Texas Dove hunt raises money for sick children Saturday, Sept. 21

By JESSIE HORTON jessie.horton@empiretribune.com

In the year Hunt for the Cure has been in Texas, they've reached numerous families and touched countless lives. Now, with the help of local hunters, Hunt for the Cure is shooting for more.

On Saturday, Sept. 21, Hunt for the Cure will host its first annual benefit dove hunt at Nolan Ranch in Erath County. Event organizers said check-in will begin at 5 a.m. and spots are granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is $60 per hunter and can be paid on the day of the event or pre-register online at www.texashuntforthecure.com.

Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be served throughout the day - and not just for hunters Event organizers are inviting anyone interested in learning about the organization or in helping out, to join them at the ranch. Shirts, hats, visors and more will be available for purchase. Nolan Ranch is located at 755 County Road 230 in Stephenville.

While the organization continues to grow its participation numbers, director Stacy Stanberry said the group's funds are continuing to match thanks to a core group of sponsors and volunteers who keep the charity running. Fundraisers like the hunt and a golf tournament held in March, help to add more children to the list.

Stanberry said all the funds donated and raised go directly to helping take kids on hunts and fishing trips. He said the organization pays for all the meals, overnight stays and even provides vouchers for gas and other travel costs generated by the trips. The locations, hunts, guides and all other hunt or fishing trip expenses are donated and volunteer provided.

For more information on Hunt for the Cure or how to register visit www.texashuntforthecure.com or call Stanberry at (972) 750-8631 or (214) 329-5144.

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Dove hunters ready for early start

By Peter Ottesen

The most anticipated upland game bird hunting season in California opens Sunday when the first half of the mourning dove shoot gets underway and runs through Sept. 15. Approximately 87,000 shotgun enthusiasts are expected to go afield.

"There is greater participation among hunters who seek doves than for any other upland species," said Scott Gardner, upland game bird coordinator for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. "It's the first shotgun hunting season of the autumn and people experience a high success rate. They usually harvest some."

The daily bag is 10 doves per day. The possession limit is triple the daily bag after the first two days of the season. The second half of the season runs Nov. 9 through Dec. 23.

San Joaquin County residents, especially those near the outskirts of towns or in rural areas, should expect plenty of gunfire when the season opens at 6:05 a.m. Sunday, a half-hour before sunrise.

"The dove hunting tradition is extremely strong," Gardner said. "People plan trips around the season, perhaps to the desert or Sierra foothills. Many enjoy an after-hunt barbecue with neighbors and family. Since a typical dove shoot can accommodate quite a number of hunters, camaraderie is a big part of it."

State and federal scientists cooperatively band and annually assess the dove harvest and its effect on the overall populations.

"Doves are among our closest monitored birds," Gardner said. "There are plenty of them."

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Football aside, if its dove season, it's officially fall. To kick off the Sept. 4 opening day, the "Kentucky Afield" TV crew was busy nabbing its limit. Host Tim Farmer, who didn't hunt because he was recovering from minor surgery, kept everyone else in stitches in the field.

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IL Area Outdoor: Annual dove roundup shows promise

By CURT HICKEN

The dove season opener (Sept. 1) is, once again, nearly upon us. And as in the past, area hunters will find numerous public sites offering excellent gunning for these fast-flying targets. Early reports indicate large numbers of doves congregating at many of the public hunting areas throughout the River Bend. This can only mean exciting opening-day action!

Veteran dove hunters often spend as more time traveling the back roads searching for concentrations of doves as they actually do hunting. Fresh cut silage (though rare) and recently harvested wheat fields also serve as huge dove magnets. Feeding doves will swarm to these areas during the late afternoon and evening hours.

Gaining access to these types of hunting lands can be fairly simple if the landowners are approached in a appropriate manner. In fact, many times the landowners may also wish to join in on the hunt.

Good action can also be found at many federal and state managed public hunting areas. Most of the top public hunting areas offer gunning over carefully groomed sunflower fields. As even better news, most public hunting areas are reporting good to excellent stands of sunflowers. There are a few, due to a late planting, that may be less than ripe by the season opener.

Though regulations at many public sites require permits for the first few days of the season, a limited number of standby opportunities are usually available. In addition, many sites offer hunting on a first-come or daily draw basis after the opening-day crowds disappear.

Rules at most public hunting areas permit hunters to use only shotgun shells containing shot sizes 7 1/2, 8 or 9, or number 6 or smaller steel. Hunters using shells containing bismuth shot must use size 7 1/2 or smaller.

Some areas including Des Plaines, Green River, Horseshoe Lake State Park, Kankakee River, Mount Vernon Game Farm, Sangchris Lake and Silver Springs also require the use of shells containing only non-toxic shot. Hunters should always check for site specific regulations before planning a trip to any public hunting area.

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