They won't give the sunflowers a break! These pictures were taken in the heat of the day, you guys should see what it looks like in the morning!







So how many more days do we have..?

What will happen over the next three months when they've eaten the field out ?

Holy cow that's some kewl pics. You got some fat dove there...

That's a question that is asked often, there is normally more than enough waste from harvest so they stick around and tell all their friends.

Propane cannon will keep them out

Kelly

Just think they should pull of another nesting

Might not be any sunflower seeds left on Sept 1st.

Count me in also for a pig hunt, I'll call I august

Dang those dove need to be shot!

I've never seen anything like that

That would make for a great skillet shot.

[quote=kellygunner]Propane cannon will keep them out

Kelly [/quote/]
No sir, we tried that last season and it took them about 2 days to get back into the field. All the sunflower fields I have will usually be covered up in doves the first couple weeks of the season. There are plenty of grain fields next to them plus the millet and sesame that we plant between sunflower plots. These are just an appetizer for the local birds, it gets really interesting around the second week of Sept.

Thanks for the comments guys. I can say that in my 10+ years of doing dove hunts I have never seen anything like this when it comes to doves being loaded in a field. I took a video on my Iphone but it is too large to send or upload to a computer without some sort of disk. I wish you guys could see this field at the crack of dawn.

Spray some superglue on them seeds,that shouldhold them put till sept.

Do ya'll leeave the field as is or do you cut strips before the season. I believe the whitewings prefer the uncut fields.

Al we shred strips in our native sunflowers but we will plow the hybrids after harvest.

Awesome

WoW! I have never seen it like that! Getting stoked for opener! that is insane! Can anyone say White Wing Madness?

We are getting ready for the season already. It will be here soon before you know it .

These sunflowers were planted late. I have several plots that are going in the ground this weekend. Hopefully these locals invite all their friends in September.

Looks good man!

Those are GREAT pictures!!

Wow, you could get your limit in no time

What county are you guys in?

Great pictures

Those pictures were from a plot in Nueces County. We have fields in Kleberg, Nueces, Jim Wells, and San Patricio county. Thank you for the compliment.