Pheasant Hunting

[ZX9RCAM]

Good luck!

I have never hunted dove in Texas. It can't be easy!

Why would it be more difficult?

 

[BigRed]

Why would it be more difficult?

Dove hunting is never easy.

We have fields of sunflowers here. The fields draw them in. Fast birds. Hit rate is about 4 for 10 on a good day.

May have good dove areas in Texas as well.... Just have not seen them. Likely, there are better hunters too.

Either way, dove hunting isn't easy

Do you hunt dove?.

 

[leVieux]

Good luck!

I have never hunted dove in Texas. It can't be easy!

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Depends a lot on when & where. Texas is home to many doves, several species, of which two are main game birds & a couple others can be legally harvested.

Baiting with feeds is illegal under federal & state laws. There are two different types of dove shooting:

“Pass” shooting, In which a hunter posiitons himself under anticipated bird feeding or migratory flight pattern pathways. Use a “modified” choke.

”Tank” or roost shooting, in which the hunter seeks to ambush birds gathering for day’s end water reservoirs & livestock tanks or roost trees. This type is usually faster. The birds are nearer & slower, use “improved cylinder” choke.

Many of us travel to Texas specifically for dove hunting.

Try it, it can be difficult & frustrating, but rewarding. The TP&W websites have basic details.

Certain times & places it may be possible to combine dove & quail hunts.

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[ZX9RCAM]

Dove hunting is never easy.

We have fields of sunflowers here. The fields draw them in. Fast birds. Hit rate is about 4 for 10 on a good day.

May have good dove areas in Texas as well.... Just have not seen them. Likely, there are better hunters too.

Either way, dove hunting isn't easy

Do you hunt dove?.

Haven't in over 40 years.

I was never a good shotgun shooter.

My dad usually limited out.

 

[BigRed]

Got invited to shoot in a sporting clays event today. Came in second...lost by one clay.

Met some more bird hunters and got an invite to a bird hunt!

Good day.

 

[popper]

Dove hunting in Texas is fun and can be productive if there are birds around.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

That holds true for pretty much everywhere doesn't it?

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Dove hunting is never easy.

We have fields of sunflowers here. The fields draw them in. Fast birds. Hit rate is about 4 for 10 on a good day.

May have good dove areas in Texas as well.... Just have not seen them. Likely, there are better hunters too.

Either way, dove hunting isn't easy

Do you hunt dove?.

Actually it's more of just a shoot than a hunt.

 

[BigRed]

Pic of the young pup from late last year....

She's getting out on birds in a few weeks.

Looking forward to it!

 

[BigRed]

Got invited to another sporting clay event today.

Took high score at 96!

 

[BigRed]

I do love fall.

Looking forward to getting a dog out on its first hunt.

 

[BigRed]

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Pic of the young pup from late last year....

She's getting out on birds in a few weeks.

Looking forward to it!

Got this girl out on birds today along with a Brittney.

First day in the field... she did well on her first go.

 

[BigRed]

Got this girl out on birds today along with a Brittney.

First day in the field... she did well on her first go.

ETA

She'll need a little more work, but buddy plans to take her to SD next season.

 

[Vaquero]

Good job!

 

[BigRed]

Shot 97/100.

3 missed.

Hotter than Hell and far more humid.

I suppose it's good for "keeping in shape for bird season", but damn....I would much rather be working along with some good dogs on a crisp day with high thirties.

 

[leVieux]

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Red,

Doves are a passion; and I’ve hunted them in several lower-tier states.

Texas is the best for doves, but the hunting is very unpredictable. All regions of this large State have doves

Folks from all over flock to the LRGV area of South Texas for ‘’White-wing Season’’, which once was billed as the ‘’World’s largest participant sporting event.’’ This is always on Labor Day weekend & the next weekend, usually a total of 4 to 6 days. As you know; doves move quite a bit, so there is some unpredictability, even there.

Texas has almost no “federal public lands hunting’’, & very little State lands. So, one must deal with landowners in various ways, including day leases, season leases, trespass permits, or via ‘’outfitters’’.

I’ve been fairly successful by just asking small landowners for permission; always telling them my Family farmed & raised Herefords, & I’ll take care of their gates, etc. One caveat there is that the TP&W Warden-Officers may enforce trespass laws, so make sure to get a note from the actual landowner or manager.

For Northerners; be warned that the weather may feel much worse than the numbers would suggest, all along our South Coast.

Try TP&W website or ‘’Texas Dove Hunters” for more specific details.

Good Luck & Good Hunting

leVieux

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