Getting Ready for Dove Season

[USPENAMC]

any one know where i can get some cheap stell shot since on saturday i want to do both dove and geese hope i dont hit a dove with geese loads at least ill have something left to pick my teeth with he he

[riverrat56]

No idea where you can get "cheap" steel, I would just go out goose hunting in the morning and dove in the afternoon and see what happens, to much shooting at doves while goose hunting doesnt help your chances at a goose any.

Can't wait for tomorrow morning either, but saterday has really got me fired up.

[USPENAMC]

what ill do is ill go out today Thursday to check out the spot and see if i see geese around and stuff you know and see whats going on and then ill decide maybe saturday ill just goose hunt. I was wondering you mentioned hunting doves in the morning and geese in afternoon, My QUESTION IS what is considered possesion of lead shot. for example i have both lead and steel shot in my vehicle i get my lead shot go out into the field lets say 500 yards from my vehicle and hunt dove later in the day i come drop off all my lead cartridges and stuff and grab my steel shot and go out same spot 500 yards away. is this okay or is it still considered in possesion. I think its still being in possesion hmmmmm.... i guess ill just have to decide for one or the other.

[Fish'n guy]

So how did the opener go for everyone? My buddy had permission to hunt a sheep pasture near Janesville and that turned out to be a good shoot. We only killed 12 doves and missed a bunch before we had to leave due to sheep being move into the pasture. We still had fun though.

[Fish'n guy]

I take it that not many people went out due to the lack of posts??? I went out again this morning and did real well. I was out by Janesville again and I was pass shooting them between their roost and their food source. Another fun outing once again!!!!

[captkev]

I wont get out till sat. morning, sounds like you had fun.

I'll post then with the results.... Pass shooting?.....Did you use decoys too? I bought 8 clip ons and one spinning wing wind poweered this year....hope they work.

[Dean Schellinger]

We got out yesterday but only managed 27 doves for 3 guys due to the strong winds north of St. Cloud. We were able to get some to decoy into this gravel pile that we put decoys on, and that was really fun. But I think the wind kept them bedded down. We found some in waist high corn and would push through and they would flush like pheasants, but they would be out of range in a hurry. It still was a blast and I hope to get out again tonight after work.

[HunterLee]

got 3 for me and my 12 year old brother short 45 min hunt so at least we got to shoot some

[USPENAMC]

ill be out today ill let you know how we do four of us going see how we do

[renny]

I personally sit by watering holes and this time are trying some decoys for fun, but i talked this kid that he and his buddies were walking a millet field, must been around feeding time and said they shot 90 of them. I think whatever you do will be right, cause there are so many doves you ca'nt help but get at least a few shots in. I went out the first time friday morning and just sat in grass near watering hole, although i have found that it needs to have more shore line than this one did, they do'nt land in tall weeds and grasses. but several flew by and got some shots, had fun. I prefer evenings, going again this weekend.

[USPENAMC]

5 birds 4 people this surely isnt texas, the waterhole i had scouted was dry on saturday sunday it rained might try to hit it again today. ill see what happens

[knoppers]

was out friday north of palisade, seen no birds. it could have been the foggy weather. I did see about 20 birds on the power lines grouped together north of aitkin. they must be migrating.

[USPENAMC]

I need to find me a dog to find the doves both limits on sat and sunday and many lost that i ended up searching more than i shot.

[riverrat56]

Best ways I have found to find them is-

A. Only shoot one bird at a time, if you shoot one and more than one shot is present, just stop shooting.

B. Mark the spot it fell, set down your gun (once it is on safe) and hustle over to that spot, usually I walk right up to them this way. The problem is if you shoot 2 birds and loose your mark while taking the second shot.

C. Don't hunt in as tall of grass or as thick of cover if possible, I have only lost 3 doves this year out of 38, 2 of them went down in thick stands of pines and I could not find them, the other one i shot 2 and couldn't find the first one. Cut pastures are nice to hunt in because the doves can't hide as easy and they just pour in to them.

[Tyler Holm]

Rochester Success!

Rochester Doves!