Dove numbers

[Trapper]

Question for the ones that have a field . How many birds are you seeing ? It seem like last week when the cold front hit we had plenty of birds . This week it seems like they have left . My question is does the hot weather push them out also ?

 

[MickThompson]

Lots of bait hitting the ground this week to spread them out

 

[yellalinehunter]

25-35 on 3 acres of sunflowers brown top and sorghum, burned light disc and top sown wheat. West tn

 

[WilcoKen]

Not seeing a lot in southeastern part of Wilson Co.

 

[Chaneylake]

My fields were loaded on Tuesday

 

[Jon]

They are all over at Chaneylake. If I were a dove that is where I would be.

 

[Andy S.]

Plenty here in SW TN. Over the last few days, more sightings in evenings when compared to early mornings. Cool front coming through this weekend may shake things up.

 

[TAFKAP]

Plenty here in SW TN. Over the last few days, more sightings in evenings when compared to early mornings. Cool front coming through this weekend may shake things up.

Haven't had rain in damn near a month. Dove opener on the horizon? Here comes a wet front!

 

[FourWFarm]

I had plenty on my sunflowers and millet until last week's cold front. Not seeing many this week.
The rest will probably leave with this weekend's cold front. :mad:

 

[Displaced_Vol]

Looked great last week.
Looked very sporadic this week but with a one-week old and crazy hot weather I've not exactly put a lot of energy into finding them.
This morning after I dropped the 5 year old off at school the field beside the house was chocked full of them. Add all that to the potential weather this weekend and who knows? We've usually always got enough to shoot at, even in "down" years (knock on wood). In good years, it's lights out. Just happy for it to be here this year honestly

 

[TNGunsmoke]

I had plenty on my sunflowers and millet until last week's cold front. Not seeing many this week.
The rest will probably leave with this weekend's cold front. :mad:

Happens almost every year.

 

[tn clyde]

I drove from Greenfield to Haywood County yesterday around 930 am. I saw 5 doves on the power lines the entire drive, 3 were in Haywood County.

 

[Popcorn]

Almost no birds in Trigg county KY, they were here last month but corn harvest began in Christian county and that usually signals the end of our fields usefulness

 

[mike243]

My son works for comcast, he hates dove season, yes folks shoot them off lines with a shotgun, any self respecting poacher knows it supposed to be 22 shorts :p ,

 

[cbhunter]

My son works for comcast, he hates dove season, yes folks shoot them off lines with a shotgun, any self respecting poacher knows it supposed to be 22 shorts :p ,

I have witnessed…..I mean heard that a .17hmr will cut a power line going to a house if you shoot slightly under a tweety bird.

Telling for a friend of course

 

[bowhunterfanatic]

I've heard a 17hmr can cut a power line going to a house.

Telling for a friend of course

I have witnessed…..I mean heard that a .17hmr will cut a power line going to a house if you shoot slightly under a tweety bird.

Telling for a friend of course

Please tell me "Ruger" was that friend

 

[cbhunter]

Please tell me "Ruger" was that friend

That would be a cool story and past statue of limitations but no lol