The reason people hunt doves???

[Ely Lake Expert]

I am just curious about the reason behind dove hunting, because it doesn't seem like you would get much meat off of one of them. Here are the 2 scenarios I can think of. 1. Shooting doves for the sport shooting aspect of it and eating them because you shot them. OR 2. Doves taste real good and the fun shooting is just a bonus. So is it #1 or #2 or some other reason all together?

[brittman]

I would say more #1 than #2. Pass shooting or decoying doves is fun and if you are in the right spot - much shooting.

The amount of meat of the dove is relatively small, but not much less than the breast meat on a woodcock.

[rubber duck]

Most of the doves I shoot have more meat than some of the fish I catch!

[Ely Lake Expert]

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Most of the doves I shoot have more meat than some of the fish I catch!

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LMAO

[savy]

shrimping is fun not much meat on one of them litle buggers just have to eat more of them.

[Sartell Angler]

they are fun as heck to hunt and taste amazing on the grill when wrapped with bacon and enjoyed with some beer!

I am honestly just as excited about dove hunting this year as I am about early goose and waterfowl season. If you haven't experienced fast and furious dove action you are missing out bigtime--they are a true gamebird no matter what anyone says.

~SA/wdw

[so haaad]

I've heard pass shooting is a blast down in Arizona and New Mexico. The most common place that I've seen doves in MN is on telephone wires. I just can't find the sport in that kind of hunting.

[ARNE]

If you get out of your car and do alittle scouting you will find there are doves every where and alot of them, they are my favorite bird to hunt alot of action and fast shootin, when you find a good spot

some of the best food comes in small packages

[Sartell Angler]

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If you get out of your car and do alittle scouting you will find there are doves every where and alot of them, they are my favorite bird to hunt alot of action and fast shootin, when you find a good spot

some of the best food comes in small packages

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good call!

[Wallydog]

In the last 25 years I've killed thousands of doves here in Idaho and Mexico.......To me, they are the most challenging target a wingshooter can encounter AND they are absolutely terrific table fare. I just wish there had been a season in MN when I was growing up in the Appleton area!

Part of the drill for myself and a dozen of my pals is "Dove Camp" I've been refining camp for 20 years.

Here is a Mexico pic.

WD

[Ely Lake Expert]

Wow, what is the limit of birds there? (in that picture)

[Sartell Angler]

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Here is a Mexico pic.

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Mexico= no limit....(I think, unless that is just Argentina)

shoot until you can't raise your arms anymore...or muster the strength in your hand to pull the trigger...or afford any more shells...

SA/wdw

[ARNE]

Daily bag limit is 15; possession limit 30 in MN and WI

[Wallydog]

There is in fact a limit in MX. I beleive it's 20 white wings a day, 60 in possesion. These are the birds from several shooters. We give away easily 75% of all the birds we harvest to local villagers that have no power or regular source of fresh meat. They all very much appreciate it. So..........it's a bit of a humanitarian effort as well as great shooting.

WD

[riverrat56]

I'm really looking forward to the season, think of it as the most challenging skeet course ever, and they taste alot better than dusted clay.

It is by far the fastest shooting in any type of hunting and the twisting doves will humble a great shooter or make a guy like me look stupid.

Also some great preseason work for the dog to practice retrieving

[USPENAMC]

what area did you hunt last year for doves?

where will you be hunting this year?

i hunted near buffalo lake minnesota i think it was by 212 i was lucky enough to have a person let us use a gravel pit of some sort.

i will be looking for a place to hunt in and around those areas near hector minnesota or something.

[USPENAMC]

why do we hunt them well doves are tasty, fun to hunt and gives you alot of opportunities to shoot and shoot again and shoot again and again... and when you are tired shooting ....well shoot again. and its a long stretch you can hunt for 2 months wow shooot....again..