Deer hunting is actually hunting. Dove "hunting" is just skeet shooting, but you can eat your target. For me, I shoot dove cuz they're delicious and a good warm-up for duck season. Thats about it

I love to shoot doves. Very social activity.

But i wouldn't give up chasing mule deer to go dove hunting

Deer hunting is actually hunting. Dove "hunting" is just skeet shooting, but you can eat your target. For me, I shoot dove cuz they're delicious and a good warm-up for duck season. Thats about it

You must be kidding. Dove hunting actually takes skill and that skill has to be kept up with via hours at the range. Shooting a deer is about as challenging as shooting a cow. Someone who has never fired a gun in their life can pick up a rifle, aim it at a deer, and kill a deer. Not so much with dove hunting.

Your overselling it a bit.

Dove hunting isn't that hard if you know how to shoot a shotgun.

Once you get it down its like riding a bicycle

I have found sense moving to tx in 89 that very few deer hunters "hunt" for deer. I'm not knocking it cause I do it to but lets call it what it is. I have a very average 8 pt I shot in 96 in N.E. Tx with my selfbow in a "tree stand" (sitting on limbs) in a natural funnel with no feeder anywhere to be found. Its my most special trophy. That deer died about 150 yards from the spot I cut the tree down to make the bow I took back and ended his life with. I have P/Y animals, caribou, elk etc. That 8 pointer is my trophy.

let's seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee sit in a stand for 16 days x 5 hrs per day ==80 hrs,,, and mabe pull the trigger one time.

or fire a box of shells, get your limit,,, hide it in the truck and do it again in 20 min. . I know which one I"d take.

I pretty much like any sort of hunting that has to do with dogs. I just like watching dogs work.