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 Eurasian Collared Dove
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09/03/12 07:29 PM
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cyphertext
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Are you guys seeing more of these this year? On opening morning, we had 11 hunters and got about 90 birds. But, out of those birds, most were ringnecks. I don't think there was a limit of mourning and white wings between us. We hunted near Tuscola.
You guys seeing the same?
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: cyphertext]
#3538253
09/03/12 07:34 PM
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1FowlHntR
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We've been shooting all Mourning doves, with just a few whitewings here around Ft Hood.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: 1FowlHntR]
#3538279
09/03/12 07:42 PM
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samsamthemex
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All mourning around Iowa Park for me anyways!!
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: samsamthemex]
#3538528
09/03/12 09:11 PM
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dallasdawg
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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Out of the 17 I bagged, 4 were collard dove. First time I have seen them where I hunt.
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: dallasdawg]
#3538541
09/03/12 09:15 PM
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mnsherick
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3 of the 14 I took home.
-Matt
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: mnsherick]
#3538774
09/03/12 10:55 PM
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Silver Fox
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Green Horn
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If you leave a wing on the eurasian collared doves, they will not count as part of your daily bag limit. But only if the game warden can tell it is a collared dove. If you leave just a breast you may as well count it, cause the G.W will. Good Hunting and fair winds.
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: Silver Fox]
#3538844
09/03/12 11:19 PM
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HOF
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They counted for about 10% of the birds we bagged.
Searching the world over for the perfect Chile Relleno.
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: HOF]
#3538992
09/04/12 12:05 AM
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mohunter
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Three people, 3 days, 3 limits each day only one ring neck and one whitewing killed for us.
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: mohunter]
#3539191
09/04/12 01:09 AM
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cyphertext
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Most of you guys are seeing the same thing we have typically seen in years past. This year was just strange with that many ring necks.
Last night my son and I hunted a different part of the property and all the doves harvested there were mourning dove.
I don't mind shooting the ring neck's....bigger bird and I can't tell any difference in taste. They're all good wrapped in bacon!
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: cyphertext]
#3539236
09/04/12 01:20 AM
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HOF
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Most of you guys are seeing the same thing we have typically seen in years past. This year was just strange with that many ring necks.
Last night my son and I hunted a different part of the property and all the doves harvested there were mourning dove.
I don't mind shooting the ring neck's....bigger bird and I can't tell any difference in taste. They're all good wrapped in bacon! I might be missing out. I tried a ring neck a couple of years ago and thought ot was awful. Who else eats them?
Searching the world over for the perfect Chile Relleno.
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: HOF]
#3539420
09/04/12 02:04 AM
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Jack Todd
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Today was my 3rd hunt of the year. Limited out 2 of the 3. I shot my first one of the year today. Mostly very young morning dove.
Whack'em and Stack'em
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: Bill Waldschmidt]
#3539447
09/04/12 02:10 AM
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blancobuster
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I got 4 tonight! Love getting ringnecks they are so much bigger than mourning or whitewing...last year damn near all we shot were mourning, this year a different field is hot and it is almost all whitewing or collared, go figure...the fields are a mile apart
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: blancobuster]
#3539592
09/04/12 02:40 AM
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Baylor_Bears
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All mourning except one of our 45 was a rigneck, no whitewings here in Justin
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: ArkansasTraveler]
#3539876
09/04/12 03:45 AM
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Hank the bird dog
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Shot a limit in Hondo. Out of 6 hunters I was the only one with a ring neck. They are definetely bigger birds. All of the dove were white wings which was nice. Good to know about leaving a wing so they don't count towards your limit.
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: Hank the bird dog]
#3540260
09/04/12 12:51 PM
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ETXFIREMAN 1
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Here's half of the ring necks we killed on Sat afternoon not 5min after I took the pic 2 more hunters came up with about the same amount of ring necks I believe we got around 30 ring necks over 2 days. 
No doubt about the AR crap, just damn shame hunters don't have self control and knowledge
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: ETXFIREMAN 1]
#3540315
09/04/12 01:20 PM
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Posts: 385
redundeadd
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Bird Dog
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Been seeing a lot of them around royce city fields. Shot 2 on the first hunt
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: TX_WATERFOWL]
#3540358
09/04/12 01:34 PM
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AdvTX
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We got 7 of them in Foard county on Saturday I was lucky enough to get 2 in 1 shot!
Bow Only
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: AdvTX]
#3540390
09/04/12 01:53 PM
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Posts: 353
stuko
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All morning dove in Menard and Elgin area. Haven't even seen any white wing
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: stuko]
#3540441
09/04/12 02:17 PM
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moderno
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There is about 10 in the tree in my back yard right now
Bartender, bring me anything except brake fluid, cause I don't plan on stopping!
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: moderno]
#3540455
09/04/12 02:23 PM
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8pointdrop
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 All ring necks but 1
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: 8pointdrop]
#3610763
09/27/12 05:46 PM
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Posts: 174
Stonewall
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My son and I had some success opening weekend, all were Mourning dove, except 2 which were bigger and lighter in color. I assume they were the Eurasian...
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove
[Re: Stonewall]
#3611040
09/27/12 07:07 PM
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RDunlevy
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Woodsman
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I limit every time I go. All white wings. I let the morning dove go. I usually get one or two collared dove also.
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