Ready for Doves!

[TVHunts]

With it only a few days away I am getting excited to get out and get some dove hunting in.  Also looking forward to some bacon wrapped dove breast!   

I was over last weekend and it looks like it should be a good opener.  Lots of birds flying so I am very optimistic for good hunting. 

[Dave Workman]

Probably the best dove hunting story I ever read was in Outdoor Life about 40 years ago.  It was all about hunting down around Sunnyside and the Yak valley. 

 

Good hunting!  Share some photos with NORTHWEST SPORTSMAN magazine.

[rasbo]

Im seeing a lot of doves..here where im at also

[thequickfox]

me too, heading down to skoomchuck on the second for doves  and scouting 

[HunterStrait]

Some of us might have a chance to bag some collard doves too!

[rasbo]

Im seeing huge numbers of doves,they are loving the wheat fields where I work

[TVHunts]

Im seeing huge numbers of doves,they are loving the wheat fields where I work

Shhhh!   You gave up Grant County Rasbo!  We had it all to ourselves

[C-Money]

Looking forward to it!! Good times!

[rasbo]

Im seeing huge numbers of doves,they are loving the wheat fields where I work

Shhhh!   You gave up Grant County Rasbo!  We had it all to ourselves

finding a place to hunt is another question

[whackemstackem]

i too have seen a few doves in the valley now. Get ready for it!

[Carl]

Good luck everyone. Dove hunting is a blast!

[Boom Stick]

Let me know how you guys did.  We went out this morning around Moxee and it's the worst I've seen it.  Four hunters and we only took three birds combined.   Saw maybe 15 total all morning. 

[Limhangerslayer]

We forgot to take pics, 7 guys 110 doves by 9:30

[T-Bone]

We forgot to take pics, 7 guys 110 doves by 9:30

Forgive me, but the dove limit is 10 per person…40 birds over the 7 person limit?

[Mfowl]

If they included collared doves in their limit they are perfectly legal.

[T-Bone]

If they included collared doves in their limit they are perfectly legal.

Ah…I forgot about the collared dove "invaders"; thanks Mfowl; I apologize if that is indeed the case.

[Limhangerslayer]

The extra were collared doves.  Makes the morning last longer.  Usually we finish our mourning dove limit early then around 8 to 8:30 the collared doves start flying.

[TVHunts]

Well,  the numbers weren't that great in our areas.  We had 4 guys, 2 limits by 8:30 and the other 2 guys got 7 each on the opener.  Today was even slower with a total of 22 birds for the morning. Had I shot a better I should have easily limited this morning also but walked out with 7. 

Next year there will be a mojo spinner or 2 in my bag!

[Carl]

Monday, there were some good spots around me and I saw a lot of birds flying, but it was pretty slow where I was.  Bird count seemed to be down from talking to other hunters.  Tuesday was dreadfully slow.

TVHunts, you mentioned the Mojo Voodoo spinner.  I tried one this year and they actually bring in birds!  I've never needed one in North Carolina, but I definitely see the benefit here. 

So my review is - I know they work and I would recommend it to a friend.   

Carl

[Evil_EdwardO]

Monday, there were some good spots around me and I saw a lot of birds flying, but it was pretty slow where I was.  Bird count seemed to be down from talking to other hunters.  Tuesday was dreadfully slow.

TVHunts, you mentioned the Mojo Voodoo spinner.  I tried one this year and they actually bring in birds!  I've never needed one in North Carolina, but I definitely see the benefit here. 

So my review is - I know they work and I would recommend it to a friend.   

Carl