Dove Reports

I haven’t been seeing many dove at my place in Young county. Yesterday I drove from Hamlin past Haskell through Throckmorton. They’re planting a lot of milo between Hamlin and Stamford. It was the heat of the day but I saw 4 dove. I drove from Graham to Breckinridge, past Cisco this week and saw some great sunflower fields but very few dove early in the morning. Monday there were a chitload of white wings on a milo field southwest of Denton. What are y’all seeing out there?

I'm seeing a couple here and there but they're not grouped up yet

Below average here so far (Breckenridge) but expect more once the fields are mowed,,hopefully. Fields look great, lots of food for them.

I have been watching the local birds in east texas . Seems like a good hatch this year. I just got home from watching some big goat weed fields that are beginning to ripen and in the last few days numbers have markedly picked up. Hopefully they will keep filtering in. As it stands I am guardedly optimistic for a good opener.

We bought a place last year in Stonewall county last year and this is our first year to hunt it. We are going to have a !@#$ of a hunt just 40 yards in front of the house. Birds are just piling in like crazy!!!

literally hundreds around the areas we hunt. Looking to be one of the best seasons on record.

every year the same stories, we are covered
by the time sept 1st rolls in, where they at?

What crops are they flocking to? I hunted a broken water line in the driveway out there from the porch once. Hell of a hunt! Killed and grilled at the same time.

Front is coming mid week; hope to hear better reports soon afterwards.

Already mowed 3 of my sunflower fields and only had my big 117 acre field left. So I was in the field before the sun was up, didn't see a lot of birds.

I could shoot a quick limit behind my house, but the City of Mesquite might not happy.

Dangit

my new place east of Olney has plenty of birds on the tank in the evening.

I’m seeing very few dove off the back porch in young county.

Montgomery county nearly devoid of doves. I dont understand it, we used to see a lot of nesting birds here. The past couple of years have been nothing.

Nothing happening around Mason for the 10th year. Nothing much for them to eat anymore.

They’re getting pretty thick near Seymour. Over the last 3 weeks I’ve noticed quite a few more have shown up. Noticed a few big groups in some popular fields here in north Texas yesterday as well.

Will be there this weekend to check it out, too.

Even though having lots of Birds is a good thing, I'm just looking forward to just getting out of the City for a hunt!

I don't know. They are coming to water on us.

As others have posted; I think something weird is going on with doves. Maybe being driven out, maybe farming.

The biggest change I see is that white wings are taking over in a lot of areas. Back in the day they were only in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, then San Antone, now it seems like they're everywhere near bigger cities. Opening weekend two seasons ago I ended up shooting a limit of them in Baylor Co. I wasn't expecting that at all. I see more in my back yard in North TX than I do mourning doves.

Mourning doves definitely shift. 99% of the time the biggest factor is habitat related, it seems pretty random.

3 weeks ago my place was loaded and in fact I never seen that many there Now there all gone crazy

Well, they didn't come to Coryell county. Slim pickins around here right now.

The Eurasian/collareds are definitely pushing the smaller mourning dove around. I never stop shooting those winged rats.

Just drove up to OKC. Didn’t see much off 44.

Plenty of dove in South Texas. Will yall please push more down here before our season starts?

For the Past 2.5 months, I have been traveling from West Ft.Worth to Vernon down to Sweetwater/Abilene and back to Ft.Worth and Practically ALL cities in that Triangle and have not seen many birds AT ALL. There are a few pockets here and there of birds but Overall the Numbers of Native Birds are DOWN. Hope this Cool Front pushes a few down.

Seen a few here in East county. Not many though.

Loaded with ringnecks and whitewings, but I'm in a subdivision. Out where I hunt in Brookshire it's a few here and there. Will just have to wait for a couple more weeks and hope for the best.

I'm starting to see a few more. My trip from Weatherford to Granbury every day usually doesn't have many dove but I am seeing more now. It may just be me hoping...

Saw more than I have been between Throckmorton and Seymour this morning.

very slim pickin in n texas

"shoulda been here last week" story of my life

Come on STOMPY, lets dress up as doves and lure some in

The table is set for them.

