just wondering if anyone hunts them,they are sooo thick here.

Based on the few I've shot that were mixed in with flocks of mourning doves the main difference is their size. The ones I shot were a little bigger with a black band on the back of their neck. I didn't realize the difference until I saw the band. IMO they seem to fly and taste the same as mourning doves.

I don't necessarily hunt them, they are an opportunity bird while hunting morning dove. Here in AZ they do not count against your limit. Unlimited and open season year around.
If I wanted to strictly hunt Eurasian dove, I would hunt agriculture farms. They are thick with them.

Eurasian doves are getting thick in Oregon. No limit, and no season. ODFW finally made a good decision.

They are going to be the new Passenger Pigeon.

Isn't that the point of the no season, no limit, idea?

We are getting a few here in Tennessee but not lots by any stretch of imagination. I killed my first one last year.

We have a few here in Wy. same rules.. No limit, no closed season, but these devils never leave town.. Glad to hear they offer shooting in other states.. I did shoot half a dozen in Az. the last time I hunted there about 2007.. For good shooting, it would be worth a venture to other states..

Great shooting here. I like to age'm a few days and they are then wonderful on the grill.

WyoCoyoteHunter,

Same deal here in my part of Montana: They hardly ever leave town. Wouldn't mind seeing a few out in the country, because our mourning doves are often mostly gone by the time the season opens on Sept. 1st. Did see a collared dove last week while taking my 10-gauge out after geese, but the dove was out of range even for a 10.

Know a guy in eastern Washington who, together with a couple other people, killed almost 400 around a feedlot one day. Kind of like Argentina!

I have had a couple of pairs nest in my trees here on my small farm over the last few years. I've grown to like having them around all year and quit shooting them.

I'd have no qualms about shooting anyone else's, however.

There's often a rule about not shooting the "yard birds."

When I was in grad school in Mississippi, we would wear them out. Very seldom did we shoot a mourning dove, but we put plenty of the Eurasian doves on the grill. A deal hunt for starving college students with no bag limits!

Only yard birds I have are humming birds and a few songbirds. The crows and doves are to scared to come round.