Opening Weekend

[Reschke]

I really love taking my oldest and now my youngest boy out to a good dove hunt. The deal here is a little different in that you only go in the afternoons. Some of the best times I spent as a kid with my dad and grandfather's were hunting doves in south central Alabama.

[1pLUs44]

I was mistaken on the bag limits. Depending on what state you live in, the daily bag limit can be, 10, 12 or 15 birds. If you did in fact bag your daily limit during the morning, what possessed you to go back out again during the afternoon to attempt another daily bag limit on the same day? 

We were told by a game warden that day (because we had already shot out our limit) that it was 12 per session

So we can get 24 a day.


I learned the best way to cook dove is:

After getting the breast out, keep it on the bone. Cut a small slit in the meat in the middle of each side (helps get bbs out) and put Jalapenos in there, then wrap with bacon and grill! Tastes awesome! Gives it a great unique taste nothing else I've ever had can get. Doesn't work near as well with deer, chicken, or quail...


(And I counted all the shells we shot, we shot over 200 times... We gotta go to the skeet shooting range more, but pretty good as it was the first time 'sucessfully' dove hunting in 2 years)

~1pLUs44 40th FS

[Elfie]

We were told by a game warden that day (because we had already shot out our limit) that it was 12 per session

No Game Warden is ever going to tell you that simply because there is NO bag limit (fish, bird or animal) that works that way. None. They are daily limits (and possession limits) not session limits.

[1pLUs44]

No Game Warden is ever going to tell you that simply because there is NO bag limit (fish, bird or animal) that works that way. None. They are daily limits (and possession limits) not session limits.

Then nothing happened

SERIOUSLY! 

And compared to the people we were hunting around, we atleast quit when we hit our limit that 'session'

[Golfer]

Then nothing happened

SERIOUSLY! 

And compared to the people we were hunting around, we atleast quit when we hit our limit that 'session'

Nice add at the end there.  I don't have any respect for those who poach and exceed bag limits for any type of game.  It's not necessary and I'd be inclined to call the TIP line if I caught you doing it.  That doesn't set a good example for anyone and for such a blatant disregard of the rules I'd be happy to be the ranger that took your license and privileges away.

That said...
I would love for a higher limit on the honking poop machines that are Canadian Geese.  We really need to be able to take more than 2 per day.

[Elfie]

I don't have any respect for those who poach and exceed bag limits for any type of game.  It's not necessary and I'd be inclined to call the TIP line if I caught you doing it.  That doesn't set a good example for anyone and for such a blatant disregard of the rules I'd be happy to be the ranger that took your license and privileges away.

Yup. And to come here and brag about exceeding the bag limits is in very poor taste.

[007Rusty]

 not good 

[1pLUs44]

Yup. And to come here and brag about exceeding the bag limits is in very poor taste.

I didn't even know...

I asked a game warden, thats what he told me. I didn't know

Enough.

[Spikes]

Opening day for early goose was yesterday, and that kicks off the entire hunting season. Bagged 4 geese.

[Elfie]

I didn't even know...

I asked a game warden, thats what he told me. I didn't know

Enough.

It's your job to know the bag limits.

As I stated previously, no game warden is going to tell you it's a session limit simply because there are no session limits for any fish/bird/animals. Session limits simply do not exist here in America. They are all daily and possession limits. I have been hunting and fishing for 30+ years now so don't try pulling the wool over my eyes on this because I know better. 

[lasersailor184]

Dove hunting is fun but nothing beats a South Dakota pheasant hunt. Those birds are big, fast and taste yummy!!!!!!

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If there was one hunt I had to pick from to go on, that would be it.  Have some things to pay off before I can head out with my father.

[1pLUs44]

As a migratory game bird bag limits are set by the Feds, for mourning doves its 15 each, per day......

Some one call the Game Warden!!   

It's your job to know the bag limits.

As I stated previously, no game warden is going to tell you it's a session limit simply because there are no session limits for any fish/bird/animals. Session limits simply do not exist here in America. They are all daily and possession limits. I have been hunting and fishing for 30+ years now so don't try pulling the wool over my eyes on this because I know better. 

hmm....


But like I said, I know now.

(But damn, there is so many this year...)

[mensa180]

Hmmm what?

[WWhiskey]

I was mistaken on the bag limits. Depending on what state you live in, the daily bag limit can be, 10, 12 or 15 birds. If you did in fact bag your daily limit during the morning, what possessed you to go back out again during the afternoon to attempt another daily bag limit on the same day? 


Bag limits for migratory game birds, have to scroll down a ways to get to the regs for the mourning doves.

http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/fedreg/regs08/EarlySeasonSelections.pdf

because the were there!!

1pLUs44
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For Dove Season! Man, nothing better than going to a friends house, getting up at 6:30 and dove hunting.

We just got our 1978 Weatherby Centurion fixed and I used that. And man, me and my bro limited out in the morning...

Between us today, we got 46 (12 each in the morning, 11 each in the afternoon)

Who loves to dove hunt?   

And these fellas are gonna taste good too!

so were do you live and what time are we leaving?

[Elfie]

because the were there!

Doesn't matter how many there are, violating game laws is still wrong.