Dove Opener!!!

arrowdem · Aug 30, 2016

Dove season opens in just 2 short days! who else is gonna be out chasing doves?!

MuskyManiac · Aug 30, 2016

Me! Although my hot spot now has a house built right across the road, so I am going to have to find a new hot spot.

ndbwhunter · Aug 30, 2016

What do you guys look for in a "hot spot"? I've never managed to find a spot with enough birds to make it worth while.

Standing corn or a cut wheat field with water near by?

svnmag · Aug 30, 2016

Cut canola, a few dead trees and water.

espringers · Aug 30, 2016

anyone ever get a bit leery about running their dogs in cut canola? i've never had problems. but, that shit looks like an impaling waiting to happen.

Captain Ahab · Aug 30, 2016

I will probably have to go warm up the stove pipe a bit.

guywhofishes · Aug 30, 2016

Yes, epecially web footed varieties!

USMCDI · Aug 30, 2016

Any good grilling recipes would be appreciated, haven't shot any in many years except last year when the kids wanted to blow the dust out of their shotguns. I told them they are eating every one of them and they did but I didn't think they were all that tasty. I'm sure I overcooked them so if anyone has any tactics for making a meal out them I'm all ears.

arrowdem · Aug 30, 2016

i found myself a new hot spot for my evening spot this year! pretty excited about that, and yes look for canola thats where you will get on birds, wheat fields work too dont over look them but those doves sure love themselves some canola

DirtyMike · Aug 30, 2016

de-breast, split, fill with jalepeno and cream cheese, wrap with bacon, put on grill. Crack your favorite beverage and enjoy one of nature's tastiest bounties. By the way, i've never heard of canola before. Is that what you easterners call any power line paralleling a gravel road?

RustyTackleBox · Aug 30, 2016

my favorite dove spot is find a country cemetary that has a good adjoining field... then look at the fence that surrounds it... usually loaded with birds... then you just walk circles shooting at them as they zing past... and when you run out of shells go wire up a couple decoys to said fence and by the time you get back from town with more shells the fence is really loaded up

NodakBuckeye · Aug 30, 2016

Plan on taking the boy out somewhere after work this weekend. Have had good luck around water when it is hot. It is worth taking a couple extra minutes and pluck the birds and grill whole. DirtyMikes method is good too. House of Tsang Bangcock Padang Sauce is awesone on grilled dove. Biggest thing is to not overcook them, medium at most. The hearts are tasty too.

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Having several gunners helps too, keep them moving.

svnmag · Aug 30, 2016

Took me a second DM...

DirtyMike · Aug 30, 2016

I'm only half kidding as that's how I like to get them as a kid. When I told my Father in Law (Lineman), he wasn't too impressed. I figured I'd give the field thing a try. He has a bunch of decoys and a couple mojo's so maybe I'll let Wrigley tangle with some birdies.

svnmag · Aug 30, 2016

I was in the process of posting a canola pic when it smacked me.

Kickemup · Aug 30, 2016

I'll be out first thing in the morning. Mojo tree is all put together and ready to go.

Kurtr · Aug 30, 2016

We must have had a hell of a dove hatch this year i have never seen so many down here

KDM · Aug 30, 2016

Wanna get me one of them collared doves this year. I hear'em callin' all the time, but when huntin' season rolls around they make themselves scarce or move to town.

MuskyManiac · Aug 30, 2016

KDM said:
Wanna get me one of them collared doves this year. I hear'em callin' all the time, but when huntin' season rolls around they make themselves scarce or move to town.

Yeah, I think they like the urban areas most of all.

Yoby · Aug 30, 2016

I took friday off. Figured I will get out and see what is hanging around my neck of the woods

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