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What are people seeing?
#9091188
08/13/24 10:43 PM
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ErnestTBass
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I've got a caliche pit full of water in a *now* hot and dry area on the western Edwards Plateau. Covered up in birds (almost exclusively mourning). Fingers crossed. One rain too close to Sept 1 could screw it up and scatter the birds. Curious what people are seeing around the state.
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Re: What are people seeing?
[Re: ErnestTBass]
#9092662
08/16/24 11:37 AM
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Texas JB
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Hey Ernest, what area are you in? I seen a bunch of birds last year at my place in Rocksprings.
pour one for the poor one it’s the Indian, not the arrow
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/16/24 12:38 PM
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DUKFVR
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LOTS of birds in SW & lower central Coleman county. Fair amount around my place in western Young county.
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/16/24 06:26 PM
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ErnestTBass
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Hey Ernest, what area are you in? I seen a bunch of birds last year at my place in Rocksprings. We are off 41 near Garven Store. Have a couple old family places in the area. Lots of dove, but tough to get them to congregate anywhere we can shoot without water. How do you get on them?
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Re: What are people seeing?
[Re: ErnestTBass]
#9093284
08/17/24 01:02 PM
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Stompy
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Some birds around here not not as many as I'd like to see. Now that the sunflower fields are all cut, that could change. In my opinion, that parasite that was going around in the Spring, killed some doves.
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/17/24 01:39 PM
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Huntmaster
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Around Archer; I have not seen the numbers of dove as past, yes there are some here and there, but usually at this time you always see big, big, flocks coming in the morning and evening. Could be diseases? Ever since, over the past years, I’ve seen the large increases in white wings and collared doves in town, it seems I’ve seen decreases in morning doves, could the morning dove be pushed out of those nesting areas?? Who knows?? Maybe it bounces back. On, the other hand if you have a cut field near a town, you’ll kill the heck out of them.
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/18/24 06:46 PM
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TTT Ranch
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Scouted my sunflower field in Throckmorton this morning. Was very encouraged with what I saw.
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/18/24 07:30 PM
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North Texas Slough Slingers
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I'm hunting by Cisco TX opening weekend. Hopefully there are birds around....
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Re: What are people seeing?
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#9094020
08/18/24 08:52 PM
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nhk outdoors
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Been seeing a decent amount in the mornings and evenings in Wharton county. Several big groups too.
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Re: What are people seeing?
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#9094394
08/19/24 03:00 PM
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whitewing maniac
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As usual, there's a lot of whitewings in my neighborhood. Been about 12 years since I've seen really good numbers out where I hunt in the Brookshire/Waller area. I try not to get too exited if I see plenty of birds in a field I'm gonna hunt a few days before season starts. I've seen tons of birds in fields just 2 or 3 days before season opener, just to have them fly the coupe before opening morning.
Last edited by whitewing maniac; 08/19/24 03:01 PM.
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Re: What are people seeing?
[Re: ErnestTBass]
#9096047
08/22/24 02:15 PM
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Stompy
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A little cooler and a little cloud cover this morning, seeing more birds than I have the past few mornings.
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/22/24 03:23 PM
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TexasATC
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A lot of birds around Tuscola and southern Taylor county
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/22/24 03:24 PM
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billyhunt
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So far it look's real good, better than last year. We had real good spring rain, the corn was great here on the place and the waterways have a bunch of sunflowers on em. So knock on wood they stay around!!!
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/22/24 07:12 PM
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Double AC
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A limit sitting on the power line next to the lake in the evening. Saw a Eurasian for the first time ever at the ranch with them
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Re: What are people seeing?
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#9096278
08/22/24 07:55 PM
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Tactical Cowboy
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A whole bunch in Lubbock county
The secret to a long life is to try not to shorten it.
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Re: What are people seeing?
[Re: ErnestTBass]
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08/22/24 08:08 PM
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billyhunt
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And now of course the weatherman says rain mon-wed next week. Like always LOL!!!!!!
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/24/24 02:15 AM
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bigjoe8565
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Sunflowers around us in Stonewall look like they’re already dropped all their seeds. A Few birds, but significantly less than last year.
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Re: What are people seeing?
[Re: ErnestTBass]
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08/24/24 12:51 PM
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Huntmaster
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It’s time….dove should be in the fields by the hundreds, plenty of food. Is anybody seeing that???
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/24/24 01:34 PM
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Stompy
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It’s time….dove should be in the fields by the hundreds, plenty of food. Is anybody seeing that??? By the hundreds, no.
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Re: What are people seeing?
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08/24/24 04:05 PM
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cleatas
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We have fun either way…birds are a bonus.
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Re: What are people seeing?
[Re: ErnestTBass]
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08/24/24 04:42 PM
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pervis
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Singles and pairs in Haskell. Was out last week filling feeders and mowing. It’s super hot so they don’t get moving around till late. Nothing crazy to write about. We had a ton of rain early on in the yr, but yes the sunflowers dried up and are done now w the heat.
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Re: What are people seeing?
[Re: ErnestTBass]
#9097467
08/24/24 05:50 PM
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browning66
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Talked to my outfitter in Uvalde and he said there were very few birds there.
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Re: What are people seeing?
[Re: cleatas]
#9097697
08/25/24 01:28 AM
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Slimpickin
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We have fun either way…birds are a bonus.
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
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Re: What are people seeing?
[Re: ErnestTBass]
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08/25/24 01:57 PM
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Greekangler
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Looks like washout potential in W Tx …….thats ok. South America is for dove hunting, Have had some great hunts in Texas though. I’ll shoot half a dozen in a few hours before work or in the afternoon… Work the dog a bit that’s my preference- opening day is a kick off to opening season for migratory birds, etc.
I love the anticipation!
There’s always threads 3+ weeks out from the opener… cracks me up. It’s like scouting to shoot ducks a month out.
Last edited by Greekangler; 08/25/24 01:58 PM.
Take a kid Huntin
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Re: What are people seeing?
[Re: ErnestTBass]
#9097805
08/25/24 02:04 PM
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Stompy
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Saw more this morning. It's a cooler morning here and I've noticed when it's cooler, more birds are out. Saw a couple of groups with 10+ birds, and several 4-6 bird groups.
I swear, it's different every single day. Yesterday I hardly saw any birds, but it was a hot morning.
Things change daily.
Last edited by Stompy; 08/25/24 02:05 PM.
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