Saw a big group of White Wings West of Benbrook this morning. First big group of birds I've seen flying outside of the city. Drove to Abline Friday, only as a few Dove; mostly doubles I assume were "local" birds.

This morning east of Anson, would have been a tough one. The sunflower field on this guys place looked good, but there was very little bird activity. Less after shot off some test model rockets.

Hunted an opening morning several years ago east of Anson. Big commercial sunflower field. We all got limits early. When we were leaving, there were birds sitting on top of the sunflowers.

Sat our field in Graford from 7pm to dark. Not many birds out. I dunno, it may be like last year. I'm hoping birds get pushed in by opening day. It may end up the second weekend is better than the opener.

Archer county should be good

Nothing here in Northern Williamson/Southern Bell counties. Might as well look else where!

About 4 weeks ago my place was loaded and now not good at all Plenty of food and water weird

They all gone

its the hurricane hitting galveston next week

Drove out to the Deer Lease this past sat. a.m., Left the West Side of Ft.Worth and Drove to Woodson.- Should have been a Prime Time to see any Bird Activity (7-9 a.m.) and saw a Total of 8 Birds........6 of those were around the Plowed and Sunflower Fields around Metcalf Gap (Hwy 180). Didn't Even seen any going to Water at the Tanks at the Lease. SMH.......Not sure what's going on????

I guess this upcoming cold front holds all the answers. Doesn’t sound like it will be pushing all the birds out prior to opening day so hopefully it brings ‘em in

Hey Salty, its looking real good over here at where i live. Good morning dove and late evening been seeing w/ws!!! Opening day well we see. LOL

Seeing very few around Breckenridge.

dove report for Montgomery Co.

I saw 1 bird in Fannin county last wknd..

I'm hoping they went north and will be back next week or the following week. We have a cold front coming down towards us around the first (so I hear). If they went south I don't know if they will migrate back north.

I'll be hunting out in Concho County/near OH Ivie Reservoir, reports have been pretty good out there.

Two mowed fields for over a week now and no birds. NE Taylor Co,,,,,, not looking good.

And whats funny my field is full of grasshoppers this time of year and there not here either I can't figure it out

Some say it's the global warming zombie apocalypse. Either that or they know a meteor is speeding toward North Texas.

I think they were abducted by aliens..or Oklahomans, which are the same thing.

Just drove from OKC to DFW saw 2 birds on I35. No joke.

Scouted all mornin,very few doves gathered at construction zone puddles.
Counted 20 in 3 hrs. Even worse than last year. Milo will be cut Monday and Tuesday.
Hard rain in the forecast tomorrow from 3-5 pm.

Yesterday evening the pole saw broke on me so I actually had to take a break and it was the first time I've had the chance to do a little bird watching. I counted 63 over in young county south of graham. In town they are loaded! Hopefully that cool weather will get them to really fire up!

I saw more doves this morning on the trip from Weatherford to Granbury than I have in a month. May be something, may not.

They are all holed up in North Dallas and Frisco

Looking good and getting better in STX.

There were about as many birds as last year at Woodson this morning. The fields looked better than ever however. Come on cold front!

Any reports from around Uvalde?

Was at lease yesterday and zero birds in south Stephen's County. Same as last year.....

A few birds were there Saturday in the Salado. Belton, Bartlett area. Fields looking good with sunflowers.

I was there last weekend at ranch and saw 3 Fri to Sun. We didnt head to CR until dark so other parts are probably better.

Buddy is at our lease in Montague now and seeing quite a bit. I did too a few weeks ago. And decent quail too.

Crazy year

Collared doves invasion ran em all out the last 3 yrs

While driving out and about New Braunfels, Im seeing small numbers near the fields and lines

I scouted my field in Murray this morning, and it was loaded. There were lots of big groups which makes me think they're fresh birds. I hope we can avoid any weather that would push them out before the opener. Is there an anti-rain dance?

Here where i hunt (outside Granger/ Bartlett) it is looking to be great, been hunting here 22 yrs and honestly the best i have ever seen. But it aint 9/01 yet.

My sunflower fields in and around Uvalde are holding good numbers.

