Eurasian Collarded Doves

[4onaside]

Has anybody ever killed any of these on a dove hunt? I saw a flock of maybe 30 birds in Collierville(in the city) last week, and I have seen them in other Shelby County urban settings before(Germantown and Raleigh). Curious to know if any of them have ever ventured onto the hunting fields.

 

[Quailman]

Yes, we killed several collared doves on a hunt in Coffee County about 5 years ago, and I get reports of people shooting them every year. There is no limit on collared doves either.

 

[Crosshairy]

The real question, then, is...can you easily tell the difference between them in flight?

what about pigeons? are those fair game too? we should get a pigeon hunt going with some air rifles in downtown memphis

 

[Kimberman]

I killed a couple in Sweetwater a couple years ago. They are about midway in size between a dove and a pigeon. Their meat is darker than a doves and a litlle more purple colored.

 

[4onaside]

The Alabama gulf coast is laced with them now(Orange Beach), and on a recent trip West, I stopped in a village in Western Kansas, and they were everywhere, so apparently they are widespread and numerous.