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mscott3887
PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:12 pm  Reply with quote



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Best chocks and shot for doves
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:35 pm  Reply with quote



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It depends.
Are you shooting 25 yards or less at a waterhole, of 40 yards pass shooting. Or something else.
In a 16 ga, I like 7.5 shot in an IC or light mod choke, for most hunting of doves.
I also hunt them a lot with a 28 gauge and use #8 shot and a light mod/IC gun.
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skeettx
PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:21 pm  Reply with quote
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Hello mscott3887
welcome on your first posting Smile
Yes, depends on the time of year and the distance
Lately with Collared doves here in December, I have been using #6 with
great effect
Early in the year (September) I use #9 or 8s and they are the bomb!
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AmericanMeet
PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:23 pm  Reply with quote



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As noted above, I have found that Mourning Doves fall with very little shot, so generally use #8s. The Eurasian Collared, which in Washington are considered an invasive species, with no closed season and no bag limit, are a bigger bird, so I use larger shot 6, 7 or 7.5 if I'm focusing on removing them from the habitat.

Also to say again, welcome to the site. Smile
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fn16ga
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:26 am  Reply with quote
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I never go smaller than 7 1/2s but I always load 1oz , Late season I sometimes switch to 6's . 90% of the time I use I/C as my tightest choke
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steve f
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:57 am  Reply with quote



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AmericanMeet wrote:
As noted above, I have found that Mourning Doves fall with very little shot, so generally use #8s.


I use #8 early and #7 1/2 late. Like you say, they're actually not as hard to kill as most hunters think, the trick is hitting them to begin with.
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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:08 pm  Reply with quote



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On Mourning doves I have found that 8 1/2 shot works far better than it ever should. The high pellet count also lends itself very well to skeet or I/C choke designations. On the other end of the spectrum, full choke and 7 1/2 shot will reach far on "walk 'em up" birds. With Eurasion doves, #7 reloads combined with full choke is not out of the question if serious reach is deemed necessary (also my long range choice in 16 ga. for chukar and hun).

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