For five decades I have spent many an August weekend performing one of my most enjoyable hunting tasks — painting and repairing duck, goose and dove decoys for the upcoming hunting season. Decoys take ...

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Decoys can be extremely effective for dove hunting, but plastic mourners have always presented one huge problem: where to put them so they can be seen. Gray fakes against the grayish soil of a ...

Dove hunting kicks fall seasons off with a big bang. And while there is no better way to warm up for later bird seasons than with a hot dove shoot or two, dove hunting is well-worth pursuing in its ...

I often get this question asked of me at this time of the year: “Do dove decoys really work?” In short, yes they do, and they work very well. I am a big believer in using decoys for dove, especially ...

Dove hunting is one of the most popular wingshooting sports in the U.S. Each season 1 million hunters spend 3 million days afield to shoot between 15 and 20 million mourning doves, according to U.S.

My decoy spread, offset slightly to my left, lit up like little gray beacons as the morning sun cast its golden glow. A light breeze kicked up, spurred by the sunrays piercing the cool air of early ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Dove season in the south zone of Alabama opened last weekend in very hot and dry conditions, making hunting difficult. This coming weekend may be more comfortable, so Gary Finch ...

A dribble of doves — mostly mourning doves with a smattering of the stockier whitewings that have spread to almost every corner of Texas over the past two decades — darted here and there around the ...

WEST FARGO – I grew up in an era before the early August goose hunt, and 25 years later, it still feels a bit odd to think of hunters swatting mosquitoes and slathering on sunscreen. Doug Leier is an ...

Because they are so fast and agile, they are very challenging and exciting to hunt. All dove hunters use shotguns. Most use lead shot size No. 71/2 or smaller. Dove hunters average about three shots ...

(WKRG) — Fall in the south is marked by two things: Football and dove season. Nelson Wingo of Campbell Hardware and Sporting Goods, says one of the most important things you can do to be successful is ...