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 Dove eating all of the corn
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01/06/14 12:39 PM
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CW Knight
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Over this past couple of weekends I noticed that after the feeder goes off there are what seems like hundreds of dove flying in and consuming all of the corn. Doesn't matter day or night. Anyone have a solution?
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: CW Knight]
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01/06/14 01:29 PM
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HWY_MAN
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Dove gotta make a living too!
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: CW Knight]
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01/06/14 01:35 PM
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Hunt n Fish
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You have to make sure to get bags marked "deer" corn! 
HnF
"Prayer is when you talk to the Lord, Meditation is when you listen to what he says"
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: Hunt n Fish]
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01/06/14 01:42 PM
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Nightbird
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Yep, just turn your feeders off.. 
James
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger"
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: CW Knight]
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01/06/14 01:52 PM
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Erathkid
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Same here. Those pesky devils never show themselves during dove season, only deer season.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: CW Knight]
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01/06/14 01:53 PM
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Grizz
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As long as they're in your area, they're going to go for the easy meal. If they're eating everything your feeder is putting out, you could try adjusting it to put out more corn. It sounds goofy, but a given number of dove can only eat so much and they're done.
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: CW Knight]
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01/06/14 02:03 PM
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ggarciatx
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How about mounting one of those fake owls over the feeder or on a T-post in the corn pattern. Might keep rabbits away too.
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: CW Knight]
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01/06/14 02:14 PM
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YellowDog
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Set your feeder to feed after 5:30 PM Dove should be roosting about that time
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: Erathkid]
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01/06/14 02:26 PM
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crstfr
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Same here. Those pesky devils never show themselves during dove season, only deer season. heard that!
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: CW Knight]
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01/06/14 04:02 PM
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krmitchell
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Keep a housecat around your feeder......
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: CW Knight]
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01/06/14 04:16 PM
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spibiggie
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Pattern them and figure out where they are coming from. Set up in their flight path so you're not hunting over bait. Then get your limit in doves. Atleast until the 20th.
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: CW Knight]
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01/06/14 06:06 PM
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chalet
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Keep 2 feeders a couple hundred yards apart at my stand. I always see a few dove but the last weekend I hunted there was a bout 50 that kept constantly flying and flaring in circles between the feeders and brush between them. They made a lot of noise, pretty sure it was part of the reason the deer were so jumpy.
Never had a problem with dove until now. One of those plastic owls or hawks might help, but I doubt it.
Shoot. Eat. Repeat.
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: YellowDog]
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01/06/14 06:45 PM
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1860.colt
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Set your feeder to feed after 5:30 PM Dove should be roosting about that time tried that, they still do a fly-bye 
i'm postaddic
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
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01/07/14 04:34 PM
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JesseB
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
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01/07/14 05:30 PM
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1860.colt
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every time check cams got pic's of birds eaten corn weather on ground or feeders. keep soke of the pic'd of birds in flight, not ta mention few squirrels & coons
i'm postaddic
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
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01/07/14 07:49 PM
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cyberpyrot
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lots of crushed up Alka-Seltzer.  I can see it now doves trying to fart and pictures of deer foaming from the mouth on the game cam..
Last edited by cyberpyrot; 01/07/14 07:59 PM.
I'm a terrible shot but I follow up with a grenade!
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
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01/07/14 09:07 PM
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1860.colt
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deers rear would have ta get regestered as a pea shooter every time it farted
i'm postaddic
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: CW Knight]
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01/08/14 12:20 AM
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mark in tx
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Just put up a sign No Doves!
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: mark in tx]
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01/08/14 08:07 PM
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Matthew_Mur
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Just put up a sign No Doves! Had the same problem, took the advice above. Worked like a charm!
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Re: Dove eating all of the corn
[Re: Hunt n Fish]
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01/08/14 09:00 PM
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Trace Homes
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You have to make sure to get bags marked "deer" corn! thats funny as hell
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