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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: Lady Grouse hunter on September 01, 2021, 10:54:16 PM

Title: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on September 01, 2021, 10:54:16 PM: Please Report on how anyone did Sept.1st morning/evening
Please distribe your settings?, Pics??
Thanks all! :hello:
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: 10mmg on September 02, 2021, 07:04:09 AM: Shot a limit by 11am plus 4 eurasians. 2 banded birds in the mix. Lots of birds in Moses area.
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: C-Money on September 02, 2021, 09:15:24 AM: My son & I got one...lol...not many flying where we were. :bash:
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on September 02, 2021, 09:50:41 PM: WOW, a nice day indeed, surperized that the smoke a week earlier did not chase them out!
Great on The Collards too!
How do you plan on cooking them???
Yummy!!!
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: 10mmg on September 03, 2021, 05:01:44 AM: Thanks, I used them in an Indian butter chicken dish. No leftovers. Was able to shoot a limit yesterday as well. 3 banded birds 2 of which had reward bands. Best opener for me ever.
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Post by: C-Money on September 03, 2021, 11:57:00 AM: We scratched out one limit between the two of us last night. Was a fun shoot!!
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Post by: Ronquillo08 on September 03, 2021, 12:02:23 PM: Ill be Heading out tomorrow morning for my sons first Dove hunt, cant wait to get after some birds :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: C-Money on September 03, 2021, 12:13:46 PM: Quote from: 10mmg on September 03, 2021, 05:01:44 AM
Thanks, I used them in an Indian butter chicken dish. No leftovers. Was able to shoot a limit yesterday as well. 3 banded birds 2 of which had reward bands. Best opener for me ever.
Thats awesome! We are excited to look for bands on every one we nock down. No bands for us... yet
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on September 03, 2021, 08:02:50 PM: JUST report your bands which will tell U the migration routes Very Cool indeed and alot of history here!!!
:IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: callturner on September 03, 2021, 08:26:15 PM: No pics yet? How's the doves holding down at banks lake?
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: 10mmg on September 03, 2021, 08:57:31 PM: Quote from: Lady Grouse hunter on September 03, 2021, 08:02:50 PM
JUST report your bands which will tell U the migration routes Very Cool indeed and alot of history here!!!
:IBCOOL:

Reported all of them. looks like local birds but one was hatched in 2018
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on September 03, 2021, 09:48:26 PM: Kool!, just wait for that certificate! USFW
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Post by: 10mmg on September 03, 2021, 10:16:00 PM: The certs are nice but the $100 per reward band is more my speed.
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: Pnwrider on September 04, 2021, 08:43:03 AM: Quote from: 10mmg on September 02, 2021, 07:04:09 AM
Shot a limit by 11am plus 4 eurasians. 2 banded birds in the mix. Lots of birds in Moses area.
Wow, that’s awesome! We had 12 limits by about 10am and only one band in all those birds.
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: Quackwhacker on September 04, 2021, 09:45:55 AM: One bird this morning. Only out for a half hour. Moses Lake area.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210904/4e0ec32b72cd99fcf4541f95bf6a7bcd.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210904/65563d364bdcdbdf19fd3c78e2b8a023.jpg)

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Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: 10mmg on September 04, 2021, 10:16:10 AM: Nice band. It gets addictive
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on September 04, 2021, 05:04:53 PM: THANKS ALL Who has reported soo far! I hope one reports their bands.
YOU will get a cool report of where/when they were banded and helps will tracking migrating birds
Title: Re: Opening Day Dove's
Post by: LDennis24 on September 14, 2021, 10:25:31 PM: There is a melanistic dove in a group out here by my house. Looks dark slate/blue colored and is with a regular colored mate. Can't seem to get a pic of it. It's always taking off when I go by.