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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7591993
08/28/19 04:38 PM
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Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 107
TXCrossTimbers
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Woodsman
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Loads of birds up and down the I-20 & 30 corridor from Cisco to Rockwall last week. After this cold front and rain...nothing.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7592252
08/28/19 09:05 PM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 339
Creek Henry
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Bird Dog
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I am waiting for the yearly posts on 9/1 9am...
"Limited out already, time for a beer!!"
Meanwhile, the rest of us get a few for 3 days of hunting...
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: Creek Henry]
#7592254
08/28/19 09:06 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,320
Slimpickin
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Pro Tracker
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I am waiting for the yearly posts on 9/1 9am...
"Limited out already, time for a beer!!"
Meanwhile, the rest of us get a few for 3 days of hunting...
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7592321
08/28/19 10:09 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 603
Trenton
Tracker
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Tracker
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Anyone have any recent Baylor county reports? I hunt 10 min east of Seymour.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: LarryCopper]
#7592326
08/28/19 10:17 PM
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,851
Texan Til I Die
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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Anyone around Plainview? It's always loaded up with doves in the winter when I go there to hunt quail, but I have no idea about Sep. Got friends around there that we pheasant hunt with every year. About 10K acres of crop and CRP land. They're coming down to Central Texas for the opener, if that tells you anything.
Silver spurs and gold tequila keep me hanging on. Pretty girls and old cantinas give me shelter from the storm.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: beaversnipe]
#7592363
08/28/19 11:00 PM
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Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 8,325
Herbie Hancock
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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What is tpw smoking? Lmao Think they are gonna say, “stay home, don’t buy a license and watch the Oxygen Network”
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 Reports
[Re: Texan Til I Die]
#7592507
08/29/19 01:31 AM
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Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,876
LarryCopper
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Anyone around Plainview? It's always loaded up with doves in the winter when I go there to hunt quail, but I have no idea about Sep. Got friends around there that we pheasant hunt with every year. About 10K acres of crop and CRP land. They're coming down to Central Texas for the opener, if that tells you anything. Thank you!
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7592556
08/29/19 02:22 AM
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 6,287
scalebuster
OP
THF Trophy Hunter
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OP
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I made a round today after an early morning run to Cisco from Graham. I came back through Graham to Throckmorton up to Seymour over to KnoX city through Rule and Old Glory over to Hamlin to Rotan and came back through Haskell. There are plenty of pretty mowed sunflower pastures with hardly any dove on them. I saw decent numbers between Breckinridge and Moran but hardly anything on the rest of the trip.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7592650
08/29/19 09:38 AM
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 4,599
decook
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Extreme Tracker
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Article from Shannon Tompkins from the Houston Chronicle is saying better birds this year too. Data from TPWD surveys indicate this year’s breeding population of mourning doves was 30-35 million birds, up considerably from an estimated 28 million this past year. The state’s breeding population of white-winged doves, notoriously hard to census, is estimated at as many as 16 million. Hunters’ prospects good as dove season nearsRemember everyone, season opener in the North and Central zone is SUNDAY, not Saturday.
Last edited by decook; 08/29/19 09:39 AM.
Press for an AMERICAN.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7592651
08/29/19 09:51 AM
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Joined: Sep 2018
Posts: 15
Copper tx.
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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Drove around yesterday and noticed they grew more beans than corn this year. That's my problem
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7592732
08/29/19 12:38 PM
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Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 454
Eastxhuntr
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Just saw a dove in downtown - the front is really working!! Hope y’all have plenty of dove scent!!!!
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7592859
08/29/19 02:51 PM
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Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 2
Gnorris19
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Last weekend in Callahan County I was seeing a decent amount of birds but throughout the week they have almost disappeared. Hoping the "cold front" helps bring some in.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: decook]
#7592890
08/29/19 03:30 PM
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Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 23,830
beaversnipe
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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Article from Shannon Tompkins from the Houston Chronicle is saying better birds this year too. Data from TPWD surveys indicate this year’s breeding population of mourning doves was 30-35 million birds, up considerably from an estimated 28 million this past year. The state’s breeding population of white-winged doves, notoriously hard to census, is estimated at as many as 16 million. Hunters’ prospects good as dove season nearsRemember everyone, season opener in the North and Central zone is SUNDAY, not Saturday. Shannon Dumpkins got a bonus and a free meal to write that dumb article Shannon doesnt even hunt, she is sitting all day waiting for the clock to turn 5pm Never trust a dude named Shannon. Yall got Vandammed, dont get Vandammed.
Last edited by beaversnipe; 08/29/19 03:37 PM.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7592902
08/29/19 03:41 PM
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Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,876
LarryCopper
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Saw a big o wad, prolly 100 birds, while running my pup at the park this morning. I wonder how quick a cop would show up?
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7593824
08/30/19 01:57 PM
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Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 681
Mathp
Tracker
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Tracker
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I have a confirmed sighting yesterday on my place 10 miles north of Mineral Wells off 281. They are grouping up with as many as six at a time.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7593955
08/30/19 04:08 PM
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Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 50
1bigbill
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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I drove from Mineral Wells to Palo Pinto then south around lake to Gordon then north to Dodson Ptaire. 12 birds. Back to 101Ranch.. usually a count of about of about 200 doves. Back to Mineral Wells. A grand total ot 28 for a 75 miles .Worse than last year. Out of 10 hunts last year I shot only 43. A normal year for me is about 250. A big change in ag planting. Now plowed fields,weeds,little wheat or sunflowers Looks bad for opening day. Enjoy.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7594088
08/30/19 06:47 PM
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Joined: Jan 2013
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TLew
Veteran Tracker
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Veteran Tracker
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Well, I saw a ton of birds this morning when I was scouting....that's probably all wrong info now with the big storm hitting the metroplex. So much for timing
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: TLew]
#7594095
08/30/19 07:01 PM
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Posts: 391
MW1962
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Anybody know anything about the Bowie area?
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7594112
08/30/19 07:25 PM
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 4,265
HOF
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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Sorry to report the rains of yesterday seem to have pushed our birds out. (Vernon area) Not that the numbers were great before, but man o man, I'm not seeing the numbers as I drive Western part of the county this morning. Good luck and be safe.
P.S. We have chances of more storms and have had a fairly good North wind. I'm guessing somewhere between here and Austin the birds are piling up.
Searching the world over for the perfect Chile Relleno.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7594136
08/30/19 07:52 PM
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Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 23,830
beaversnipe
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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Counted about 100 in my field in n ft w, so thats ok. Milo 80% cut
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7594521
08/31/19 10:51 AM
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Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 7,759
snake oil
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Drove out and checked our lease at Woodson yesterday evening. Plenty of birds!!!
Last edited by snake oil; 08/31/19 10:52 AM.
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7594658
08/31/19 03:21 PM
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Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 17,721
Txduckman
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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Anyone limit yet??
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: Txduckman]
#7594664
08/31/19 03:32 PM
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 4,599
decook
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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Anyone limit yet?? I bet the whole force of Game Wardens are out listening for any pop today.
Press for an AMERICAN.
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Re: Dove Reports
[Re: scalebuster]
#7594778
08/31/19 06:46 PM
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Posts: 911
samsamthemex
Tracker
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Tracker
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Seen maybe 4 dove this morning scouting out side of Iowa Park (outside of Wichita Falls). None on the power lines. I don’t think I have seen many I since the storms pushed though on Thursday.
Anyone in the area wanna invite a father and daughter team? Just told my daughter not to get her hopes up for tomorrow. But we will be out there.
Last edited by samsamthemex; 08/31/19 06:49 PM.
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