I want to talk a little bit about the
guys welcome back to the pilot Patriots
channel today we're going to continue
our series on dove hunting now this
weekend is Labor Day weekend and every
hunter knows that is the beginning of
hunting season that's opening day for
dove on Monday this year September 2nd
and I know all you guys out there
getting all your stuff together getting
ready to go hunting Monday morning so I
want to talk a little bit about the
things that you should bring with you
when you go dove hunting but before we
do that if you haven't already seen our
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this isn't really part of the list but
one thing you definitely don't want to
forget to bring with you is your hunting
license you want to make sure you're
hunting safely and legally the last
thing you want is for your data end
early when the game warden comes out and
you get caught hunting illegally along
those same lines make sure that you do
have a plug in your gun if you're
shooting semi-automatic you definitely
want to make sure that you're following
all the laws there now first thing and
most obvious is your shotgun I'm going
to be shooting the Browning satori 20
gauge over and under I really love this
gun I've been dove hunt with this thing
since I was 13 years old things killed a
lot of birds and it's a great gun and
it's really just a beautiful gun it's
nice to get it out of the safe and get
it out in the field hunting now my
backup gun you've probably seen before
if you've watched my videos this is my
Stoeger in 3500 it's a 12-gauge
semi-automatic now I may or may not end
up shooting this but it is nice to have
a backup gun if you have the option also
if those birds are flying out a little
further away from you or flying extra
high you can usually reach out a little
bit more with the 12-gauge but no matter
what gun you choose to use what
there'd be a 20 gauge 12-gauge 16 gauge
410 all those are going to be just fine
for killing doves
you also want to make sure that you're
using the proper shells probably the
most popular for duck hunting is going
to be either a seven and a half or a
number eight load I'm going to be
shooting the federal high brass
seven-and-a-half this is a 1 ounce shot
20 gauge and for the 12-gauge same thing
federal high brass seven and a half this
is a one and a quarter ounce but your
regular target loads like you pick up
from Walmart that you skeet shoot with
they'll be just fine it'll kill birds
too I just prefer the high brass I think
it performs a little bit better in the
field but whatever you want to use will
be just fine next thing a lot of people
want to know is what to wear dove
hunting now camo is not as important
with dove hunting as it is with other
types of hunting but I definitely
recommend camo it up if you have the
option there's really no good reason not
to so that means a good camera hat a
nice lightweight breathable camo t-shirt
camo pants and some good boots you know
something else I always bring with me in
the dove field is a dove vest dove this
is a really great thing to have it has
pockets here in the front that you can
put all your shells in keep them real
close and accessible to you it also has
a nice big pocket here in the back that
you can throw your dead birds in when
you pick them up so that's a great thing
to have
you can usually pick these up for about
8 bucks so on Walmart or on Amazon and I
will put links to all these things in
the description below so a good dove
vest can really be an asset to you in
the field and something else that's nice
to have is a good pair of sunglasses
keep in mind you are going to be looking
up in the sky all day long staring into
the Sun so you want to make sure you
keep your eyes protected when you're out
there in the dove field and the next
most important thing is something to sit
on
now your regular fold out tailgate chair
will work just fine I don't usually like
to use those for a couple reasons they
usually sit pretty low to the ground and
his arms on the side can really restrict
your movement when you're looking for
doves and when you're trying to turn and
shoot so what I recommend is a five
gallon bucket something like what I have
right here it has a rotating lid on it
so I can turn and really get any angle
any shot that I need to get this thing
will spend 360 degrees it's completely
unrestricted so no matter where the
doves are coming from it's easy to just
turn and get that shot most of the time
guys I don't even stand up to shoot I
sit right here on my bucket and I just
rotate however I need to to make the
shot I have not found any way better
than this this is my absolute most
favorite way to sit when I'm done
hunting is on one of these buckets with
the rotating lid now a lot of people may
be tempted to get those little fold-out
stools like you see a Walmart the
triangle-shaped seat on them now I got
to tell you that is probably the most
uncomfortable thing I've ever sat on
that triangle shape one of the points of
that triangle usually sits right here
and I can't tell you how uncomfortable
that is when you're sitting on it all
day long so make sure you find something
comfortable you may want to bring a
bucket and a chair if you want to swap
out something that may work for you
another thing that tends to work pretty
well is dug decoys now what I have here
is just your standard clip-on dove decoy
you can clip these onto a branch so a
clothesline or whatever you have you
know we actually built our own power
line in our field we have 10 foot tall
posts with paracord running between them
and we have had a lot of birds come in
and land on that so on opening day
morning I'm just going to go out there
and I'm gonna clip a few of these decoys
on there and that could help draw in
those birds to your field as they're
flying by now if you really want to step
up your game you can get a mojo decoy
something like this right here that is
really a great way to attract birds into
your field those spinning wings as the
doves are flying over they see that and
they think that a bird is landing in the
field so a lot of times they will
redirect and come in in that spot that's
a great thing to have especially you
birds are tending to fly far away from
you on the opposite end of the field if
you have something like this a few yards
away from you that could turn those
birds and have them coming right into
your spot so having something like that
is great and I will put a link to that
in the description as well so decoys is
another thing that you could bring with
you that could help improve your hunt
and something else you'll notice here is
always bring a hunting bag with me now
this bag is probably going to ride
inside the bucket until I get to my spot
another great thing about the bucket is
you can just throw your dead birds in
there if you've ever done any duck
hunting in the south you may know this
if you just lay your dead birds on the
ground it'll probably take about five or
ten minutes and then things will be
covered in ants and that's the last
thing you want is a bunch of ants in
your hunting area all over your birds so
if you have a bucket to put them in
that's great you can also use like a
plastic shopping bag works as well so
inside my hunting bag that's where I'm
going to have all my shotgun shells I'm
also going to have a thermos I'll
remember guys it is beginning of
September it is still going to be hot
out and that means bugs there's gonna be
lots of bugs around mosquitoes and the
thermos sale is a great way to keep
those bugs away from you also bring some
just regular bug spray I'm definitely
going to use that to help keep bugs off
and just some sunscreen you are gonna be
out there all day in the Sun in the heat
and you want to keep yourself protected
from bugs and from getting too burnt out
they're also in my bag already mentioned
just some regular plastic shopping bags
they're great for putting dead birds in
and for putting your ante shotgun shells
in be respectful guys wherever you're
hunting out make sure you pick up your
shotgun shells when you're done hunting
be thankful for the people that let you
come out and hunt or if it's your own
property you just want to make sure you
clean up after yourself so having some
good plastic shopping bags is a great
way to do that also in here I will have
a just a small first-aid kit
that's always nice to have in pretty
any situation especially when you're out
hunting you can also just throw your
snacks down in here if you're in a long
day of hunting you are gonna want
something to eat on so having a bag like
that it's a great way to bring your
stuff out to the field and remember it
is beginning of September it is still
very hot out there guys so make sure you
have a good cooler bring lots of
ice-cold water to keep yourself hydrated
and that's pretty much it guys you don't
really need a whole lot of stuff to have
hunting to have a good time out there
and kill birds especially if you have a
good field to hunt in now if you guys
have any other suggestions any other
things that you like to bring in the
Duffield with you make sure you put that
in the comments below we'd love to hear
from you
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this video has helped you out as you're
getting ready for opening day please