That's good to hear. As the crow flies I am hunting just a little ways south of Murray. Three weekends ago there were several local birds in the mesquites around our field, but I have not been out there since.

Good to hear. Good luck.

I was in Stonewall county last weekend and birds were scarce.

Sporadic south of Rising Star. Spotty at fields that were L-O-A-D-E-D in NE Taylor County last year.

This is good news. Hope they make it down to Graford at least.

Good luck!

Great to hear, will be in Murray PM Monday and Tuesday AM

If I jinxed myself, they'll have to go past any number of you guys' fields to leave the are. You're welcome in advance!

Scouted n forth worth all morning, very slim pickin. Many milo were cut since friday. Nothing...nothing.

Not near as many in delta county.giessing to damn hot still

Not much flying in Erath Co. last weekend

Not seeing much in the cut corn and Milo around Taylor, Williamson County. Had quite a few in the wheat fields in Ballinger two weeks ago.

Out yesterday morning, saw many flying and hanging out in and around the tanks guess that will change after today

Seeing a few more dove this morning between Breckinridge and Moran than I have been.

I counted 20 yesterday around where I live and watched local mallards fly at the last minute. More than what's been around that's for sure

Normally i would see the power lines loaded right after hard rain

I drove around for miles yesterday and counted very few sitting on them lines.

According to TPWD y'all are full of it.



I suppose they gotta sell licenses.

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.

I saw more yesterday and today then before the rains. Only Sunday will tell.

They say that every year.

What is tpw smoking? Lmao

Yeah...I'm sure there are birds around but this is the fewest I've seen in the Williamson county area in years.

They're flying heavy in my subdivided neighborhood in the evenings. Red Rider could be the way to go...j/k

Loads of birds up and down the I-20 & 30 corridor from Cisco to Rockwall last week. After this cold front and rain...nothing.

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...

Anyone have any recent Baylor county reports? I hunt 10 min east of Seymour.

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.

Think they are gonna say, “stay home, don’t buy a license and watch the Oxygen Network”

Thank you!

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.

Article from Shannon Tompkins from the Houston Chronicle is saying better birds this year too.



Hunters’ prospects good as dove season nears

Remember everyone, season opener in the North and Central zone is SUNDAY, not Saturday.

Drove around yesterday and noticed they grew more beans than corn this year. That's my problem

Just saw a dove in downtown - the front is really working!! Hope y’all have plenty of dove scent!!!!

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

Anybody know anything about the Bowie area?

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.

Counted about 100 in my field in n ft w, so thats ok.
Milo 80% cut

Drove out and checked our lease at Woodson yesterday evening. Plenty of birds!!!

Anyone limit yet??

I bet the whole force of Game Wardens are out listening for any pop today.

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.

Still holding 100 on my lease, Obama self
GW will be bored

A few local birds on our field west of Graham. Not the numbers I expected but enough flying that we should do ok tomorrow. Only two of us on a large field of sunflowers. Lots of drivers on the road stopping and scouting our field. I would not be surprised if we have to run off a local or two poaching on it in the morning.

Tried to sleep but rain has allergies all fired up. Don't want to take Benadryl so I'm setting here reading dove reports and scouting duck locations. I've seen more birds the last few days. Young and old. I don't think tomorrow will be a barn burner but I expect we'll see birds. Better than last year when we saw maybe 10 all day.

I finally saw a dove in Montgomery county
One, but that's a 100% improvement.

Pretty poor activity around the Brenham TX, Lake somerville place...... we are just 6 miles south of Nails Creek Park on west side of the lake, saw 3 birds this past week. Maybe a good weather change is in order? Everyone around me has water in ponds, so birds dont have to fly far to drink....

Another bad year I guess....


hunt safe.....

I saw some doves on my lawn this morning. What a tease.

Saw a ton of birds along the road in grimes county


Only a few were dove.

Shot 11 in Panola county Tuesday in 20 min. There were 90 on the high line when I pulled up. Left to save it for yesterday and took the wife. We pulled up at 3pm and the truck said 101 degrees. She got 5 and I got 14 and we left at 530. Hunting a heavily grazed pasture loaded with dove weed and 2 small ponds for them to water at.

