Collared dove hunting
05-09-2013, 07:58 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 3
Collared dove hunting
Hey Howdy,
Anyone out there actively engaging in collared dove hunting?
There sure are a ton in north-central CO, but it's not proving that easy to find concentrations of them on public land. I've harvested a few while hunting other critters and they are just as tasty as mourning doves (and bigger!).
I was just curious what others are experiencing. They seem to prefer town and are ubiquitous at farms, ranches, and feedlots, but seem to stay close to structures like the pigeons do.
Anyway, with unlimited season and unlimited bag limit, I sure would like to get on some of these birds and am real interested to hear from others who have mapped on to these suckers!
Anyone out there actively engaging in collared dove hunting?
There sure are a ton in north-central CO, but it's not proving that easy to find concentrations of them on public land. I've harvested a few while hunting other critters and they are just as tasty as mourning doves (and bigger!).
I was just curious what others are experiencing. They seem to prefer town and are ubiquitous at farms, ranches, and feedlots, but seem to stay close to structures like the pigeons do.
Anyway, with unlimited season and unlimited bag limit, I sure would like to get on some of these birds and am real interested to hear from others who have mapped on to these suckers!
05-22-2013, 09:30 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Posts: 419
I tried to pop one with a pellet gun in Montana a couple weeks ago, but missed it. I was curious to see how they taste. Three years ago MT FWP thought I was a little looney when I told them I was seeing a few Eurasian collared doves around. Now they're all over southern and central Montana. No limit and no closed season. Next time I head south to MT I'll have to break out the scatter gun and get a few. They're definitely bigger and slower than mourning doves so I might actually be able to hit one.
05-22-2013, 09:34 PM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Posts: 419
