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Russ
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Collared Dove
Over the last 3 years or so I've noticed a change around my feeder.
At first the morning dove out numbered the white wings. Then the white wing took over. Last year I had 3 collared doves and now there are over a
dozen. I can understand why the west coast has no season on them. They're aggressive, eat a lot more than the others and their numbers have increased
FAST.
[Edited on 12-15-2012 by Russ]
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Which one taste better? 
Just kidding, they are beautiful.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
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Meany
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Dove on a platter Yum! Yum!
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durrelllrobert
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I have a lot os them here in Punta Banda too. Always thought they were called ring neck doves.
Bob Durrell
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poloma's
a ton of them out by santiago !! they used to have a airport and the rich & famous would fly in and stay at the hotel palomar and go shooting
doves as sport...........anyway they didnt kill all of them and they thrive in the desert around santiago........K&T...wish I could put footnotes
in here..shooting a helpless bird with a shotgun is not very sporting IMO
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Russ
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Collared_Dove
There is a difference between the ring neck and the collard dove.
http://www.whatbird.com/forum/index.php?/topic/78698-eurasia...
I just looked it up.
Hunting is a sport/resource management source and dove are good eating. This Dove season the whole west coast was open to taking unlimited numbers of
the collared dove. They appear to be pushing the morning dove out of their niche in many areas. for me dove are the hardest to hit. Lots of shells and
few birds. No threat from me there. Or,it appears, anyone else.
[Edited on 12-15-2012 by Russ]
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For once the Captain is right. When I want dove for the dinner table I soak some bird seed in rum, sprinkle it out near the feeder when the dove are
in the area and they die quick and drunk and happy. I hate violence and I love dove when they are cooked right.
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captkw
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Osprey,,Agreed !!
as a young lad with a benjamen 22.cal pellet rifle I could get quail fordinner.. 2 or 3 per family member..would take up the day and helpd ma & pa
put food on the table...at the hotel palomar in santiago BCS on the fireplace mantel is a pic of Bing cosbey with some shot doves..next to that is a
pic of a very famous baja dog with the name TONYA...my self like pheasant or chicken......K&T
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captkw
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And osprey
I dont know what crawed into your panties and died !! your slander is noted{ for once capt is right} Its very,very seldom I'm not right !!! but I do
make mistakes..and Manup when I do..ps... were you a math teacher ??? K&T
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the eurasion doves are by far the most aggressive!...we have seen their population explode up north in wash. state also...mostly whitewings here in
mulege yet but i'm sure it won't take them long to figure out how to fly across the water from russ' place in chivato
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talk about sporting
When I worked at China Lake a bunch of us used to set up lounges on the south side of the Ridgecrest cemetary and just llay on our backs, 12ga in
hand, and wait for the dove to fly in for their afternoon drink of water during the season
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
Which one taste better?
Just kidding, they are beautiful. |
The Eurasian Dove is an Invasive species. They are taking over habitat at a high rate. Arizona has no limit year round in an effort to lower the
numbers.
As far as taste the Eurasian is larger and milder than white wings or Mourning Doves. And yes they are very beautiful...
Esteban
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Capt. no math teaching. I was a stunt man in stag movies.
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Sling shot and a rock is a little more sporting......yummm!
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Wrist rocket on my morgans
at 18/19 FT on any of my Morgans I'd tag a blue belly..feed it to the Katz....
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Russ,,sorry I didnt read all this morn
I dont hunt myself any more...but when I did for birds it was quail and piegens !!! and I'm not talking about city runts !! atop a 150 FT redwood
tree most hunters never got them !! A Pegion on top of a redwood makes hunting a Sport Why,,as soon as they heard anything they just fell..you have to
shoot below were they are loften !! pheasents in the delta's of calif. are a good choice..just wrap in ALUM FOIL so they dont dry out..duck's are IMO
mud hens for food around these parts at least from what I have tastest...with A 22. cal air rifle you can hunt in the forest and NOT scare the
game....THe FISH BURGLER !!! LOL>>>
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uh... is that true about soaking bird seed in rum??
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It is true. I don't do it, but it works. Birds cannot tolerate alcohol.
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Russ
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I'm falling for the Rum trick but the dove just keep eating and my expected dinner plate is empty
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