Dove Damage report

Glad the hunting is good. Will take the boy out this week, if it ever clears.

Went a couple of weekends ago and didn't even see 2 dozen birds. The ones that did come by were hard to hit. It was my first dove hunt. If the birds are flying I can sure see what fun it would be shooting.

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Originally Posted by rondog

We always called them turtle doves, never understood where that name came from. Nowadays they come to my bird feeders.

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There are more than 40 species of dove. In Texas alone there are 12 different hunt-able species. Pigeons are a type of dove called Rock Dove.

Turtle Dove- From Turkey and North Africa and Southern Europe... not in the USA except as pets
http://www.sciencephoto.com/image/84...e_dove-SPL.jpg

Mourning Dove: Native to North America
http://www.dpughphoto.com/images/mou...am%2032709.JPG

Eurasian Collared Dove: Introduced into the Bahamas in the 1970's it's and invasive non-migratory species in the USA
http://accipiter.hawk-conservancy.or...red%20Dove.jpg