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How is your Dove season going so far?
#6927436
10/21/17 12:19 AM
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Trophytaker3
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Mine has been HORRIBLE, 0 DOVE! Haven't even seen any! They're scarcer than a jack o lantern on a Christmas tree.
In this order.... Faith, Family, Hunting. http://atvutvcustomizer.com/Pacific Eagle UTV enclosures. Kawasaki, Honda , Polaris, Kymco, and many more! Trump, Make America Great Again!
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6927671
10/21/17 10:39 AM
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Stompy
THF Trophy Hunter
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Well I'm in the fly way here in Breckenridge and my season has been average. Have had several good hunts, a few great hunts and a couple of not so good hunts. Yesterday was not so good.
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Stompy]
#6927691
10/21/17 11:37 AM
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 8,285
bobcat1
THF Trophy Hunter
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Mine was not so good. Opening day was not the best but okay, after that it fell off then we got a good push of birds around the end of September and early October. Lots of birds but no hunters to keep them flying. Now they are all gone.
Bobby Barnett
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6927713
10/21/17 12:26 PM
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Joined: Oct 2017
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koltonrohrbough
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Lots of birds up here towards the red river. Dad and I had 19 in an hour.
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6927774
10/21/17 01:42 PM
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Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 7,759
snake oil
THF Trophy Hunter
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Sucks hear in SW Young County...........
Last edited by snake oil; 10/21/17 01:42 PM.
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6928074
10/21/17 08:37 PM
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Posts: 387
Trophytaker3
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Bird Dog
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A TPWD website article said, " Dove season looks promising" we know that's wrong!
In this order.... Faith, Family, Hunting. http://atvutvcustomizer.com/Pacific Eagle UTV enclosures. Kawasaki, Honda , Polaris, Kymco, and many more! Trump, Make America Great Again!
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6928478
10/22/17 03:24 AM
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Posts: 1,429
BDB
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Mine been pretty good. 15 hunts with 15 limits. I have not been in about 2 weeks though...just got back today from Vegas from a trade show. I'm going to try to make it out one last hunt before our lease ends on the year. On a side note when I flew out to Vegas we flew right over Throckmorton. I could also see our dove lease...looks much diffrent from the air than truck level.
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6928480
10/22/17 03:31 AM
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 4,265
HOF
Extreme Tracker
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Worst year out of the past 5 or so. However, loved every minute in the field.
Searching the world over for the perfect Chile Relleno.
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6928640
10/22/17 01:33 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 8,277
BradyBuck
THF Trophy Hunter
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Hasn’t been bad but normal areas that usually have a lot of birds are slow but was able to go to some new areas and have had some good hunts.
I just haven’t been able to hunt as much this season as in years past. There was a time when I’d go 2-3 time a week through most of the season.
HRCH Washita's Kimber Locked N Loaded GRHRCH Firefly's Rally The Troops MH
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6928966
10/22/17 07:53 PM
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sallysue
Veteran Tracker
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Veteran Tracker
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Been going pretty much everyday averaging 4 to 7 birds but its still funn
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6929498
10/23/17 02:28 AM
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Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 108
KingHunter17
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Great year for me. 18 hunts with 18 limits taken. I'm sure I could get several more limits this season but 270 dove is plenty for my family till next season so I am calling it quits.
If the trigger is gold, the birds will fold.
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6929621
10/23/17 05:01 AM
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Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 287
kweber
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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hurricane has put all patterns off.. WW's left early... Mdoves haven't come thru or if they did, kept going S... we got enuff for a decent dove-fry...
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6930318
10/23/17 08:46 PM
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Joined: Sep 2010
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jnd59
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Was in Graford yesterday morning. Saw birds working sunflower fields but nothing came into ours. Fewer birds but it was cool and wet. Only stayed until 8:30
No matter how high a duck flies a hammer still breaks a window.
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: kweber]
#6930390
10/23/17 09:38 PM
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AdanV
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hurricane has put all patterns off.. WW's left early... Mdoves haven't come thru or if they did, kept going S... we got enuff for a decent dove-fry... This is what I believe too. I've seen only a handful here in the Katy/Brookshire/Monaville area. A friend of mine that helps out on Guided Dove Hunts here has told me he hasn't seen any either.
God Bless Texas Arsenal: Savage Axis II - 30-06 Stoeger P350 - 12 Gauge Diamond Edge SB-1 - Compound Bow
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: KingHunter17]
#6930746
10/24/17 01:42 AM
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Matpk
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: HOF]
#6930930
10/24/17 03:50 AM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 339
Creek Henry
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Worst year out of the past 5 or so. However, loved every minute in the field. Agreed. There just aren't any birds this year
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6931266
10/24/17 01:58 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
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sprigsss
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September was great with local birds in Fisher County.
Once the first little cool spell came they were gone like usual.
No water in our tanks this year so haven't had any luck with the migrators.
Last 5 hunts with my son we've shot 8, 7, 3, 2, and 2 birds.
We averaged a little over 12 birds per man in September.
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6931268
10/24/17 02:00 PM
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Posts: 950
YellowDog
Tracker
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Tracker
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I shot a total of zero this year. First time in 40 years
Born to Hunt/Fish
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: YellowDog]
#6931519
10/24/17 04:59 PM
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Matpk
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Never had luck with dove. Went for three guided hunts , shot three Cartridges got nothing...
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6931604
10/24/17 05:58 PM
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wal1809
THF Celebrity
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I went on the opener for south zone in Freer. Hammered them. My bride and I went arrowhead hunting on the ranch. We kicked off a bunch of doves at a water hole. We just sat next to the pond in the shade and shot them as they came trickling back in. We were both shooting our .28 gauges. Man those little bores are fun.
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: YellowDog]
#6931633
10/24/17 06:14 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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I shot a total of zero this year. First time in 40 years I didn't get out a single time.....first time in years.....kids gone, busy at work, just didn't make it a priority....
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6931665
10/24/17 06:47 PM
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Stompy
THF Trophy Hunter
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A good season, had a couple of slow hunts in mid September but October made up for it.
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Stompy]
#6931785
10/24/17 08:14 PM
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Matpk
Pro Tracker
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Wish I would be that lucky....
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6931796
10/24/17 08:17 PM
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Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,859
LarryCopper
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I guess you could say quality over quantity. I've hunted a lot less than normal, but the ones I've had have been very good. No local lease means a lot less wasting time for a bird or two. Concentrated a few trips out west and down south.
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Re: How is your Dove season going so far?
[Re: Trophytaker3]
#6931823
10/24/17 08:35 PM
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4Weight
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Mine was about as good as I could expect. I spent about 9-10 days in the field and limited about 90% of the time. I have lots of dove in the freezer and am thankful for that. I just want to get out once more. Hopefully the dove will show up.
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