Doves?

[Hermit]

I'm going to get my camp set up tomorrow. Doves and Grouse in a week......... Took a weeks vacation so I could chase them all week.

[jblackburn]

I love dove hunting! Always a blast! Also love them marinated in Italian dressing, wrapped in bacon and grilled!

[Hermit]

Oh yeah. Dove for breakfast and grouse for dinner.

[stevemiller]

whats dove season looking like this year,ive seen a lot in town but not much in the hills 

[tr122]

I hunt them around the Tri-Cities.  I went scouting yesterday and found a new spot, it was COVERED in doves yesterday.

[Hermit]

My usual spots have a bunch flying around. Looks to be good.

[matttyson]

Any reports on Doves in the Quincy Area?  A simple yes or no will do.....ha. 

[vandeman17]

Any reports on Doves in the Quincy Area?  A simple yes or no will do.....ha.

Took the dogs out last weekend for some exercise and saw lots of doves.

[JMTaylor]

Just wondering if they are even worth going after near JBLM. Gonna try to talk the wife into letting me shoot a few on Monday. I'm trying to look on the inter-web but can't find anything about where to go. Don't want to travel too far. Anybody know of any nearby?

[Moose1134]

Do you have to use steel shot for doves?

[Wose]

Do you have to use steel shot for doves?

In general no.  However, certain state wildlife areas, refuges and other areas may require that you use steel shot in that particular area.  But if you are hunting outside of those areas, you are good to go with lead shot.

[JLS]

Do you have to use steel shot for doves?

If you are hunting a WDFW pheasant release site or Corps of Engineers pheasant release site you'll need steel shot.  The areas will be posted as such.   It's never a bad idea to take a box along just in case.   I've had to use steel for chukars in the Swakane. 

[GCRocketman]

If you are hunting a WDFW pheasant release site or Corps of Engineers pheasant release site you'll need steel shot.  The areas will be posted as such.   It's never a bad idea to take a box along just in case.   I've had to use steel for chukars in the Swakane.

So that brings a question to mind...

Wdfw release sites ... Can you hunt dove on them in general?  Can't say I've looked in a couple years but I can't remember seeing Dove as a 'typical' hunt species on the descriptions ... Or are those descriptions just guidelines and not  a listing of allowed species?

[rasbo]

plenty around the farm here,I might have to hunt them,not till it cools down though

[JLS]

If you are hunting a WDFW pheasant release site or Corps of Engineers pheasant release site you'll need steel shot.  The areas will be posted as such.   It's never a bad idea to take a box along just in case.   I've had to use steel for chukars in the Swakane.

So that brings a question to mind...

Wdfw release sites ... Can you hunt dove on them in general?  Can't say I've looked in a couple years but I can't remember seeing Dove as a 'typical' hunt species on the descriptions ... Or are those descriptions just guidelines and not  a listing of allowed species?

Yes, you can hunt them.  It just depends on the release site if they are a good spot to hunt doves.  Lower Crab Creek is one spot that comes to mind.

Honestly, doves are pretty much a typical species anywhere east of the Cascades where you can find grain and water.