How did you do opening day dove?

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retrvrman

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Well I went out by the Hugo area east of Colorado Springs. Got there about an hour before shooing time. There were already a line of trucks park in the parking area :mad::eek:

I saw that all the "good areas" were taken up (the ones I had scouted). It looks like some guys may have "camped out" at the SWA which I had thought was illegal based on what I read in the regulations.

Anyhow, I noticed that whomever does the land management for that SWA was mowing and bailing hay. So I got my stuff and my dog and we headed over to some hay bails that were setup in between two large groves of cottonwoods. There were also sunflowers to my north and water was to my west.

So I decided to hunt like I hunted doves growing up in Texas. We always hunted by hay bails in the middle of sunflower fields that were mowed into strips. So I sat on the shaded side in my chair with my dog and I shot 7 dove.

I won't lie, it sounded like WWIII over near the trees and I could hear guys yell back and forth "here comes one, look behind you, over your head, etc"

So my .02cts is that I need to find another spot for opening day or just wait and go the day after or so (before the weather cools)

Good thing was my chocolate lab Roxie enjoyed it and she did well. I may have lost only one bird that I know of and I missed a few but not to many. It was better than even a good day at work :10sign::cheers:

Greg
 
I was not able to make it out but my 2 buddies went out. They both had their limit by 9am and were shooting prairie dogs by 10am. They said it was the best conditions they had ever seen with the cooler weather and the wind going in the right diretion to slow the birds down.
 
Walked out of my house over to the tree row sat on my bucket shot 2 doves changed the dog, shot 2 more changed the dog, shot 2 more changed the dog all the way to the limit, :D

Then did it again Monday afternoon,,,,,, got all the dogs in.....:D

Does it count towards your limit if one ofyour females ate the dove before you could get it from her? :D
 
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keskam said:
Walked out of my house over to the tree row sat on my bucket shot 2 doves changed the dog, shot 2 more changed the dog, shot 2 more changed the dog all the way to the limit, :D

Then did it again Monday afternoon,,,,,, got all the dogs in.....:D

Does it count towards your limit if one ofyour females ate the dove before you could get it from her? :D
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Only if she pukes it up in front of the Game Warden!!!! LOL!! This happened to me and a buddy who's lab coughed one up when we were being checked with our 30 bird limit! Now we had 31!!! I asked if he could write the dog a ticket!!! No tickets were issued!!
 
BleuBijou said:
Only if she pukes it up in front of the Game Warden!!!! LOL!! This happened to me and a buddy who's lab coughed one up when we were being checked with our 30 bird limit! Now we had 31!!! I asked if he could write the dog a ticket!!! No tickets were issued!!
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Now that is funny stuff:p:D

Greg
 
Went out this morning!! Had to put a jacket on it was a little chilly with a good breeze!!! Had to learn all over again how to shoot Doves from 2 weeks ago! Shot 10 times before I knocked one down!!! Had my Morning Dove limit by 8 a.m. Shot 13 Eurasions by 9:30. My Buddy shot 10 Morning Doves and 16 Eurasions. Starting to flock up more. Probably hit it one more time towards the end of the month. Gotta go buy some more shells!!!LOL I was out by Greeley!:cheers:
 
BleuBijou said:
Went out this morning!! Had to put a jacket on it was a little chilly with a good breeze!!! Had to learn all over again how to shoot Doves from 2 weeks ago! Shot 10 times before I knocked one down!!! Had my Morning Dove limit by 8 a.m. Shot 13 Eurasions by 9:30. My Buddy shot 10 Morning Doves and 16 Eurasions. Starting to flock up more. Probably hit it one more time towards the end of the month. Gotta go buy some more shells!!!LOL I was out by Greeley!:cheers:
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Where did you go, if you don't mind me asking? I was looking at going to Frank or Mitani SWA Tues and Wed am.
 
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