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2020 Dove season/success?
« on: September 04, 2020, 11:44:30 PM »
Who has been out, I missed the opener, it was HOT and a rarer year,,,it's now the 5th. of September, Mourning doves should be heading south very soon. PLEASE let me hear your Exps. in the early Morning or an Evening hunt & what type of terrain you hunted in. I do NOT want to know were, but a county would be good... I  have a Cabin out of Coulee City but could NOT make it there as of now BUT next week...
Thanks ALL for any in-put!
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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2020, 09:15:10 AM »
Hunting public ground, we have been out 3 evenings. We got 7 on the opener, and 7 more 2 days later and zero last night. I have been scouting for a hot field, but I haven't even found one to ask permission on. I know there are birds, but man I am having a tough time (as usual) getting on them.
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2020, 09:58:47 AM »
Opener was pretty slow and it was hot. Not a lot moving around. Hit 3 or 4 different spots. Of course we saw tons when we took a mid day break and played a round of golf.

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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2020, 04:16:02 AM »
Thanks for any and all reports folks! Remember things have changed SOO much since I have hunted doves, {12 years now} UGGG!  :dunno: Now there IS a ton of Collar's out and about, BUT Its all about the migritory's They are here at the opener then GONE tommorrow! BUT I see a BIG road-block on the pacific Fly-way,,, Smoke and Fires, hey they may stick around and go full circle  :yike: from Wa. to southern Or. then turn back for a spell. What a rough time they will have this season.
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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2020, 05:58:34 AM »
I missed the opener but got out 2 days later for a morning hunt. Limited in 2 hours. Birds seem to fly not a first light but about an hour or so after. Find the roost and wait for them to return from breakfast. This was in Central Wa.

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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2020, 07:12:54 AM »
One collared there, find them together?  Any video from the barrel cam?  Thanks, good shooting

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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2020, 09:02:31 AM »
The collars where in with the morning doves. I didn’t notice as many as in years past. As a shotkam newbie i got video but nothing worth saving or posting. Made a few adjustments for next time. We got 3 banders on that hunt FYI.

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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2020, 02:02:03 AM »
I see at least 4 Collard's in your bag, 3 of which are squabs,,, SOO you did NOT limit on Mournings which is 15 a day. No Limit on Collard's either. A good day indeed no matter what. Good Ramaki! Yummm!
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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2020, 02:06:35 AM »
On my property last November a cabin in Coulee City I had fed the Quail for winter and then witneesed over 60 Collard's roosting in My 3 70 year old Elm tree's at one time! 3P.M. was then feeding hours til' sunset at $.45 P.M.
What a sight til' I came out on the deck Wish I was out over int Desert to meet them>>>> :hello:
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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2020, 08:53:15 AM »
Granted I was hunting about 500 miles East of Coulee City. I had a great first few days of Dove hunting. My only complaint was there were no other hunters in the area to keep them moving. It was taking about an hour for a limit of 15 birds.
A few of the dogs had a great time retriving them.

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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2020, 12:19:02 AM »
Nice Little Field Springer indeed 1 hour is a good shoot as well! So you were out of state as well...500 miles from coulee City is deep into Id. :hello:
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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2020, 07:11:06 PM »
I figured with yesterday's cold front the Dove would be long gone.  This evening went to run a dog or two and the back field was full of them. Took the Shorthairs back to the house grabbed a Springer and a shotgun and popped a limit in about 30 minutes. This is Allie with her half.

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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2020, 10:00:30 PM »
Ally look quite content! :IBCOOL:
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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2020, 10:05:29 PM »
R the Dove harvested sitting on the Irr. Circle pipes?
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Re: 2020 Dove season/success?
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2020, 06:18:53 AM »
Doves from the past....  Six limits in a couple hours along the Yakima River in the lower valley.    kinda miss shooting at those little rockets
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