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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: TVHunts on August 23, 2014, 07:56:32 PM

Title: Ready for Doves!
Post by: TVHunts on August 23, 2014, 07:56:32 PM: 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! :drool:

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.
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: Dave Workman on August 24, 2014, 09:04:36 AM: 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.

:tup:

Good hunting! Share some photos with NORTHWEST SPORTSMAN magazine.
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: rasbo on August 24, 2014, 09:39:24 AM: Im seeing a lot of doves..here where im at also
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: thequickfox on August 24, 2014, 10:58:24 AM: me too, heading down to skoomchuck on the second for doves :hunt2: and scouting :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: HunterStrait on August 24, 2014, 11:39:08 AM: Some of us might have a chance to bag some collard doves too!
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: rasbo on August 26, 2014, 05:02:44 AM: Im seeing huge numbers of doves,they are loving the wheat fields where I work
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: TVHunts on August 26, 2014, 12:58:16 PM: Quote from: rasbo on August 26, 2014, 05:02:44 AM
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 :chuckle:
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: C-Money on August 26, 2014, 02:33:30 PM: Looking forward to it!! Good times!
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: rasbo on August 26, 2014, 06:16:18 PM: Quote from: TVHunts on August 26, 2014, 12:58:16 PM
Quote from: rasbo on August 26, 2014, 05:02:44 AM
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 :chuckle:
:chuckle: finding a place to hunt is another question
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: whackemstackem on August 31, 2014, 01:21:33 AM: i too have seen a few doves in the valley now. Get ready for it!
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: Carl on August 31, 2014, 07:07:26 AM: Good luck everyone. Dove hunting is a blast!
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: Boom Stick on September 01, 2014, 12:03:20 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: Limhangerslayer on September 01, 2014, 01:02:53 PM: We forgot to take pics, 7 guys 110 doves by 9:30
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: T-Bone on September 01, 2014, 01:36:33 PM: Quote from: Limhangerslayer on September 01, 2014, 01:02:53 PM
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?
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: Mfowl on September 01, 2014, 01:38:30 PM: If they included collared doves in their limit they are perfectly legal.
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: T-Bone on September 01, 2014, 01:51:27 PM: Quote from: Mfowl on September 01, 2014, 01:38:30 PM
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.
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: Limhangerslayer on September 01, 2014, 07:02:30 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: TVHunts on September 02, 2014, 08:49:18 PM: 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!
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: Carl on September 03, 2014, 08:22:30 AM: 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. :chuckle:

Carl
Title: Re: Ready for Doves!
Post by: Evil_EdwardO on September 04, 2014, 08:39:14 AM: Quote from: Carl on September 03, 2014, 08:22:30 AM
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. :chuckle:

Carl

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