Spent last weekend in S Tx - Alice area visiting family and scouting for the 14th opener. Only shot 1 white wing and a couple mourners. If you have a good food source down there then you have birds. Got the honey hole picked out while there. Should be great!

Probably over 100 in my back yard every afternoon in San Marcos

Nothing on my place in graham pretty sad season there. Sunflowers are up but no birds.

Hunted over a corn field with a large reservoir. Saw 0.
Drove over another field with dove weed and spoke to two groups who got 0 as well.
Still sitting on 0 birds seen while hunting a field in the Waller/Brookshire area.
Did see one on the power line as I locked the gate though.

I saw 2 more at the Kroger at FM 2978 and 1488!! Whooo Hooo!
Its an invasion I tall ya

Hunted Fri afternoon and Sat morning 5 miles S of Olney... Terrible....Usually a very hot field.... Saw large groups Whitewing headed in to town Fri afternoon and leaving Sat morning...

Not the usual results from the last couple of years out west of Throckmorton. Had some decent hunts but this morning was a bad as it gets. Prolly 20 guys in the field and maybe 3-4 dove killed. The local birds are moving from pressured fields and we need an influx of new birds. Heat was brutal.

What is the explanation for this?

Hunted this weekend some local birds in Haskell, did OK no limits. Heat was nasty.

ALL IN MY BACKYARD....BB time ??

I’m in concho county almost in Eola. Group of 6 of us went out and only shot 50 birds over three days. All local.

Been extremely slow to non-existent in Gustine (Comanche Co.). Need a front to bring new birds badly!

In Response to the Post " What is the Explanation for this", One Theory is the Fact that for Most Part of the State in '18, HAD A VERY DRY SPRING and the Local Birds did not have a Good Hatch (IF ANY) and sometimes it take a few years for the Bird Population to "BOUNCE" Back. The 2nd Theory is that W/ ALL the Spring Rains that we had, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BANNER YEAR FOR DOVES, BUT, The fact that we had rain, We Also had Storms and It has been Brought up that Maybe the Birds didn't have a Good Hatch or Hatches is due to the Fact their Nest were Destroyed During Prime Nesting Time Due to the Storms...

I think It was a Combination of Both Theories and I have been Hunting these Birds for Over 40 Yrs. and I was shocked to see how Low the (Overall) Population was this Past Summer!! I guess Mother Nature likes to throw those Curve Balls at us to Keep us on our Toes!


SK

I've seen more deer driving to and from work than I have birds recently.

I agree with this reason. I know 18 was a horrible hatch year....this year we thought we would be ok but the population is still down.

Found another hot field last week and asked permission from the landowner. In Shelby county this time. This afternoon got 15. Buddy was able to get 10. Again over goat weed. Having a great year so far!

I went out of my way to drive around Olney today. Hardly any dove between there and Seymour. I killed three tonight in Young county. I killed 8 in Fisher county Saturday night and probably should have killed 10. I had 3 ten year old boys that gave up hunting swimming in the tank with my lab right next to where I was hunting. It was a good time.

I can't go until we get a real front. Just no point until then. Then it should be on. Might be October though.

Yeppers. I have hunted many fronts in the past and have usually experienced lots of birds. I like hunting in October.

I hunted Haskell last weekend and there weren't many birds. 9 hunters, hunted 2 days and all total about 30 birds.

what area of Haskell and what kind of crop did you hunt over?

Seeing more birds in Eastern Wiliamson County ,between Georgetown and Coupland, than I have all year. Not sure if they are new or just congregating because they are being shot at but it has gone from close to zero birds to enough to get me excited.

Went back the Panola County field from last Friday and shot a limit in 40 min this afternoon. More birds today than last week. Maybe they moved east this year....??

Predicting 60's for high in the Panhandle end of month......??????????

Headed down to the Three Rivers area for the opening of the south zone. Any reports?

Still lots of birds in the Corpus are. 2 more days

It’s dove eve in south Texas and it’s going to be a good ‘un! Good luck to all down here tomorrow and remember when there is lead in the air there is hope!

Guess I'm going to start traveling south to find any birds

Just got call from a friend crossing Red River to Oklahoma Said he saw several large bunches of dove about the river. Maybe some on the way. About time.

