Too bad all my birds left…

…they are missing a hell of a meal.

Top field is wheat that I’ve sprayed, mowed, and now burnt a few strips.

Bottom pics are corn that I silage chopped.

My 1 dove on the property is going to be really fat.

Won’t be surprised at all if they show back up. Looks great

Dove field management is a frustrating endeavor. I’ve had great looking fields and no birds to speak of. Other years there are plenty. This year I have a hundred on an acre I planted to wheat and jap millet, but they could be gone tomorrow. It’s a lot of work for 1-2 shoots. Have a different spot with 1.5+ acres of wheat with maybe a dozen doves. Some places just naturally hold more birds than others. You can’t squeeze caviar out of a rock.



I did see a collared dove the other day. Man are they big and dumb and slow moving.


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Will you eventually plant the field to fall plots or is that your permanent dove field?


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g squared 23 said:

Will you eventually plant the field to fall plots or is that your permanent dove field?

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Fall plots - the top field will be peas, oats, clover. The bottom field (what is now corn) will be wheat. I’m not going to waste good field real estate on non-existent doves.

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I did see a collared dove the other day. Man are they big and dumb and slow moving.


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Just exactly the kind of targets I like !

I have seen the same thing. Plenty of doves a month ago - thirty today. Had the best dove hunting in 20 years last year.

Great looking fields Cat! Finally gave up on em down here. Too many years of birds leading up to opener only to totally disappear opening day.