward to this Saturday!

https://imgur.com/a/4CdEn

There were plenty more with these today

That's a good sign. That's a really good sign

I'm probably jinxing us but i saw 250-300 this afternoon

Dang crossing my fingers

Shooting starts at noon correct?

Yes sir I'll probably be there at 9

Cool, I'll leave Huntsville around 6AM, there 8:00-8:30 so I can help you if you need a hand

I am going to try and get there around 9 to give you a hand as well....

If you have room Basscat and I would like to come.

Come on just post in the sign up thread so it's easier to keep up with it

I may be out depending on Irma. If she threatens Jacksonville then I'll be heading down Friday to help sister and BIL secure a home. If so I'm not sure I'll be able to get back out in time for the hunt. I hate it but family comes first

Beadlescomb
Is there anyissue showing up later in the afternoon, they moved my sons game to 1130 so it would be around 2. Also is it 50 a gun regardless of age?

I'm on my way to Jacksonville FL, sorry I'm gonna miss it again this year guys

Be safe man. The idots will come out of the woodwork now that the forecast is for the whole state to get whacked.

Thanks. Good thing AL has CC reciprocity with FL. I'll be more than prepared haha

If your son sits with you then you don't have to pay for him to shoot

Dad saw 125-150 birds this morning. We have never seen more than 30-40 up there in the morning

Quit stealing my birds.

ok thanks, we will be there, have you given out the address yet, looked threw the thread and didn't see it

11112 vance blocton road vance alabama or havenridge bed and breakfast on Google maps

I can't go brother. I sent you a text.

And........it's back on.........for now. No guaranties as my crazy better half may zigzag again.

I'll be there as of this writing.

Beadle, What time you planning to eat and what time to start shooting?
You may have already posted this somewhere.

Good luck y'all! Sounds like y'all are gonna have a great hunt! I've got to make it to a aldeer dove shoot one year soon! Your doing a good thing beadle.

Man I'm trying it's an expensive frustrating process but I'm hoping we are going to have a lot of fun.

I'll be there at 9 ish and I figured we could start eating around 11 and start shooting when everyone gets ready to

Good luck guys. Post up some pics Beadlescomb.

Yall have agoodun. I'll be in the salt mines.

Good luck and have fun. Waiting on pics.

Ok. I will be headed down from bham. Let me know if you need me to pick anything up on the way.

Heading out too in a bit

I'm trying to talk the Mrs. Geno into going to the lake. She's pretty bummed. Are there going to be any wives out there?

We are going to head that way around 10

We will be there around 11.

Y'all have fun. Sorry I'm gonna miss it, was looking forward to meeting a bunch of y'all

I'm running late, should be there 10:30 or so.

Probably so. The land owner will be here and shes a woman

Im laying here in my hammock watching doves.

Stackum up guys.

Beadle is there a no chigger guarantee over here in this tall grass?

Is it wrong of me to want to shoot those mojos?

They just seem to be flaring the birds

There's only 20 of them.

Had a blast guys. Good to meet some fine folks.

My poor wingshooting is showing up. Birds finally flying on the north end, and I'm missing easy shots left and right.

Reno and I are giving the sky heck.

Haven't heard a shot all day.

I hate some of y'all left early it got hot and heavy after 5

Yea we were

I'm pretty sure big al is trace adkins

Lol, he is a big ol dude.

It's bad when I don't come up to the guys shoulder and I'm a pretty big ol boy

Yea, I felt like a kid next to him

shucks how you think i felt.

It was nice meeting you guys, thanks for getting this together.