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I assume you gents shoot the hell out of the invasive Asian Collared???

Idaho has finally mentioned them in our bird regs as "unprotected". Kill em anytime, anywhere, anyhow!

I have not had the opportunity to bring one to the table as they are still primarily an urban dweller in our parts. They appear a bit larger than the mourning dove, ought to cook up just as well or better.

I see whitewings all the time in the city, I haven't shot one in the field in probably 10 years. Eurasian doves are year round and do not count against the take. I have gotten a few of them.
Good luck to everyone on opening day. I will be out there bright and early.

I have a pair of the collared doves around my place, tempted to buy a bb gun just to kill em.

where I work (state land) we have thousands of doves and it looks to be a good shoot this year, so good I in fact bought 2 boxes of steel dove loads to try it myself. heck I have a license I might as well!

won't open here till the 21 first in the south zone.

loaded with whitewings where I hunt. This weekend gents! Hunting season is here!

Normal numbers here, no giant flocks but lots of random smaller bunches.

I have never shot one, is 6 shot hard on power lines?

That's the only way I'd ever hit one....grin

i use 7s

Easier on the power lines?


grin



What choke/range do you typically shoot?

i use a modified and try to keep shots under 30yds

The Asian Collared Doves call in easy and cook up just fine. I haven't seen any Mourning Doves for some time though.

10-4 bud!

That!

hope they have some in Uvalde

I got plenty of Mourning Doves around my property or as plenty as you see in CT, makes no difference, the State calls them a song bird and you can't shoot them. So its a moot point. You can in RI. Nothing I enjoyed more in my youth that my 870 in 28 ga a flat or two of #8's and a field with lots of doves flying around.

Uvalde can be great dove hunting. Good Luck to you!

Thanks

You too

Let u know Tuesday

Snake

I would, but do not know if i could differentiate on the wing doves of the 2 species...

is there a way to ID them while shooting? Hold them in your hands and it's obvious...

I took 3 last year and in Texas they do not count toward a limit.

They are big

Snake

Collared doves are (at least the ones around here) reddish/rose in color and have a aquare tail. They fly much like a pigeon and are almost as large.

They are actually pretty easy to distinguish from a mourning dove on the wing.

In west Texas they are grey to almost white and smell more likeva pigeon than a dove. Since them and the white wings have moved in we have a lot less morning doves in town. Neither make the nice cooing sounds of morning doves that is so nice to hear.