I hunted Stiles Farms yesterday afternoon. Saw 6 total doves, only 1 was in range to me but it was before 3 PM. I think the local birds are shot out of here, this was as slow as Ive seen it.

Hunted in Justin yesterday morning got 7 in the afternoon I was invited to hunt down my Hillsboro got two more birds didn’t see many flying

Yesterday afternoon three of us limited in 1.5hrs in the Haskell/Stamford area. This morning we did it again in 2hrs. Not seeing large sized birds but the numbers were good.

Any South Zone reports-- hunting tomorrow near Mathis

Should be great. 2 limits in 2 days. One in Odem, one in sinton. Both in less than an hour.

At least someone has birds....

Visited family in Graham this weekend hunted dove around Woodson Saturday morning no birds. Tried again just north of Graham also no birds. Didn’t hear many shots at all.

It has been the best 2 days of hunting I've ever seen. Last night was crazy. It was a group of 10 + coming in every minute or so. The best part is it's the farm field behind my house.

Hunted Saturday evening over a pond in Floresville and would of had a limit if I could shoot worth a darn.

Still nothing here. I think this season is already a bust.

Oh well another dove season in December at least.

No problems finding limits Saturday in southern Live Oak County.

TCM3- some of the best dove hunting is later in Sept and in October as fronts come through. Doves are migratory birds. If none are here now they will come.

TCM3 are you hunting public this year?

Frio County near Pearsall sounds like a war zone in the mornings and evenings lol. Great numbers of birds being seen!

My lease is in Graham sunflowers are up and look good BUT no birds

South and East of Alice has been nice! Had 8 folks out over the weekend and we did well. 160 acres of sesame cut a week ago helps. One more limit tomorrow then taking a break.

I think doves went extinct in Jones county. Have not even bother to take my gun out of the case. Two years ago, it was Argentina style hunting. Now there is nothing. I have three hundred acres of wild sunflowers and ponds with water, and there are no birds. I don't understand it.

The good and bad thing about dove hunting is one cool front can change everything. If you have good dove habitat they’ll show up. I’m seeing more dove at my place in Young county every day. I’ve noticed when the humming birds start showing up the dove aren’t too far behind, and I have a chitload of humming birds.

Yeah, I know that, but I usually have a ton of local birds that live here all year long that I can hunt until the first cold front pushes some northern birds down. This has been for wildlife, with record rainfall and more food than ever. The local birds should have had excellent breeding results.

I’m seeing 100’s of whitewings flying high through Young county tonight. With a light rain.

Took a chance on a hunt in Frio county on Saturday...morning was a bit slow...but the evening flight did not disappoint.

Where in Young Co are you?

Birds we flying this past Friday got 4 but went out again Sunday and it was really slow. Williamson Co.

Birds in Panola county have moved on. Alice area still hot and heavy as of yesterday.

Slowed up here also

They were pretty thick in cass county this weekend so you probably got more coming. Afternoon was much better than the mornings.

Good deal. Went out Saturday afternoon and only managed 3. The Saturday before my wife and her son got 26 between the 2 of them.

Hello All (y'all)!
Thanks for the updates and reports, much appreciated. I agree, the birds have been very scarce since opening weekend. We're hunting in Williamson county---and there's been almost ZERO birds---other than in the towns (of course)---white wings everywhere..... "not so much" out in the sticks. I've been trying to get my son excited about hunting, and keep promising that they'll show up soon???? Any ideas?
thanks,
Hurns

I would find a day lease that has birds. That's what I did when my youngest started. Now he knows it's kind of a crap shoot. But getting him on birds that first year was key. Even if you have to drive a few miles and even if you can only afford for him to hunt I would do it.

Welcome!

I’m between Graham and Bryson.

Heard a good report from a buddy hunting in Lueders last weekend. Killed limits of Northern dove on a field over there.

I’m sitting at a hotel parking lot in Paul’s Valley OK tonight. There a sunflower field next to the hotel and I’m seeing nothing.

Good call! thanks, JND59

Ive been hunting from wilco to new braunfels and have family on somerset road in somerset. Ive managed 3 this year., seen maybe 10 after opener. Until we get a cold front its gonna stay SLOW, as others have advised look for day hunts that may have fields still holding local birds.

