Dove basics?

by **TNAL45** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:04 pm

Steele22 wrote:It will bother you a lot more than the birds. If it cools off with it especially

But dey ain't got no eyelids.

by **Goldfish** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:20 am

At what time do you stop hunting in the morning?

And don't say "when I have my limit"

by **Flightstopper** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:28 am

When they stop flying.

by **The Duck Hammer** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:35 am

Flightstopper wrote:When they stop flying.

This. Changes day to day.

by **The Duck Hammer** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:35 am

Or when I get my limit.

by **Glimmerjim** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:35 am

TNAL45 wrote:
Steele22 wrote:It will bother you a lot more than the birds. If it cools off with it especially

But dey ain't got no eyelids.

Eyes must burn like the dickens! :lol:

by **quackhead** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:09 am

Goldfish wrote:At what time do you stop hunting in the morning?

And don't say "when I have my limit"

Well fish did you kill some yet?

by **sws002** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:24 am

Goldfish wrote:At what time do you stop hunting in the morning?

And don't say "when I have my limit"

My morning hunts usually end right at noon...

by **Rick** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:27 am

That's a lick.

by **Goldfish** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:29 am

quackhead wrote:
Goldfish wrote:At what time do you stop hunting in the morning?

And don't say "when I have my limit"

Well fish did you kill some yet?

Should have, but didn't. The wind stopped blowing hard enough to spin my lucky dove (public ground, can't use batteries) so I called it. Made one do a back flip (must have just skimmed in front of him) and completely whiffed on one hovering over my decoys.

Anyone have suggestions for how to make those wings spin easier?

by **Flightstopper** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:32 am

Polish the shaft and powdered graphite.

by **Goldfish** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:27 pm

I called up lucky duck. Turns out I had the wings backwards. Why it maters, I have no idea, but the guy said one way it'll spin well, the other hardly at all.

by **Glimmerjim** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:36 pm

Flightstopper wrote:Polish the shaft and powdered graphite.

Not in my experience, Flight. I've spent the whole morning polishing the shaft. Didn't affect my spinner at all.

by **Goldfish** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:40 pm

Glimmerjim wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Polish the shaft and powdered graphite.

Not in my experience, Flight. I've spent the whole morning polishing the shaft. Didn't affect my spinner at all.

are you old enough that it's just powder coming out? If not, that might be your problem

by **Flightstopper** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:00 pm

Glimmerjim wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Polish the shaft and powdered graphite.

Not in my experience, Flight. I've spent the whole morning polishing the shaft. Didn't affect my spinner at all.

Give it a good flick to make sure it's not in a bind.

by **Glimmerjim** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:57 pm

Goldfish wrote:
Glimmerjim wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Polish the shaft and powdered graphite.

Not in my experience, Flight. I've spent the whole morning polishing the shaft. Didn't affect my spinner at all.
are you old enough that it's just powder coming out? If not, that might be your problem

Yep. Looks like I dropped on a piece of plywood on a pile of dust. I first heard of the problem from vampire friends of mine. It's why their caskets are so dusty. What else do they have to do lying in their all day?

by **Goldfish** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:39 pm

Went back tonight, and it clearly isn't a night location. We jumped one on the way in that my buddy dropped and that was all I saw.

by **The Duck Hammer** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:41 pm

Feed in the morning, water in the afternoon. That's how we've always focused our hunts.

by **Goldfish** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:41 pm

So, what's their general pattern? Wake up, feed, gravel, roost, water, feed, gravel roost?

by **The Duck Hammer** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:55 am

Pretty much. For morning doves they start flying about 30 min after daylight hit feed, move on to water after that then around 4 or 5 will hit fields again. White wings fly later in the day than morning doves.

by **TNAL45** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:15 pm

Scratched out 12 after work today. Couple hundred loaded up and fat when I got there. Should get back in em thick tomorrow.

by **Rick** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:47 am

Our first little dove split starts today. Makes no difference to me, as I don't expect to bother them, but my pigeons will be pissed about being grounded for the week.

by **TNAL45** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 12:07 pm

Rick wrote:Our first little dove split starts today. Makes no difference to me, as I don't expect to bother them, but my pigeons will be pissed about being grounded for the week.

I picked some up this summer and have been somewhat concerned with that. Mine don't appear to venture more than a quarter mile or so from the loft, which shouldn't put them in any immediate danger during the week, but I'm planning on keeping them up during the weekends.

by **quackhead** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:32 am

Well, the title of this thread is dove BASICS. I think this would be basic

by **Flightstopper** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:57 am

I'm almost more impressed that the pictures show up in the correct order. Lol

Loving the Spidey hunt pics

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