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[SamuraiCO]

Ive done the canned shoots. Just no challenge to it for me. Its a good tool to get the dogs back in shape, but I grew up hunting wild birds, not paying $25 each to shoot pen raised

Agreed. For me it is all about the dog work. I have already proven I can hit what I am aiming at. It is my knowledge and putting my dogs in the best position to succeed makes it for me. We (my setter Luke) and I have been learning from each other over the years. Now he is working running birds much better and I am trying to be patient enough to let him work and stay alert.

Best of luck to everyone here. Sounds like we need a COAR 15 hunt party this year even if it was a RMR. Would be a hoot.

[Marine24]

Have to agree that developing the strategy and working the field yourself is a lot more gratifying that following the guide and his dogs around, but the shooting and having birds in the cooler is good even though it isn't as much of a challenge with a 12 or 20 gauge. Going to give my single shot 410 H&R Model 1915 a run this season to help balance the odds a little. Maybe I'll get another crack at that black pheasant that has been taunting me the last two years.

[sniper7]

Agreed. For me it is all about the dog work. I have already proven I can hit what I am aiming at. It is my knowledge and putting my dogs in the best position to succeed makes it for me. We (my setter Luke) and I have been learning from each other over the years. Now he is working running birds much better and I am trying to be patient enough to let him work and stay alert.

Best of luck to everyone here. Sounds like we need a COAR 15 hunt party this year even if it was a RMR. Would be a hoot.

that would be fun at the end of the year if they do a big discount for group rate and when they need to get the birds gone.

[patrick0685]

i got a new blaster today, officially its the wifes but she knows the drill a Beretta A400 Xtreme!

[Hummer]

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!

[Colorado Osprey]

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.

[coldaudio]

How difficult would it be to go bird hunting without a dog? I've only ever gone hunting for turkey and deer.

[Marine24]

Not hard at all but you'll need some buddies to act as beaters, pushing the birds toward the shooters.

[hunterhawk]

I have a dog will travel :-) as long as I get to pull the trigger a few times... If it falls out of the sky she will find it!

[Jamnanc]

Ill volunteer too. Moose will flush, retrieve, run down wounded. Might run out if we miss, but not too bad for a home trained dog. Lets put a hunt together. I've got an awesome spot for youth mentor hunts. Otherwise, if there were a bunch of us, there is some big grass we could work near Yuma.