2024 dove thread

[Birdbander]

Southeast Indiana. I finished the morning 2 short of a limit, hopefully get them late this evening. The landowners dog dropped by.

 

[WildWill]

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Life's good congratulations them boys look happy!

 

[Nick87]

Life's good congratulations them boys look happy!

It's abeautiful 70 degree day to boot!

 

[Birdbander]

I had a unique experience this morning. Hit an incoming dove way up high. It waa stone dead and plummeting down at a 45°, just missed one of my hunting partners then hit the wire fence shearing it's head clean off.

 

[Buffs35]

Not a lot of morning doves. But still heck of a morning.

 

[cgasner1]

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My brother and the boys.

You’ll be cleaning on those till it’s time to head to New Mexico

 

[Nick87]

You’ll be cleaning on those till it’s time to head to New Mexico

I know, all seems fun til it's time to clean em.

 

[Brandon270]

The action tab broke off on my semi-auto so I had to go with my old single shot my dad got me 23 years ago for my first dove gun. I limited out after a couple hours on some blm that for some reason I've never had to share year after year.
On my walk back to the truck I came within 5' of this guy. We have lots of rattlesnakes in the surrounding foothills but I've never seen a rattlesnake on the valley floor. It didn't rattle one bit, just had it's head up looking at me.

On my way home I had a coyote run across the road about 50 yards ahead of me. Definitely an eventful day.

 

[stevejfarms]

My grandsons first dove hunt. My little buddy had a ball!

 

[MThuntr]

I miss the good Ol days back home. Used to burn a box of shells for like 6 birds. Back when a case of shells was like $25.

 

[Nick87]

I miss the good Ol days back home. Used to burn a box of shells for like 6 birds. Back when a case of shells was like $25.

My brother and I were just talking about this. IIrc circa early 2000's I just got my drivers license and a box was around $3.50 and I think a case (4 pack) you could get on sale for $10. Yesterday they were $14 per box at Farm and Fleet.

 

[00BUCK]

opening morning. Didn't take long

 

[perma]

I’m such an idiot. Scouting for mule deer, seeing a boat load of doves, and I have the required small game license.

Guess what I forget? A flipping shotgun.

Didn’t even cross my mind.

 

[nontyp]

We got a few. boys had a good time. Not as many birds flying as usual. We’ll try a different spot tomorrow.

 

[Birdbander]

Cold front passed through southeast Indiana overnight. Hardly any dove moving all morning. We'll give it a go this afternoon.

 

[Brandon270]

Got another limit this morning, haven't had this good of a dove season on public in a long time. Good luck to everyone still getting after them.

 

[Clarq]

Made it out for the opener on Monday. Not great "dove" weather, but pretty awesome "sit under a tree and stare at the sky" weather.



Dad and I each managed a few. No complaints.

 

[Oneshotlu]

Not many birds around our part of tx after all the rain we got

 

[ksjc98]

Lots of dove here in my part of Kansas. We had two good days of hunting.

 

[Wally Dog]

After 35-40 years of hosting "dove camp" I pretty much have it dialed in.
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