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was out in kit carson saturday, and sunday. i have to say this was the worst season i have ever seen for doves out there, but still had fun. tons and tons of private, with no birds
Darn, another day and 4 of 5 of us limited.
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You must have been in the wrong spot.Originally Posted by van7559
I was south of Kit Carson and we all limited out yesterday (sunday)
I shot about 50% Getting close was the problem for us. I must have seen a couple thousand between 3pm and dark.
I say lets all remove the warning labels and let nature take its course.
Man we hunted same sposts we did last year, and just nothing, I mean nothing flying. Last year we had at least 10 out of the 13 guys that go every year limit out several days in a row, to the point we were giving our birds away to keep us out of trouble with the dow. I did smoke somewhere in the neighbor hood of 45 prarie dawgs, a rattlesnake, and even a coyote! So I had a blast, but not what we expected at all for the doves. We are gonna run back next weekend, and see what we come up with.
Thursday they weren't flying. Tonight, however, there are quite a few going over the barn.
Maybe because today's high was in the 80s, instead of the 100s.
so think this colder weather is enough to cause them to move south? Or will I be good in greeley tomorrow?
joe
im thinking about going tom but dont know where and when to go, if anyone out there has room for a spare pm me...i dont bite (unless your in to that)
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i went out to webster swa this morning and saw 2 doves both out of range.I am thinking of going south on wednesday. anyone have any advice?
joe
We've had a good number of birds down here on the gulf coast for the last couple of weeks. I'm not sure how all the fires are going to affect us, but if things stay like this we are going to have a pretty good opening day (9/23) here in the Southern Zone. We're stocking up on the jalapenos and bacon.
I've hunted dove & quail since I was pretty young and I love it. Setting up close to water with a field on at least one side is how I usually do it. The further I can see, all the better. They're pretty fast, so you have to pick your location according to how they're going to be coming in and where the birds are going to land when you hit them. Just remember the shots you have problems with when you're shooting skeet and try to set yourself up to avoid them.
As far as concealment goes, I've always just worn blue jeans and t-shirts, but that's what I wear no matter what I'm hunting. Dove pick up movement from a good ways off, so try to minimize it.
It's a good idea to take some sort of seat with you. I keep all my things in a 5-gallon plastic bucket that I use to sit on while I'm waiting for them to come in. Typically I carry bug spray, sun screen, field scissors, a rag, waterless hand cleaner, toilet paper & plenty of ammo. I don't miss often *cough cough*, but someone else might need to borrow some ammo. The bucket is also big enough to put all my spent hulls in.
Check the choke and plug (if it applies) in your shotgun BEFORE you leave the house.
Be safe and have fun!
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