I posted on 9/1/22 that was the first opening day of dove season I have missed in 69 years
I have not even bought a hunting license
I would still but had to many other irons in the fire

Same here on not getting my license yet. Life gets in the way. Maybe this week.

I used to dove hunt, but quit years ago.

Very, very few doves in Menard County.
Adios,
Gary

Back 25 years ago, we used to have a heck of a time hunting them around the house

IDK if their flight pattern has changed or what but I rarely see them anymore

I have went 3 times in the past 3 years and shot 1 time total...

Never done it. Seems like a lot of work for little gain ... like crawdad fishing/cooking/eating.

I don't like it near as much as my two pointers Rosie and Ruby do. They know when it is about to be hunting season. As soon as I get my shotgun out and sort through the Camo they get so excited dancing around until I say "Load up". Hey a picture is worth a thousand words.

When I was younger I loved it, I went to my ranch in Coleman County and didn’t even bring a gun, I had work I wanted to get done and didn’t bother with hunting, I brought a friend along he did pretty good.

Used to really enjoy opening weekend. Argentina sort of ruined it for me here. But it was fun.

Funny story after I was the one that started this thread. Headed out out to the lease to move a feeder and fill up my buddies feeder. He told me to bring my shotgun. Why? Really don't ever see any birds out there anyhow. Just in case he says. Filled his feeder around 6 that evening, and noticed birds flying all over. Went down and posted up on the other side of the tank and I was able to get 8 birds. He's a better shot than I am, and he got his limit. Sunday afternoon, I shot 2 bullfrogs with homemade 357 snake shot. Guess I have to change the title to this thread.

For me dove hunting is just sort of a fun openner to fall/hunting season in general. I like deer/hog hunting much more than bird hunting. Its not real often that i have a place to go but when i do its fun. I'm the only one in my house who will really eat dove...the others enjoy deer and such but not dove so much. IF i get a few birds or as much as one limit a year its usually enough for me.

[quote=unclebubba]Funny story after I was the one that started this thread. Headed out out to the lease to move a feeder and fill up my buddies feeder. He told me to bring my shotgun. Why? Really don't ever see any birds out there anyhow. Just in case he says. Filled his feeder around 6 that evening, and noticed birds flying all over. Went down and posted up on the other side of the tank and I was able to get 8 birds. He's a better shot than I am, and he got his limit. Sunday afternoon, I shot 2 bullfrogs with homemade 357 snake shot. Guess I have to change the title to this thread.

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Great fun there. Take that rod and real behind you in the picture and put on a 4 inch red plastic worm with and exposed hook. Then cast it to within 6 inches of the bullfrogs, twitch it a couple of times, set the hook and hold on. They fight like a small bass and lots of fun to catch.

Agreed, great fun. But I had never thought about frogs on a hook... I've caught some turtles that way, but never a big old bullfrog. I bet it's a hoot!

I do like eating doves, the whole family does.
My daddy always picked the doves, and cut them in half, mama would roll them in flour and brown them then smother them in gravy, it was so good.
I have never breasted a dove in my life.
I’m wanting a mess of doves now.

I look forward to it every year. Get to see some folks I don’t see any other time. It’s always great fellowship. Also, I like to bring the kids. They like the action and they have a good time. It’s the first signal that cooler weather and Fall is around the corner.

It used to be good here but not so good now. Haven’t gone since the good ol days.

I enjoy dove hunting, it’s always great to get out with buddies no maters the reason. I am waiting to get my residency for Texas before buying my hunting license. Also hoping to start finding folks that don’t mind letting someone hunt their land. Probably wouldn’t pay to hunt dove, I don’t enjoy it that much.

life used to start with dove season. Never missed the season opening hunt. had my group of friends, i set up all the hunts. great times.

missed the last 4 years, my friends and i have gotten older, slower, kinda lost it. last few hunts the outfitters over filled the fields. most of the other hunters were idiots, no regard for the hunt, mostly drunk as he77, acting like a bunch of bad azz . Don't get me wrong, I love having ice cold beers after the hunt while cleaning birds.

guess im just getting to the lazy, old fart stage

nothing better than a good dove hunt nothing worse than a bad dove hunt, that being said i love to get a limit on opening day with a 410 or 28 if the birds are thin, did it this yr with a 28 last couple of yrs have not been a 410 hunt

Fun yes, I believe it’s illegal in Texas however.

I dove hunted a few times growing up, but just never got hooked. I was probably in the wrong spot with the wrong people.

I used to hunt dove. I still do, but I used to, too.

I used to go every chance I got but now I've slowed down to two or 3 times. One trip is with a few buddies and we've hunted together for the last 16 years. That's the only one I don't miss.

Used to go every chance also. Had a lab, that was the best part not having to fetch my own birds. Lab died, got into pointers and quail hunting. Actually did kill 3 dove in Montana week before last. That $50 migratory tag was the cheapest dove hunt in years.

Turkey is the only thing with feathers I like to hunt. Just never got into dove hunting, and have never tried quail hunting. I'm mostly content hunting four legged critters.