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    High Power Shooter hunterhawk's Avatar
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    Yeah I am definitely hunting more birds this year! Ever since I took my dog to South Dakota pheasant hunting she has been depressed which is making me depressed! I'm thinking some grouse and dove hunting is in order!

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    I'd love to get out hunting some time. I have a decent shotty too. Oh well, time and money. One day. Would love to see pics of the birds and dogs at work!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hunterhawk View Post
    Yeah I am definitely hunting more birds this year! Ever since I took my dog to South Dakota pheasant hunting she has been depressed which is making me depressed! I'm thinking some grouse and dove hunting is in order!
    Hey, do the world a favor and target as many Eurasian Collared Doves as you can! They are substantially larger than the native Mourning Doves, so more meat. The Eurasian Collared Doves have the distinctive black stripe around the back of the head, and a broad band of white feathers at the end of the tail. There's no limit on these non-native birds because they are impacting populations of our native Band-tailed Pigeons which nest in the mountain Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir forests. There's also evidence Collared Doves rob nests of native Mourning Doves.

    There is a good article on hunting the Eurasian Collared Dove in the recent Colorado Outdoors. Rack 'em and stack 'em!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hummer View Post
    Hey, do the world a favor and target as many Eurasian Collared Doves as you can! They are substantially larger than the native Mourning Doves, so more meat. The Eurasian Collared Doves have the distinctive black stripe around the back of the head, and a broad band of white feathers at the end of the tail. There's no limit on these non-native birds because they are impacting populations of our native Band-tailed Pigeons which nest in the mountain Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir forests. There's also evidence Collared Doves rob nests of native Mourning Doves.

    There is a good article on hunting the Eurasian Collared Dove in the recent Colorado Outdoors. Rack 'em and stack 'em!

    Interestingly enough I see the collared doves every day. They don't migrate like mourning dove so they are here all winter.
    I never however have seen a collared dove while hunting mourning dove in my hunting areas.
    If I saw them I would shoot them though.

    Have any of you hunted other areas? In Texas for example there are 5 hunt-able native species of dove. In Hawaii there are over 30.
    I say lets all remove the warning labels and let nature take its course.

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