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Smart · 09-10-2021, 09:20 PM

Not opening day but FND and I finally got out to shoot some dove on a much needed break. Mourning dove were the poorest we’ve seen in 10 years out here but the Eurasians saved the day.

jerp · 09-10-2021, 09:30 PM

Nice haul fellas! The way things are going collards may eventually be our best option

Smart · 09-10-2021, 09:39 PM

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Nice haul fellas! The way things are going collards may eventually be our best option

Thanks Jerp! Sounds good to me. Those and whitewings. Love shooting them both

hoythunter02 · 09-10-2021, 09:41 PM

Nice shooting gents.

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manwitaplan · 09-10-2021, 10:29 PM

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Not opening day but FND and I finally got out to shoot some dove on a much needed break. Mourning dove were the poorest we’ve seen in 10 years out here but the Eurasians saved the day.

Huge congrats. Those Eurasians are fun to shoot.

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DPElite · 09-11-2021, 07:32 AM

270 on our Friday evening hunt
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Smart · 09-11-2021, 09:20 PM

FND and I found some mourning dove on a pivot drainage and decided to hunt them today. …. ****ed if we didn’t kill two limits of mourning dove plus some bonus birds as they trickled in all day. This area never ceases to impress.

Quackerbox · 09-12-2021, 12:21 PM

Little 3 man 28ga shoot yesterday afternoon

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NeKro · 09-13-2021, 03:25 PM

Went on a dove hunt out in Taylor a few days ago. Guy said he had planted sunflowers.... well I saw no sunflowers. Waste of $100. There were maybe 6 other hunters and we all shot maybe 10-15 times all morning.

Muddy Bud · 09-13-2021, 04:06 PM

If we can continue to stay dry through out the night I’ll be in the Ben Bolt area trying my hand for the S. Texas regular opener in the morning. There were plenty of birds flying in the Alice area on Saturday hoping this wind doesn’t push them out.

hoythunter02 · 09-13-2021, 04:09 PM

We hammered a few yesterday evening, the whitewing flight was awesome where we hunted.

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BonesandArrow · 09-13-2021, 09:51 PM

Hunted in Starr county over the weekend. Didn’t get a single shot at a white wing. There was almost no mourning or white wing flying. Worst hunting trip ever at the ranch.

hoythunter02 · 09-13-2021, 11:45 PM

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We hammered a few yesterday evening, the whitewing flight was awesome where we hunted.

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We hunted Concepcion Tx and had a great shoot.....mostly WW. The storm had them flushed and moving.

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SmTx · 09-14-2021, 10:21 PM

Any South zone opener reports?

Muddy Bud · 09-14-2021, 10:52 PM

We hunted Ben Bolt this Morning and as usual the first hunt is usually a free be for the birds as my shooting was a lot off. Hunted Alice this afternoon and ended with 21 between my son and I. So I should be shooting limits in a couple days. Birds were decent and limits were achievable if you can shoot. But not as thick as recent years. Still pretty soggy out there. I figure it will get better once it dries up.

cj7zrcool · 09-15-2021, 09:05 AM

We had a corporate event hunt Mon PM & Tues AM near Avalon TX in Ellis County. I didn't fire a round Monday and killed one bird Tuesday morning. I think out of 37 hunters you could have put all birds killed in one game vest

SmTx · 09-15-2021, 11:08 AM

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We hunted Ben Bolt this Morning and as usual the first hunt is usually a free be for the birds as my shooting was a lot off. Hunted Alice this afternoon and ended with 21 between my son and I. So I should be shooting limits in a couple days. Birds were decent and limits were achievable if you can shoot. But not as thick as recent years. Still pretty soggy out there. I figure it will get better once it dries up.

Good to hear.

Farmdog · 09-15-2021, 11:16 AM

My sunflower patch got hammered by hunters, but a new group of whitewings are building back numbers, I ran to Academy and found some shells. I just need enough to eat them a few times

I enjoy the morning hunts

smokeless · 09-15-2021, 11:29 AM

We hunted south of Uvalde this morning. Started out a little rusty. The two of us, Managed 16 birds. Good number of birds, no white wings. Mojos were working good.

ClayW · 09-15-2021, 12:05 PM

Lots of birds in Karnes County

Smart · 09-17-2021, 10:47 PM

I second ClayWs post. Good hunt in the Karnes’ area.

SmTx · 09-17-2021, 11:12 PM

Awesome job, yall!!

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Czechfish · 09-18-2021, 12:09 AM

Massive wave of birds hit Jim Wells county Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. 281 north of premont on the grain fields resembled Argentina. We had good birds in Falfurrias too.

Smart · 09-18-2021, 10:18 PM

Helluva second hunt for us today. Good family and friends shoot today … just like old times.

Mostly whitewings with a good mix of mournings. Love this time of year..

Mtltx · 09-18-2021, 11:11 PM

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Helluva second hunt for us today. Good family and friends shoot today … just like old times.

