Wow.. I’ve never heard of a state that doesn’t allow dove… I’m sure there are others.. but they are so plentiful across the south east and even most of the south west that I’m actually surprised at the limits imposed in some places down this way…
Yeah, for years now, ever since I saw a hunting outdoor show where hunters can go to Mexico or Argentina to hunt doves all day long with virtually no limit, yet here in the USA every state that has dove season(s) has a daily and possession limit on doves.
I enjoy dove hunting. I enjoy cooking and eating dove. But I can't see myself shooting a 500 shells a day, nor killing more than 15 birds per trip. Having to cleaning/ breast a lot of birds by myself at one time, prepping some for cooking and some for the freezer is time consuming and several messes to be cleaned up. Especially when it is the weekend and trash pick up isn’t till Tuesday. Or recently the trash convenient center doesn’t open till 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Then there are/were, since remedied, three nights spent protecting the garbage cans from feral cats, neighbors cats and/or dogs, and coons.
Correct me if I am wrong but in Argentina they are a different species of dove (eared?) and can decimate acres of grain due to their numbers. Hence the high volume shooting and donating birds, tipping bird boys etc. I would love to do it sometime!
Stateside, our limit is ten per day
A lot!How many 20 gauge shells does it take you to kill your limit?
Looking forward to hunting with you and the guys again in Seymour. Doves might not be as exciting to kill as a deer or turkey but hunting with a good group of guys makes up for it.In about a month, I’ll be back in Seymour, Texas hunting doves with my buddy @Jeff505 and several more friends. The early dove season is the start of our high social season. This year, I’ll take my tried and true Winchester Model 101 12 gauge, and a newly acquired Rizzini BR 550 side by side 20 guage that I bought at the Tulsa gun show in April. As I get older, the joy of hunting with real friends becomes more important than the bag. However, I’m expecting a fantastic shoot this year. Seymour has already exceeded its annual rainfall average! There’s plenty of grain and seeds.
Anyone else planning to shoot “at” doves in a few weeks?