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Title: Dove Season
Post by: rogwar on August 05, 2012, 11:17:14 AM
Daughter and I went and shot 50 rounds a piece on clays yesterday morning then drove out to one of our dove field leases. Looking good! Plenty of sunflower as well and a huge number of dove.
Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: Tordon22 on August 05, 2012, 12:01:23 PM
Awesome Rog, how do they taste? I've had pheasant, grouse, duck, and goose but never dove.

We used to capture pigeons and use them in socks to train our bird dogs, once we also captured a little dove. My sister and I decided he couldn't be used for training and 12 years later 'Marshmallow' still lives with us. Our old, retired bird dog is so used to the dove he can't even be bothered to react when Marshmallow uses him as a perch.


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Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: mtnman on August 05, 2012, 01:58:40 PM
Awesome Rog, how do they taste? I've had pheasant, grouse, duck, and goose but never dove.

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They're quite tasty!  And a blast to hunt!

Can't wait for our season to open up here, so my son and I can go out.  We've only had the opportunity to hunt doves for a few years in Wisconsin, because until then they were protected.
Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: Slash27 on August 05, 2012, 02:59:03 PM
Daughter and I went and shot 50 rounds a piece on clays yesterday morning then drove out to one of our dove field leases. Looking good! Plenty of sunflower as well and a huge number of dove.
Where do you guys hunt?


Too funny Zap. Never knew they lived that long.
Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: rogwar on August 05, 2012, 06:13:02 PM
Where do you guys hunt?


Too funny Zap. Never knew they lived that long.

Managed to get an invite to join a group where we have multiple fields. We will be hunting opening weekend out just west of Olney, Texas except for the very first day where we have an invite to a dove event at some big ranch up toward Denton/Denison area. And for folks that don't know a "dove event" in Texas means a whole lot of good food.

Opening weekend is fun but I really prefer the next weeks when there are a lot less people. But even on our properties one thing I like is there's not that many and it's away from the big city.

Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: ALFAMEGA51 on August 05, 2012, 06:19:10 PM
I cant wait for the season to come in here in VA either  :D
Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: Slash27 on August 05, 2012, 07:02:05 PM
Managed to get an invite to join a group where we have multiple fields. We will be hunting opening weekend out just west of Olney, Texas except for the very first day where we have an invite to a dove event at some big ranch up toward Denton/Denison area. And for folks that don't know a "dove event" in Texas means a whole lot of good food.

Opening weekend is fun but I really prefer the next weeks when there are a lot less people. But even on our properties one thing I like is there's not that many and it's away from the big city.


There's been quite a few the last 3 years where I hunt in Cooke county near the lake.
Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: homersipes on August 05, 2012, 09:25:43 PM
I used to dove hunt when I was younger, wasted over 10 boxes of shells got like 20 birds :uhoh :uhoh I really suck at shooting a shotgun
 :rofl  but they are tasty little buggers
Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: Shuffler on August 06, 2012, 11:59:29 AM
I used to hunt dove. Just went across the street or just down the road.
Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: Sabre on August 06, 2012, 12:11:58 PM
"Wabbit thseason!"
Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: rogwar on August 06, 2012, 01:37:14 PM
I used to hunt dove. Just went across the street or just down the road.

Anymore in Texas if you want to hunt and don't have family with land connections, better whip out the check book.
Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: Dragon on August 06, 2012, 01:54:40 PM
"Wabbit thseason!"


Duck Season!
Title: Re: Dove Season
Post by: Shuffler on August 06, 2012, 01:57:46 PM
Anymore in Texas if you want to hunt and don't have family with land connections, better whip out the check book.

I still have plenty of places to go.... if I wanted to hunt. :)