Adam Rush, 16, and Jared Austin, 12, with some of the doves they shot on a hunt sponsored by McPherson Pheasants Forever.
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White-winged doves, not usually common in Kansas, were surprisingly common Saturday morning in McPherson County.
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Mike Christensen of the Pass It On - Outdoors Mentors program gives a safety talk before the hunt began Saturday morning.
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Christian Lehr, right, hands a dove to Chaz Oliver. Oliver shot five doves Saturday morning. Lehr got two.
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Delbert Johnson, left, holds the shotgun while his grandsons Gage Schneider, right, and Landon Schneider, watch for doves.
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A youth and his mentor take a break to eat some donuts before hunting more at the McPherson Valley Wetlands.
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Christian Lehr, left, and his LIttle Brother, Chaz Oliver, come back from retrieving a dove the 10-year-old shot Saturday morning.
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Chaz Oliver, 10, with some of the doves he shot Saturday morning at the McPherson Valley Wetlands.
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Chaz Oliver, left, and Christian Lehr shoot at doves at the McPherson Valley Wetlands on Saturday's opening of dove season.
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Mike Christensen, of the Pass It On-Outdoors Mentors program takes photos of some of his group with doves they shot Saturday morning.
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Chaz Oliver tries a shot at a passing dove on Saturday morning's opening of the season.
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Chaz Oliver tries a shot at a passing dove on Saturday morning's opening of the season.
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Cody Murrell runs back to his seat after retrieving a white-winged dove he shot Saturday morning.
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Chaz Oliver with one of five doves he shot Saturday morning. The 10-year-old said dove hunting is more fun than video games, but they're harder to hit than clay targets.
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A sign at the McPherson Valley Wetlands says the 30-acre field of sunflowers was reserved for youth and their mentors Saturday morning.
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Christian Lehr, left, hands a dove to Chaz Oliver. It took the 10-year-old more than 25 shells to hit his first bird Saturday morning, but he did well after that.
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