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Disappointing Trip West #5875073 08/12/15 03:33 PM
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Drove out to Hamlin Monday evening to do a little work on the cabin and came back in yesterday evening. Hwy 380 through Jacksboro, Graham, Throckmorton, and Haskell and saw very few dove. Seemed to be plenty of feed, understandably it was hot and the few birds I did see were near water.

I had heard good things about the number of birds but I sure didn't see them.

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You won't see them now in middle of the day. Birds are in fields at sun up and out by 9 at the latest


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Originally Posted By: Jeff Elder
You won't see them now in middle of the day. Birds are in fields at sun up and out by 9 at the latest


Guess I should have clarified but both trips were late evening as the sun was setting. I should have seen more birds.

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I drove through Graham and Breckinridge today and didn't see many either. Sunflowers look great but no birds. I was at a funeral North of Sweetwater in Fisher County on Monday. I ate lunch with a bunch of farmers and they said the same thing. Plenty of feed and few birds.

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A few weeks ago running Hwy 79 to Throckmorton I saw dove on both sides of the road, had to dodge a few. They're out there boys, you can have my share. Too hot for this old man to do dove.


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Cold Front Pushed 'Em Out!! shocked


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I agree with Elder.

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Driving through the milo fields yesterday at about 6:30 PM I saw a tornado of doves. I have never seen anything quite like that so far as doves.

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Originally Posted By: Leonardo
Originally Posted By: Jeff Elder
You won't see them now in middle of the day. Birds are in fields at sun up and out by 9 at the latest


Guess I should have clarified but both trips were late evening as the sun was setting. I should have seen more birds.


I'm seeing 10 times more birds in the morning than in the evening. I wouldn't worry.


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Theres no dove in west texas!!!


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No birds in Throckmorton County. Stay in the metroplex. Lol!!

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Normally the power line behind us, is sagging from all the dove perched on it. So far.......

We haven't seen squat.

No clue. Tank's are still relatively full and plenty of sunflower's.


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Originally Posted By: Leonardo
Drove out to Hamlin Monday evening to do a little work on the cabin and came back in yesterday evening. Hwy 380 through Jacksboro, Graham, Throckmorton, and Haskell and saw very few dove. Seemed to be plenty of feed, understandably it was hot and the few birds I did see were near water.

I had heard good things about the number of birds but I sure didn't see them.


There is so much feed and water around the area you mentioned the dove are everywhere. My opinion is there huge number of dove this year but they're spread out. As the farmers clean up the fields the numbers will be more concentrated around the milo and sunflower at harvest. Sounds like it will be a wet September so I am planning on hunting fields more than tanks. However, I've been wrong before.


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I took 114 out to Lubbock yesterday. Seen quite a few birds from Jacksboro to Seymore in the morning flying over the road from field to field

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Starting to see groups of 8-10 birds just west of Benbrook in the morning hours. Last few weeks, hadn't seen any flying.


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I just spent a couple of hours on the tractor. Hand on heart I could have bagged 3 or 4 limits. Of course, unless I can sit in an air conditioned tractor there is no way this fat old man would not be out in this heat. The dove are around.

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I'm seeing plenty around here in fields and on high line wires just not huge numbers. Like others have already said I think they are mostly spread out because of how much food and water they have this year.

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Originally Posted By: aggiegadwall
Theres no dove in west texas!!!


Correct. Y'all need to stay east. I'll volunteer to hunt west. Yes it's a sacrifice but someone has to do it!

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Originally Posted By: wal1809
Driving through the milo fields yesterday at about 6:30 PM I saw a tornado of doves. I have never seen anything quite like that so far as doves.


White wings?

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Didnt go far enough west, your still in the DFW area......


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I have a place in haskell.. Saw a few birds, nothing to shout about, I didn't stay past 6pm had to get back home. Saw a few white wings the majority of the birds were going into my pond for water. Haven't been out there in the morning , but will be the day after the opener.

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I've seen dove several times today.



Not quite skillet ready though.


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Was in Midland area 2 wks ago and saw phenomenal numbers of dove. Specifically, I was at Windwalker Farms between Stanton and Midland. Those folks are going to have a great opener.


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Driving 380 west to graham I noticed lots of sunflowers and overgrown fields. A few dove along the way. Our place sw of graham has the best sunflowers I have ever seen. Some still green. Lots of random volunteer maise and milo. Even a few mammoth sunflowers around a roost tree in the middle of the field. Dove weed is thick too. Several birds in the field in the afternoon. But the amout of food sources I noticed on the drive, I do think the birds could get spread out or easily pressured out to safer fields.

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I am not going to be able to scout where I hunt in Haskell. Driving out 8/31, will be late when I get there. Place is pretty dependable, even in bad years.

They had some rain and owner has not sprayed fields so there are a lot of sunflowers

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