Invited to 5 dove weekends on the ranch I hunt in Central Florida. The rancher puts in a couple of hundred acres of (I think) millet for a dove field. I'm not too good with a shotgun but its great fun. The key is they mow every other lane to ankle high while leaving the alternate lanes knee high. That keeps lanes open enough to find the downed birds but still lots of cover to feed and attract the birds.
I use a 12 gauge 870 and high brass shells #7 dove load from a company in Argentina. Every couple of years I give the rancher a case for a Christmas present. I used to (try and) use a auto shotgun but they kept jamming on me.
Afterwards, 5- 6 of us sit around the fire, eat a little fish dip, drink a couple of beers and plan deer and turkey season out.
It's not Heaven...
Maybe it is.