Hunted in Willimson Co this morning and it was slow again. Managed one and most of the birds were flying around 7-715. Didn't take shot at that since I was still dark and I wouldn't be able to late them.

There are birds in Williamson & Bell Cty. Not a lot but you have to search. Have been getting about six each trip.

1st for me. 1 mourning.
Montgomery Co.

Thanks for the response---are you hunting on a lease or paid-hunt land? I see birds in town but not anywhere else...

Thank you for the Welcome, Bass&More--I appreciate it. Happy to be here!

We hunted Robertson county (Calvert) yesterday evening saw quite a few birds.Had several hitting the mojos hard. ended up with 12 birds. Hunted Bell bounty last week maybe saw a bird every 30 mins We also hunt Falls county its been steady with birds

Whoa!! excellent! Well done.... how many hunters in the group?

Thinking of going dove hunting this evening. What time yall go hunting in the evening time, I always been going in the morning.

4:30 to legal

Whereabouts you headed? We were thinking of going as well---but my list of chores for the weekend is already growing.... may have to hold-off. Let us know how you do!

At my lease in Hutto. Got off work early so figured ill try out hunting in the evening

Did good yesterday evening. Got 8 birds, it was my best hunt, its only been my 4th time hunting lol

Congrats!

Very nice! Is your leased closed? If there are any spots open, please let me know!
thank you

Found some birds near Pearsall yesterday!

This is how hard my mutt had to work in Fisher county tonight..Not a dove in the sky. We’ve moved on to hog hunting off the back porch. I may wound one just so she can find something.

We are shooting a very few

Williamson county, Stiles farms south pasture, none. Didnt see one at all.

First little push of northern birds here early Saturday morning on the northerly wind shift. Guys had a pretty decent hunt Saturday and Sunday morning.

Starting to see really good numbers in Throckmorton County. My GSP and I had fun this morning.

Still excellent hunting around Alice. Brought the better half this trip and we shot 15 dove each for 3 days. One more morning then we have to head back home. Been a great year down here and in East Tx.

Yep.... know what that feels like.... we've been there for four hunts this year (20+ hrs. total in the field)---- 3 total birds on opening day----none since...... it's Total!

Report from Batesville/ Uvalde.

We have taken over 6,000 birds so far this season. Nearly all hunters have shot limits or had a pile of shells under them. It has been a phenomenal year for us.

how are GSP's for retrieving doves? looking for a sister for my German shepherd, but i do want a bird dog. get one for home protection and one for hunting

Both of my GSP’s are outstanding retrievers. Neither required any sort of force fetch. They just love birds.

I am covered up, I am also in the city






Took this pic right after the Dove pics, thought it was cool.

Oh, they may have just a bird brain, but they know.

Yep you know thats right.

Had a great Saturday evening and Sunday morning in Coleman County - most birds I've seen flying since dove opener.

Had litterally thousands of large northern dove on our wheat field in Dickens County this past weekend....................

Seeing a lot more dove birds flying over tonight in Young county. I’m cooking steaks for my sons birthday or I’d be out there with a shotgun. I’m getting excited for the first time this year. Dove are hitting the tank, and flying low enough to die.

Seeing a lot more birds in Tom Green County.

https://www.lsonews.com/what-happened-to-the-dove/

Finally shot a limit of White Wings. Very tricky shooting in trees First trigger I’ve pulled this season Nice for a change These were local birds. Getting cold up North, things may change

Was shooting limits about 4 days a week since Sept. 1st in Southern New Mexico. The past couple of days have been horrible maybe getting a new push and these are coming to Texas.

Lots of birds west of Throckmorton yesterday and I mean a bunch. Hunting solo got limits 1 hour 45 yesterday, 1 hour 10 this am. About 1/3 northern birds. From 4 to 4.30 yesterday guessing 300-400 birds hit the sunflowers. I hunted facing north and when the wind changed the bird were hauling @#$. Lots of fun. 61 this am cloudy with a north breeze sure felt good. It’s about time.

Good to hear they are moving

Went out this morning, slow again. I only managed 2 but planing on going tomorrow afternoon.

