Eurasian Collared Doves

[biliff]

This year, our F&W department officially designated the Eurasian Collared Dove as an unprotected species (used to be part of the mourning dove bag limit). Puts it in the same classification as starlings. Basically, no rules, limits, seasons etc..

Had some time to kill, so took the squirrel rifle out to a roost tree and popped a few of 'em for the pan. Tastes like mourning dove, but with more meat on 'em. You do have to be careful on shot placement. They bust up pretty easily.

 

[buford87]

Bill, those doves still got their heads on what happened? Seriously nice shooting. Is that rifle stock ash?...............watch yer top knot..........

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

I have a flock of about thirty of those hanging around my yard every day for the past couple of months. A neighbor feeds them... and the crows too. Lots of crows. :idunno:

 

[hoochiepapa]

THere's an open season here on them. Gonna have to try 'em.

 

[Roy]

:thumbsup: Nice!

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Good hunting, Bill. :thumbsup: Here in CA we have no limit on them but have to shoot them during dove season. They are bigger than the mourning doves and seem tame. They hang around back yards and I rarely see them when hunting. GW

 

[biliff]

Is that rifle stock ash?...............watch yer top knot..........

Yep, it's ash. Makes an interesting grain pattern.

 

[biliff]

They are bigger than the mourning doves and seem tame. They hang around back yards and I rarely see them when hunting. GW

Noticed that. They tend to hang around people/buildings/livestock more than mourning doves.

 

[jamesthomas]

They are all over down here. I have a bunch that roost across the street in a big oak tree. That tree is close to 4 feet around and remember it being about as big as my wrist. Makes me feel old when I think about it.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Loads of them over here too, numbers do seem down though but birds of prey numbers are up! No limits here too.

Nice photo :hatsoff:

B

 

[roundball]

That's gettin' it done !

 

[John Tice]

It's posts like that that keep me coming back to the ML Forum year after year. :hatsoff:

 

[cynthialee]

they look like small pidgeons

if they taste good throw them in the pot!

:thumbsup:

 

[hardtimes]

Good shooting! Interesting rifle too. :thumbsup:

 

[BillinOregon]

Bill, I was unaware of the legal change. Wait, what's that out in the field ...

 

[biliff]

Bill, I was unaware of the legal change. Wait, what's that out in the field ...

Probably wouldn't have noticed either, but they're getting pretty thick out around Ione where I do most of my bird/deer hunting.

 

[hawk]

beautiful horn,bag,gun and birds. :hatsoff: