We head to Clark County where we were greeted with a sky full of birds. Watch the fast flying, fast shooting day afield.
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Monday, August 12, 2013
A fast flying, fast shooting, Kentucky Dove Hunt - Video
We head to Clark County where we were greeted with a sky full of birds. Watch the fast flying, fast shooting day afield.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Alabama Mourning dove season is near - Confusing top-sowing wheat guidelines keep hunters away
Written by Rob Newman
With mourning dove season only a month away in the north zone, Alabama hunters should welcome a new publication from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System that outlines a change in wheat-planting guidelines for Alabama.
The new guidelines eliminate the three zones in Alabama and set Aug. 1 through Nov. 30 as acceptable top-sown wheat planting dates.
Alabama has seen a reduction in participation in the time-honored tradition of hunting doves with family and friends in a relaxed social atmosphere because of the fear of inadvertently running afoul of hunting regulations.
Landowners and leaseholders were often confused about guidelines for top-sowing wheat. The Extension System updated the planting recommendations this year and produced brochure ANR-1467, “Mourning Dove Biology and Management in Alabama,” which is available for download at www.aces.edu/pubs.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has authority over the management of migratory birds, but relies on the respective extension systems to recommend what constitutes normal agricultural practices in each state.
The brochure states that multiple sowing of seeds on the same ground without a valid reason (drought or flooding) would not be a “normal” agricultural practice.
It would also not be considered “normal” if wheat is piled, clumped or concentrated. The planting rate for top-sown wheat should not exceed 200 pounds per acre. Specific guidelines must be followed with top-sown winter wheat.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Recent Rains May Affect Kansas Dove Hunting Season
WEST MINERAL, KS.--- This summer's heavy rainfall could have an impact on the number of doves harvested in Southeast Kansas. Doves eat sunflower seeds, and usually hunters have four sunflower fields to choose from in Cherokee County. But, rain forced field managers with the Kansas Department of Wildlife to only plant two, cutting in half the number of fields and the opportunities for hunters.
"We usually plant the fields in mid April, and due to having a fairly wet April, we weren't able to get them in," said David Shanholtzer, Kansas Department of Wildlife Field Manager.
In fact, planting was delayed until May, meaning fewer flowers and and a tougher time attracting doves.
"We may speed up the process by spraying the field to cause them to lose their leaves faster," said Shanholtzer.
That way the sunflower seeds fall to the ground, attracting more doves. That's an uphill battle, because there are fewer flowers, there are more weeds covering the bare spots. One more challenge in what's become a trend. 2012 was also a tough year for the doves.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Forty-Eight Fields Available for Public Dove Hunting in SC
Forty-eight public dove fields will be available across the state during the 2013-14 mourning dove season through the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Management Area program. A county-by-county list of public dove fields and special youth hunts is available online or can be obtained by writing: DNR, Attn: Public Dove Fields, PO Box 167, Columbia, SC 29202, or by calling (803) 734-3886 in Columbia. The Public Dove Field List is also available at local DNR offices. Public dove fields are open only on dates and times as specified in the public dove field list, and may be more restrictive than statewide seasons.
The 2013-14 mourning dove season will run as follows: Sept. 2-7 (noon until sunset); Sept. 8–Oct. 5; Nov. 23-30; and Dec. 19–Jan. 15. Legal hunting hours for mourning dove season, except for Sept. 2-7, are from 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset. The daily bag limit is 15 birds per day. The state’s mourning dove season is set each year by the DNR Board within a framework of regulations and timetables issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
For the initial hunts on Saturday, September 7, the number of hunters will be limited by a public drawing on five fields – the Oak Lea WMA field in Clarendon County, the Tuomey Fields (2 fields) in Sumter County, the Draper Tract field in York County, and the Pee Dee Station site in Florence County. Applications are available online or by calling (803) 734-3609. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on August 14.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
South Carolina Youth dove hunt offered in Union County by DNR, U.S. Forest Service
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service will co-sponsor a youth dove hunt at the U.S. Forest Service Herbert public dove field in Union County on Saturday, Sept. 7. No pre-registration is required, and there is no cost to attend.
The hunt will begin at noon and end at 6 p.m., and young hunters are limited to 50 shells each. If you have questions you may call the Union office of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at (864) 427-5140 or the U.S. Forest Service office at (864) 427-9858.
Youth participants must be age 17 or younger and must be accompanied by an adult 21 years old or older. Adults may have one but no more than two youth at a stand, and only one youth at a time is allowed to shoot. Adults are not permitted to shoot on youth hunts, and all shooting must be done by youth only. Adults who are accompanying young hunters on this special youth hunt will not be required to have any hunting license or permits. Youth who are under 16 years of age are not required to have any license or permit. Youth who are age 16 or 17 are required to have a Junior Sportsman’s License or a one-time Apprentice License, which waives hunter education requirements for one year.
Beginning Sept. 14, the second Saturday of the season, the area will be open for public hunting on Saturday afternoons only during the first segment of the mourning dove season. During the second and third segments of the season, the field will be open Monday through Saturday during the afternoons only. All adults hunting this field after the opening day youth hunt must have a valid South Carolina hunting license, Wildlife Management Area (WMA) permit and the free Migratory Bird or Harvest Information Program (HIP) permit.
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