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 Wishing it was still dove season!
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11/05/14 10:54 PM
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North Frisco is covered in birds! I saw two fields that looked like a scene from Mexico. This front really pushed them through. Blasted several doubles with my "air shotgun". Too bad the season is over
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Re: Wishing it was still dove season!
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11/05/14 11:12 PM
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Re: Wishing it was still dove season!
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11/05/14 11:25 PM
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Could have had two half hour limits this morning in NE TX. Too bad the dux didn't show up in those numbers.
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Re: Wishing it was still dove season!
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11/05/14 11:32 PM
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So what is the deal with the split anyway? Wouldn't a longer first season (at least in the north zone) and no second make more sense?
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Re: Wishing it was still dove season!
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11/05/14 11:37 PM
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LarryCopper
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So what is the deal with the split anyway? Wouldn't a longer first season (at least in the north zone) and no second make more sense? From a hunter's perspective, absofrigginlutely! The vast majority will be gone by the time we can get back at em. The reasoning... Shaun Oldenburger, migratory shore and upland game bird program leader for TP&W, said recommendations on the dove season were based on four criteria: Maximizing opportunity during the first part of the season; Extending season dates as far as possible into January based on some public comment and input from South Texas; keeping season opening and closing dates as consistent as possible to decrease confusion among hunters; and taking advantage of youth dates at the end of October to overlap duck, deer and doves for a weekend.
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Re: Wishing it was still dove season!
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11/05/14 11:46 PM
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That's the same thing I was thinking opening weekend of deer season. We had thousands of dove in Fisher county flying into the tank. I could have limited out with a pellet gun. I would have gladly spent opening day blasting dove instead of killing a deer.
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Re: Wishing it was still dove season!
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11/06/14 12:13 AM
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Re: Wishing it was still dove season!
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11/06/14 04:30 AM
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Makes sense to me  Shaun Oldenburger, migratory shore and upland game bird program leader for TP&W, said recommendations on the dove season were based on four criteria: Maximizing opportunity during the first part of the season; Extending season dates as far as possible into January based on some public comment and input from South Texas; keeping season opening and closing dates as consistent as possible to decrease confusion among hunters; and taking advantage of youth dates at the end of October to overlap duck, deer and doves for a weekend. [/quote]
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Re: Wishing it was still dove season!
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11/06/14 04:41 AM
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[quote=Arbor Guy]North Frisco is covered in birds! I saw two fields that looked like a scene from Mexico. This front really pushed them through. Blasted several doubles with my "air shotgun". Too bad the season is over [/quoHAD tons last weekend. Saw only a few today......but more ducks
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