Well, we really thought it was gonna be gangbusters when we got to the field at 9AM and saw probably 200 Dove flying around the field. Then 11AM comes & at 11:10AM I bust a bird down. Then it was like after 4PM before more than a few singles flew thru where we were stationed. There were so many people there that any bird that came within range was shot at by at least 3-4 people, many shooting 2-3 times at the bird. I saw at least three times where a bird went down & more than one person went out to retrieve it. Happened to me twice. I gave my one bird away.

I should have known it was going to be like that, when we first arrived. There was already about 30 vehicles in the parking area when we got there at 9AM. That's not to mention that when I went to park my truck I picked a spot between two other vehicles ... and the truck went into a big hole. Luckily this truck is 4WD & I managed to back it out of the hole.

The only saving grace for this fiasco was that there were some guys from TLC Outfitters that set up a big grill & served breakfast & lunch for free, gave away a koozie to anyone that wanted one, and let us sign up for a Cabela's gift card (for our name & email addy).

When we went to grab a burger for lunch, the vehicle numbers had swollen to around 50 or more, which lent to the overcrowded situation mentioned before.

But, as the saying goes .... "it is what it is"