Dove report?

[Mfowl]

Anybody been keeping tabs on the dove numbers? Have these couple of rain/cooling events in the basin sent them packin already? I will be out for some scouting Fri/Sat just curious what folks are seeing to this point. Thanks! Have fun out there this weekend!

[Sandberm]

Doesnt seem like I have seen as many on the farm in the past couple weeks as usual. Tri-Cities area.

I often wonder if the numbers are better when there is more wheat planted on the irrigated farms. Not much wheat grown this year due to low prices.

[Evil_EdwardO]

I'm not seeing the numbers I see in previous years here in the Palouse in the areas I hunt. It seemed to thin out last week when we had a couple of cold days.

[Carl]

The report I got from the Yakama reservation ares is - it's not looking very good this year. 

[carpsniperg2]

Very low compared to most years around our parts

[Mfowl]

Thanks for the info so far! I half expect a down year since the summer weather has not been typical but I had not realized the wheat production was down too. I will give it a scout anyway and see what I can find. Good luck all!

[DOUBLELUNG]

Not seeing many mourning doves Chelan/Douglas/Okanogan counties.  Lots of resident Eurasian collared doves though.

[asmith]

DEAD!!  Saw maybe 6 high flyers around my area.  Will go out again this evening and give it one more shot. 

[Bigluke1981]

Numbers are down in our area but we managed to get a decent shoot in this am. Headed out again this evening. Good luck everyone!!!!

[Mfowl]

We had a decent hunt this AM. Not limits but still fun. Birds are around but no big concentrations on any public ground I could find. There was not much shooting in the surrounding area at all though. The pup has a limp so I won't be back out this evening. Good luck all!

[JimmyLee]

I went out this morning (Tri-Cities Area). We saw a few along the road and on power lines, but we never had a single shot. Depressing been waiting months for this day.

[HornHoarder]

From the sounds of things, I cant complain about todays hunt. Between three people we shot 24 birds.... Palouse country

[10mmg]

3 hunters took 30 birds in the morning hunt with plenty of misses. it was my daughters first dove hunt and she hit a double banded bird worth $100 according to the golden band. 2 of the birds I shot where banded as well but not golden bands. Numbers seem a little low this year but i have noticed that sometimes the opener is lighter than the next couple of weeks.

[C-Money]

My son & I knocked down a few opening morning. Was constant birds for the first 20 minutes of shooting hours, and then it was over. Gave it another hour and only got one more bird.

[boneaddict]

Very few compared to normal this year.....about 98% Eurasian..