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Dove season
#7474752
04/01/19 02:42 PM
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Joined: Nov 2009
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RayB
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red bone Bob
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Opens on Sunday
THE 2019-2020 SEASON DATES ARE OFFICIAL! North Zone Sept. 1, 2019 - Nov. 12, 2019 Dec. 20, 2019 - Jan. 5, 2020 Central Zone Sept. 1, 2019 - Nov. 3, 2019 Dec. 20, 2019 - Jan. 14, 2020 South Zone Sept. 14, 2019 - Nov. 3, 2019 Dec. 20, 2019 - Jan. 23, 2020 Special White-winged Dove Days Sept. 1, 2, 7 & 8, 2019 (SWWDD shooting hours noon to sunset)
There is time, and you must take it, to lay your hand on your dog's head as you walk past him lying on the floor or on his settle, time to talk with him, to remember with him, time to please him, time you can't buy back once he's gone" GBE
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Re: Dove season
[Re: RayB]
#7474758
04/01/19 02:46 PM
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Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 8,315
Herbie Hancock
THF Trophy Hunter
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Im ready for opening day to be during the week so the Frio is more enjoyable after the morning hunt.
It takes beer to make thirst worthwhile - J. Fred Schmidt
The internet is an I.Q. Test, people post their scores in the comment section.
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Re: Dove season
[Re: RayB]
#7475069
04/01/19 08:47 PM
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 266
AdanV
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This coming season, I'm going to drive further out west.
Saw hardly anything this past season.
God Bless Texas Arsenal: Savage Axis II - 30-06 Stoeger P350 - 12 Gauge Diamond Edge SB-1 - Compound Bow
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Re: Dove season
[Re: AdanV]
#7475145
04/01/19 09:53 PM
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Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,864
LarryCopper
THF Trophy Hunter
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This coming season, I'm going to drive further out west.
Saw hardly anything this past season. West is best for sure... but *best* is a relative term. Last season was good only in certain spots out west - tough season all around for most. At our place they didn't show up till deer season and saw the best numbers in February while quail hunting.
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Re: Dove season
[Re: RayB]
#7475620
04/02/19 01:15 PM
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Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 33,955
Buzzsaw
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I didnt hunt last year for the first time in decades. My hunting buddy and I missed it, so we are going this year. With all this rain, sun flowers and such should be great, especially the outfitters who actually plant and manage their fields for dove shooting. I'm hoping to squeeze onto a famous outfitters fields this year
SPACE FOR RENT
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Re: Dove season
[Re: RayB]
#7475843
04/02/19 05:21 PM
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Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 19,132
TCM3
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I got about 5 or 6 last season, of course, after the season closed, they were everywhere!!!
Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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Re: Dove season
[Re: TCM3]
#7476030
04/02/19 09:31 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 476
JDP Ranch
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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I got about 5 or 6 last season, of course, after the season closed, they were everywhere!!! Man... I have seen more dove in the past 2 weekends than I have in the past 6 months. Seems they are everywhere right now!
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Re: Dove season
[Re: RayB]
#7476051
04/02/19 09:55 PM
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Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 33,955
Buzzsaw
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SPACE FOR RENT
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Re: Dove season
[Re: RayB]
#7481173
04/08/19 08:17 AM
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Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 551
chilled shot
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Tracker
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I agree that most would be wise to " go west young man " for a better chance at any winged fowl but there has been a rapidly growing amount of white wings invading north east Texas. As of 4 or 5 years ago, I had no white wings ever at my bird feeders. Now they have displaced the mourning, ring necked and inca doves almost completely. They are very dominate over other birds. What started at 1 or 2 birds has grown to 60 - 70 just in my neighborhood. They only disappear a month or so in winter, then come back in mass with reinforcements. I understand they are city birds as we use to go to the valley back in the day for w.w. only hunts and shooting grounds were always just out of the city limits. With that being said, that many birds are not making a living at city bird feeders and our goat weed don't mature till late Sept. Oct. Guess I'm gonna have to chase a flock to see where they go. They probably don't go far and seem to always come and go in large flocks and are easy to pattern. It would be a nice change to see a game bird move into this area when everything else that flies is moving out.
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Re: Dove season
[Re: LarryCopper]
#7481480
04/08/19 03:58 PM
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 266
AdanV
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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This coming season, I'm going to drive further out west.
Saw hardly anything this past season. West is best for sure... but *best* is a relative term. Last season was good only in certain spots out west - tough season all around for most. At our place they didn't show up till deer season and saw the best numbers in February while quail hunting. I hear ya. Although I'd love to have an easy bag limit, I really just want to have more shooting opportunities at the least. Sitting down and waiting for hours just to see 1-2 doves fly in the distance really irritates me.
God Bless Texas Arsenal: Savage Axis II - 30-06 Stoeger P350 - 12 Gauge Diamond Edge SB-1 - Compound Bow
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Re: Dove season
[Re: RayB]
#7481490
04/08/19 04:02 PM
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Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 2,208
Birdboy
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It always rains the 1st week of september.