Did a limit one of my better days If I can get photobucket working I 'll put a pic

Another great morning in Throckmorton County. More and more northern birds arriving and many groups of 20+ birds.

Killed 13 weekend of opening bow season on that Friday 30 minutes of fast shooting, they was gone the next day. I guess they were passing thru
most had dark purple legs.

We were covered up with them on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Just east of Haskell. Big groups were busting in with the cold front Sunday evening. Hunted fields on the lease and our rancher let us hunt one of his ponds Sunday. My nephew had not seen action like this and got a little overwhelmed, therefore missed quite a few. I ain't the best shot either

The birds started moving before sunrise and seemed to end around 8:30 both mornings. They started moving late in the evenings also. It was hard to leave the pond at sunset with so many birds still flocking in.

Next weekend looks promising with the other stronger front moving in.
Cheers!

Sounds like they may be moving into Texas.... how about with this recent cold snap?? anyone have any more luck?

Good birds in Santa Anna last weekend. Going back this weekend for some more!

Plenty of birds moving through live oak county over the past week or so.

Plenty of Birds in Kaufman county right now

Very slow in Milam county still

Williamson Co had good birds flying. Got 4 but because I suck at shooting shotguns.

Steady numbers of morning dove in Frio County...

The past 4 weekends have been pretty decent. Next weekend is my last weekend, with 3 fronts coming in it's going to be real interesting.

Good numbers in brookshire this morning. Killed 10, should have had an easy limit if I wasn’t such a poor shot.

We shot the heck out of them in pearsall last Thursday. Easy limits if you could shoot

East of DFW is barren of dove. Not historically the best dove hunting area but if on the right field it can be good. I have a cut milo field on the road to my neighborhood and have probably seen less than 5 dove. Normally after a couple of fronts there would be a 100+ on the lines in the evening but not this year. Last year was wet as heck and it was hard to get to some fields and this year dry and roads are good and no birds.

Did a morning hunt in Frio County on Sunday...numbers of birds are down...and the morning flight was shorter than usual...time for a new front to (hopefully) bring some new birds down...come on, Mother Nature!!!

Hunted this past weekend both morning hunts. Birds were slow especially on Saturday. Saw more birds Sunday only got one bird each day due to horrible shooting. Hope this last weeks brings some more birds out in Williamson county

Smoked them last day of season. 30 minute hunt after 6pm over Croton and water. Van Zandt county

I stand corrected. Central zone closes Nov 3rd

Geese show up after 9-10 am. See what happens

They are pretty all gone in my area

Absolutely ridiculous number of birds in and coming to the field in very eastern Medina county near LaCoste less than 30 minutes from downtown SA.

5 hunter limits in under 2 hours. Shooting skills is why it took that long..

Can't but expect the bird numbers to continue to be outstanding with as much sunflower we have on the stalk and knocked down and that south Texas is wintering grounds for mourning dove. 2nd split is going to be spectacular.

Any reports from Throckmorton/Haskell? Thinking about one more hunt this weekend.

Hunted out in Williamson county this morning. Not a lot of birds but we has a swarm of birds for about 5 minutes they came out of no where. Only got 2 because of bad shooting.

Finished up the first split with a Sunday pm hunt with TOO...and it was everything I could have hoped for...good looking field with a solid food source...and birds...lots and lots of birds...!

Now, on most days, I am just a mediocre shooter...but this field was SO HOT, that even I was walking out with a limit of dove in 1-1/2 hours!

If you are looking to put some dove poppers on the table for the second split...I highly recommend giving TOO a call...!

Cle, it was an honor to have you out and hunt. Glad the hunt was as you hoped it would be. The other hunters took a bit longer due to D being inexperienced at shooting birds. Birds became even more plentiful after you left.

Look forward to having you out during the second split.

White wings were piling into my place in Young county. I was working bird dogs and could have had an easy limit. I wish I didn’t have to spend the next three days in OKC.

Tons of birds here this afternoon, but it's deer season and my dove season is over.

Lots of birds in Throckmorton this weekend. Ended up taking a limit Sunday evening instead of deer hunting. Best dove hunting all year.