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Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
#7917384
07/29/20 05:58 PM
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decook
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I did and I know where I'll be on opening day. How 'bout you?
Press for an AMERICAN.
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
[Re: decook]
#7917525
07/29/20 08:23 PM
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HTXdude123
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Unfortunately not. I move to the Austin area in a few weeks and am waiting to scout there.
Keep it Safe, Keep it Clean, Aim High.
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7918459
07/30/20 04:32 PM
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dogcatcher
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I am on some private properties, we have been out checking them for the last few weeks, Kind of changes drastically from day to day.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7918470
07/30/20 04:38 PM
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LarryCopper
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I am on some private properties, we have been out checking them for the last few weeks, Kind of changes drastically from day to day. Exactly. Too early. Can't tell where they want to be four days from now, much less four weeks.
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7918630
07/30/20 07:36 PM
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ndhunter
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With opening day on Tuesday, scouting may be difficult just before the hunt
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7918675
07/30/20 08:17 PM
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Joined: May 2018
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2flyfish4
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I'm doing all my scouting online this year. Post up where the birds are at yalk
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
[Re: decook]
#7919708
07/31/20 08:13 PM
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decook
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Its nice to see doves near where you want to hunt but they are the local birds right now. I'm looking to see what is planted around the fields at this point. Its more about that attracts the migration birds then anything else.
Press for an AMERICAN.
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7919719
07/31/20 08:26 PM
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KWood_TSU
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Yup, scouting this early doesn't do much but get you excited or depressed.
2 weeks ago I had 50 dove daily, which is good for bare minimum food. Now, I've got squat, but had new ones show up this morning bc of the front.
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7919754
07/31/20 09:11 PM
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rickym
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Nope, and I’m not going to scout. Have two properties to hunt and one is afternoon only. I know where I’ll be that morning and I’ll decide if I want to move.
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7919928
08/01/20 12:01 AM
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colt45-90
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public hunting one time was enough for me
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7921618
08/03/20 12:44 AM
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Stump_jumper
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Too early for scouting. I like to scout a few days before opener.
2017 Tundra 5.7 CM 4x4 2006 Champion 2200 Bay Boat
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7921872
08/03/20 04:12 AM
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dogcatcher
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Too early for scouting. I like to scout a few days before opener. It gets us out of the house, drove this morning to 2 locations, spent half a day doing what we do best. Nothing.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7922503
08/03/20 06:58 PM
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Creek Henry
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I did some yesterday around fate... It's awfully dry which is sometimes good but all the crops are burned up
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7922932
08/04/20 12:22 AM
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Stump_jumper
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I did some yesterday around fate... It's awfully dry which is sometimes good but all the crops are burned up Corn does not make it long in Texas heat. Planted and harvested early. I have not seen any milo fields harvested. I dont think there is nearly as much milo planted as there once was. As a kid growing up around here is was cotton or milo. Now there is more corn and wheat. The dry weather will be good for the wheat fields. Too much rain and it will germinate and be no use to dove. I am not seeing many birds around Fate.
2017 Tundra 5.7 CM 4x4 2006 Champion 2200 Bay Boat
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Re: Public Dove Hunting, have you done your scouting?
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#7923365
08/04/20 02:10 PM
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ducknbass
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I did some yesterday around fate... It's awfully dry which is sometimes good but all the crops are burned up Corn does not make it long in Texas heat. Planted and harvested early. I have not seen any milo fields harvested. I dont think there is nearly as much milo planted as there once was. As a kid growing up around here is was cotton or milo. Now there is more corn and wheat. The dry weather will be good for the wheat fields. Too much rain and it will germinate and be no use to dove. I am not seeing many birds around Fate. Yes the sorghum crops have all but disappeared in north Texas. I've never wooped dove in corn like milo. I remember cotton in Rockwall county. Last area I remember was Jacobs planting it in McClendon chisom. It's come back is set areas. See it in Collin hunt Hopkins delta Lamar. Can't believe nobody is planting non Rockwall. But I rarely run through there.
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