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 Legal shooting time (dove)
#417082
08/29/08 12:39 AM
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bruiser
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Help? I can't seem to find it on the TPWD site.
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: bruiser]
#417083
08/29/08 12:49 AM
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udamdan
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30 minutes prior to sunrise & after sunset I believe !
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: bruiser]
#417084
08/29/08 12:49 AM
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Cool_Hand
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Thirty minutes before sun-up and thirty minutes after sun-down. As it is in the supplimentary insert in my license. 
 Benny Promise Ranch
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: Cool_Hand]
#417085
08/29/08 12:53 AM
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Big Tony
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Nope. Read the later publication. It says 30 Min before sunrise to SUNSET. And YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING WHEN THOSE TIMES ARE! 9-1 6:36a - 7:53p - I got this info off the tp&w website. Its on there!!!
Last edited by Big Tony; 08/29/08 12:54 AM.
"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: Big Tony]
#417086
08/29/08 12:58 AM
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fowlplayr
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Interesting...Big T is right. It does say "One-half hour before sunrise to sunset". I always thought it was 30 before and 30 minutes after.??.  Well, here's a link to a Computation Table. September Calendar
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: Big Tony]
#417087
08/29/08 01:07 AM
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TexasEd
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30 before sunrise, right at sunset. Those times are usually in the newspaper or on the weather page of the news site.
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: TexasEd]
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08/29/08 01:13 AM
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Techsan
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Quote:
30 before sunrise, right at sunset. Those times are usually in the newspaper or on the weather page of the news site.
Here's a link where you can create a table for the entire hunting season.
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.php
Good Luck! 
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: Techsan]
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08/29/08 01:14 AM
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udamdan
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: udamdan]
#417090
08/29/08 01:18 AM
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Big Tony
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Just tryin to keep you guys outa trouble. I think this is new. I hope it is! 
"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: udamdan]
#417091
08/29/08 01:42 AM
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Techsan
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Thanks Techsan !
Just doin' my part.
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: Techsan]
#417092
08/29/08 02:34 AM
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Txduckman
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Do people who hunt dove their whole lives forget when legal is for dove???   Ends at sunset like it has forever. (Not referring to any newbies here...) Use this site. It shows all towns in Texas and you get a month view. Print and keep it with you. Copy to Excel and email as well. Moon phases too for us varmit hunters. http://sunrisesunset.com/usa/Texas.asp
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: Txduckman]
#417093
08/29/08 10:26 AM
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Marcstar
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I might be crazy but I thought it was 30 mins after sunset as well. Pretty sure that was what's been in my head all these years. Whoops, lol. Truth is most times I'm done well before then anyway.
Dear Lord please bullwhip me for saying this but I agree, Marcstar is in the lead. Please nobody use this as a quote!!!
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: Marcstar]
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08/29/08 11:55 AM
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westtexasprinter
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It's been sunset as long as I have hunted and thats almost 50 years now.
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: westtexasprinter]
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08/29/08 11:59 AM
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gscheig
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One good indicator is when you see the red muzzle blast from your gun in the evening, it is probably a good time to shut it down for the day...
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: gscheig]
#417096
08/29/08 12:04 PM
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Sethfish
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this is just great  , I have always hunted that last thirty minutes of light before it is pitch black outside because it is cooler. guess i will take a picnic table to set my window unit ac on this year.
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: gscheig]
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08/29/08 12:29 PM
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onetime
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One good indicator is when you see the red muzzle blast from your gun in the evening, it is probably a good time to shut it down for the day...
Hey Greg I have never seen you take your spotlight off your shotgun at night when dove hunting  
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: onetime]
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08/29/08 12:55 PM
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gscheig
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Hey Greg I have never seen you take your spotlight off your shotgun at night when dove hunting
Brilliant - you may have just doubled my hunting season!
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: gscheig]
#417099
08/29/08 02:17 PM
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Sniper John
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Or if you have a GPS, it will give you the exact sunrise and sunset time for the very spot your at. I don't wear a watch so I often just set the alarm on the GPS to go off at that time.
Seems like the shooting before/after legal violations is a popular ticket with game wardens on public land and large dove leases. You probably don't want to be hunting very close to someone doing this for fear of getting the blame if a warden is near by.
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: westtexasprinter]
#417100
08/29/08 02:35 PM
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BlackSnake
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It's been sunset as long as I have hunted and thats almost 50 years now.
x2
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: BlackSnake]
#417101
08/29/08 07:34 PM
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easton1025
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ALWAYS been sunset for dove and ducks as long as I can remember..want the dove to get to roost without being shot at...
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Re: Legal shooting time (dove)
[Re: BlackSnake]
#417102
08/29/08 08:01 PM
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HupDog Daddy
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Hey sniper John
Wasn't it you that posted the article on using a compass?
If it was you would you mind re-posting it
" Money isn't everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch"
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