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Originally Posted by Travis C.
I am not a hunter anymore and haven't been in years. What's protocol on a setting like that? Who shoots what and who hit what?
I miss the days of jumping rabbits, quail and hiding behind cedars on a bucket to shoot dove in my dads/grandfathers field.
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It can get chaotic. My dad and I both had people try to claim birds from us that we were positive we shot. He let a kid have one just because it was a kid. I simply got to the bird first and told the guy I'm positive it was mine.
Even though there are a lot more birds opening day than any other day, I enjoy it more the few weeks after while there are still birds around. Cooler weather and a dozen hunters instead of 200.
The worst is when some idiot decides to shoot at a low bird. That happened a couple times last year on opening day. The crowd didn't appreciate it and were vocal about it, as they should have been.
I have found several mowed corn fields on WMAs from last year during Winter time squirrel and rabbit hunting. I have a very good feeling they could be great dove spots during the 2nd phase (early Fall). All depends on when they get chopped down but I'll be monitoring them for sure.