Mostly whitewings with a good mix of mournings. Love this time of year..

Well that looks like a great time!

Smart · 09-19-2021, 11:39 AM

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Well that looks like a great time!

It was for sure

Rwc · 09-19-2021, 01:27 PM

Great pic Jason.

Rwc

09-10-2021, 09:20 PM	#151
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	Opening day dove report thread! Not opening day but FND and I finally got out to shoot some dove on a much needed break. Mourning dove were the poorest we’ve seen in 10 years out here but the Eurasians saved the day. Last edited by Smart; 09-10-2021 at 09:38 PM.

09-11-2021, 07:32 AM	#156
DPElite Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FriendsHood Hunt In: Mexico	270 on our Friday evening hunt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-11-2021, 09:20 PM	#157
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	Opening day dove report thread! FND and I found some mourning dove on a pivot drainage and decided to hunt them today. …. ****ed if we didn’t kill two limits of mourning dove plus some bonus birds as they trickled in all day. This area never ceases to impress.

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09-10-2021, 09:30 PM	#152
jerp Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Aledo Hunt In: Shackelford Co,	Nice haul fellas! The way things are going collards may eventually be our best option

09-10-2021, 09:41 PM	#154
hoythunter02 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas Hunt In: Brady, Texas	Nice shooting gents. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

09-12-2021, 12:21 PM	#158
Quackerbox Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Magnolia Hunt In: The woods	Little 3 man 28ga shoot yesterday afternoon Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

09-13-2021, 03:25 PM	#159
NeKro Four Point Join Date: Dec 2019	Went on a dove hunt out in Taylor a few days ago. Guy said he had planted sunflowers.... well I saw no sunflowers. Waste of $100. There were maybe 6 other hunters and we all shot maybe 10-15 times all morning.

09-13-2021, 04:06 PM	#160
Muddy Bud Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Corpus Christi Hunt In: Jim Hogg, Kennedy County	If we can continue to stay dry through out the night I’ll be in the Ben Bolt area trying my hand for the S. Texas regular opener in the morning. There were plenty of birds flying in the Alice area on Saturday hoping this wind doesn’t push them out.

09-13-2021, 04:09 PM	#161
hoythunter02 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas Hunt In: Brady, Texas	We hammered a few yesterday evening, the whitewing flight was awesome where we hunted. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

09-13-2021, 09:51 PM	#162
BonesandArrow Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Boerne, TX Hunt In: Deep South TX - Starr County	Hunted in Starr county over the weekend. Didn’t get a single shot at a white wing. There was almost no mourning or white wing flying. Worst hunting trip ever at the ranch.

09-14-2021, 10:21 PM	#164
SmTx Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Marcos/Hempstead Hunt In: Jim Wells	Any South zone opener reports?

09-14-2021, 10:52 PM	#165
Muddy Bud Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Corpus Christi Hunt In: Jim Hogg, Kennedy County	We hunted Ben Bolt this Morning and as usual the first hunt is usually a free be for the birds as my shooting was a lot off. Hunted Alice this afternoon and ended with 21 between my son and I. So I should be shooting limits in a couple days. Birds were decent and limits were achievable if you can shoot. But not as thick as recent years. Still pretty soggy out there. I figure it will get better once it dries up.

09-15-2021, 09:05 AM	#166
cj7zrcool Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springtown Hunt In: Atoka County OK	We had a corporate event hunt Mon PM & Tues AM near Avalon TX in Ellis County. I didn't fire a round Monday and killed one bird Tuesday morning. I think out of 37 hunters you could have put all birds killed in one game vest

09-15-2021, 11:16 AM	#168
Farmdog Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mercedes	My sunflower patch got hammered by hunters, but a new group of whitewings are building back numbers, I ran to Academy and found some shells. I just need enough to eat them a few times I enjoy the morning hunts

09-15-2021, 11:29 AM	#169
smokeless Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Minerva Hunt In: Across the fence	We hunted south of Uvalde this morning. Started out a little rusty. The two of us, Managed 16 birds. Good number of birds, no white wings. Mojos were working good.

09-15-2021, 12:05 PM	#170
ClayW Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Braunfels Hunt In: Karnes County	Lots of birds in Karnes County

09-17-2021, 10:47 PM	#171
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	I second ClayWs post. Good hunt in the Karnes’ area.

09-17-2021, 11:12 PM	#172
SmTx Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Marcos/Hempstead Hunt In: Jim Wells	Awesome job, yall!! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

09-18-2021, 12:09 AM	#173
Czechfish Six Point Join Date: Oct 2015	Massive wave of birds hit Jim Wells county Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. 281 north of premont on the grain fields resembled Argentina. We had good birds in Falfurrias too.

09-18-2021, 10:18 PM	#174
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	Helluva second hunt for us today. Good family and friends shoot today … just like old times. Mostly whitewings with a good mix of mournings. Love this time of year..

09-19-2021, 01:27 PM	#177
Rwc Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crawford, Texas	Great pic Jason. Rwc