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Re: Dove season
[Re: AdanV]
#7481641
04/08/19 06:28 PM
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Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 19,132
TCM3
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This coming season, I'm going to drive further out west.
Saw hardly anything this past season. West is best for sure... but *best* is a relative term. Last season was good only in certain spots out west - tough season all around for most. At our place they didn't show up till deer season and saw the best numbers in February while quail hunting. I hear ya. Although I'd love to have an easy bag limit, I really just want to have more shooting opportunities at the least. Sitting down and waiting for hours just to see 1-2 doves fly in the distance really irritates me.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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Re: Dove season
[Re: Birdboy]
#7482574
04/09/19 08:20 PM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,145
jrfan
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It always rains the 1st week of september. My dad would make a bet with anybody, at anytime that it would rain at some point during Labor day weekend. He would usually win.
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Re: Dove season
[Re: RayB]
#7483218
04/10/19 12:38 PM
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Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 915
pervis
Tracker
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Tracker
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Saw around 60 at my place in haskell on mon while doing work out there.
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Re: Dove season
[Re: RayB]
#7485252
04/12/19 03:29 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,525
SnakeWrangler
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I missed out on all hunting last year.....going to do better this year....
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: Dove season
[Re: AdanV]
#7496655
04/25/19 05:36 PM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 8,162
whitewing maniac
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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This coming season, I'm going to drive further out west.
Saw hardly anything this past season. West is best for sure... but *best* is a relative term. Last season was good only in certain spots out west - tough season all around for most. At our place they didn't show up till deer season and saw the best numbers in February while quail hunting. I hear ya. Although I'd love to have an easy bag limit, I really just want to have more shooting opportunities at the least. Sitting down and waiting for hours just to see 1-2 doves fly in the distance really irritates me. That's a big 10-4. The past few years I have seen a drastic decline of birds in the areas I usually hunt in. I know when we were under drought conditions the birds were thick. But it's been pretty wet the past few years and numbers are way down.
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Re: Dove season
[Re: whitewing maniac]
#7497233
04/26/19 05:38 AM
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Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 17,721
Txduckman
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This coming season, I'm going to drive further out west.
Saw hardly anything this past season. West is best for sure... but *best* is a relative term. Last season was good only in certain spots out west - tough season all around for most. At our place they didn't show up till deer season and saw the best numbers in February while quail hunting. I hear ya. Although I'd love to have an easy bag limit, I really just want to have more shooting opportunities at the least. Sitting down and waiting for hours just to see 1-2 doves fly in the distance really irritates me. That's a big 10-4. The past few years I have seen a drastic decline of birds in the areas I usually hunt in. I know when we were under drought conditions the birds were thick. But it's been pretty wet the past few years and numbers are way down. Catch-22. Drought and we are covered in dove... I go west for dove for food and use an outfitter for consistent birds. Dove just leave before season if it is wet and hot. They go to food. Really wish later Jan was open but for zero reason Dec to Jan is when no one hunts...
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Re: Dove season
[Re: chilled shot]
#7502115
05/02/19 11:24 AM
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 31,055
HWY_MAN
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I agree that most would be wise to " go west young man " for a better chance at any winged fowl but there has been a rapidly growing amount of white wings invading north east Texas. As of 4 or 5 years ago, I had no white wings ever at my bird feeders. Now they have displaced the mourning, ring necked and inca doves almost completely. They are very dominate over other birds. What started at 1 or 2 birds has grown to 60 - 70 just in my neighborhood. They only disappear a month or so in winter, then come back in mass with reinforcements. I understand they are city birds as we use to go to the valley back in the day for w.w. only hunts and shooting grounds were always just out of the city limits. With that being said, that many birds are not making a living at city bird feeders and our goat weed don't mature till late Sept. Oct. Guess I'm gonna have to chase a flock to see where they go. They probably don't go far and seem to always come and go in large flocks and are easy to pattern. It would be a nice change to see a game bird move into this area when everything else that flies is moving out. 30 years ago you couldn't find a Whitewing in this county, now they dominate. When I lived in town I was feeding behind the house, I'd put out about 20 to 25 lbs of corn daily. I'm saying there might have been 150 -200 birds coming in every morning and wipe it out, no Mourning Dove just Whitewings and Eurasians. On the ranch it's mostly Mourning Dove with a few Whitewings and even fewer Eurasians. It seems the Whitewings and the Eurasian prefer urban to rural living. There's allot of food sources in the city, tons of feeders, water and one of their favorites "Pecans and acorns". No they don't eat them whole but watch an area close to the street where over hanging branches are and see them eating on what gets run over. When I mow the yard I'm always scattering busted pecans and the dove come in immediately and start chowing down, they've adapted to urban living very well. Something else I've noticed is the population of Eurasians just keeps gaining, they have turned out to be the dominate bird when it comes to territory and will run a Whitewing off. At the office we installed those gold reflective windows and the Eurasians are constantly crashing into them thinking it's another bird.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: Dove season
[Re: RayB]
#7510685
05/13/19 02:18 AM
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Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 410
doggit
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Got my limit already this year in Argentina last week!
Last edited by doggit; 05/13/19 02:19 AM.
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