we were crow hunting yesterday and there were 1000s of doves passing....in sets uf like 6...at atleast 4 or 5 times i counted atleast 10 in my fov at once!...and there was always atleast 2 in my fov....do u think they will be flying like that like tomarow?? or was that a good one day fly and thats it...there might be a few but not that thick? the field was only hay...i think there is corn fields around but we werent near them....and the hay was just cut....they were just flying through...none landed...except some on power lines...id love to go out there and get some of them...you think we can do good if we get there within the next week or so?

thanx

Mauser06, my guess is that they will be there tomorrow, unless a big cold front moves them out. It sounds like to me that the field that you saw them flying over is in thier flight pattern. I'd guess that they are roosting on one side or feeding on one side and may have a water source in the other direction and you have found thier flight pattern. I'd go back and set up in the fence line or avaiable cover where you saw most of them moving through, and after watching awhile, you will no if you're in the right spot or not, if not move to where you are seeing them cross most often. Good Luck!

well the guy wasnt feeling good so hopefully tomarow because after that it goes from 90s to 70s....i am going to try to get my friend to tell the guy that tomarow will be one of the best days to be there because of the "cold" coming...i kinda though we were right in a good fly way....should remain good until they all migrated out...i hope we get out tomarow after skool!

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Mauser06 Out of idle curiosity I have to ask why, when there were thosands flying you would wait until another day to shoot some .I have always found with doves that you shoot them when thier there ,not try it at a later date .

i guess i should have made it clear....we were crow hunting on a sunday and sunday hunting isnt legal except for crows foxes and yotes i think htats how it goes..i know crows and yotes are legal on sundays...and i didnt have my migratory bird liscense anways....they were very lucky....i can say i could have probally limited out within 30 mins...now the cold front is here and we havent got out there yet....so i duno...maybe that spot will goto waste for this year...the people that were taking me cant plan to do anything and it drives me nuts sometimes...hunting i like to know when im going where and when so i am prepared...i hate grabbing my stuff and running i always forget something! o well atleast i get to shoot some birds which i love and my dad doesnt do much of except the ocassionaly grouse which i usually drop anyways lol... i hope we get out there still!

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lol, what rocket scientist came up with the idea for this law??

--Man who fish in other man's well often catch crabs--

i really dont know...and not being able to hunt anything else on sunday angers me because i am in school and saturday isnt enough time to hunt for me because i love hunting and my dad works 3-11pm so i cant go aftfer school...so its i miss school or dont hunt...and he takes vacation days on openers and some saturdays just for me...but i think sunday hunting should be legal if you wish to do so! im not sure why we can hunt crows and such? maybe because they are varmints? im not sure...

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