AGFD - Countdown to Dove Season

[Outdoor Writer]

GAME AND FISH NEWS       July 30, 2020        AZGFD's countdown to dove season continues Check out a new video each week leading up to Sept. 1 opener     PHOENIX — As we continue to hunker down at home, we’re constantly scrolling through our mobile devices, looking for anything that might be entertaining to watch, right?   Well, if you’re a dove hunter who’s counting down the days (34) until the Sept. 1 opener, the Arizona Game and Fish Department will be rolling out a new video each week that is sure to whet your wing-shooting appetite, from where to hunt, to how to turn those birds into tasty table fare.        Just keep checking your email each week, and enjoy what our professionals in the audio-visual department have produced about hunting doves, Arizona-style.    This week: Women's "Learn to Hunt" Group   And, for those who might have missed it . . .  July 24: Yuma: A Dove Hunter’s Paradise

[Hunterjohnny]

It is getting harder to find spots every year, I would like to go to Yuma once just to see what it's like.

[Outdoor Writer]

1 hour ago, Hunterjohnny said:

It is getting harder to find spots every year, I would like to go to Yuma once just to see what it's like.

I bet it is. I don't eat doves so I haven't hunted them for probably 30 years now -- about the time since my grandad died. He loved to eat them. Thus we went hunting quite a bit. In the 1960s, my parents and my granddad lived next to Alhambra HS at 39th Ave.& Camelback. Back then Camelback ended up as a dirt road before reaching Luke AFB. It took about 15 minutes to get there, and the hunting was excellent with both food sources and resting spots for the birds. We could hunt and watch the jets taking off. In fact, we witnessed a flameout once where the pilot bailed out right after take-off. The plane crashed in a huge fireball just south of Van Buren that we could see from where we were.  The paper ran an article the next day saying the pilot suffered a broken leg when he landed because he ejected so close to the ground.

If I wanted to hunt doves now, I don't have a clue as to where to go other than one of the AGFD wildlife areas such as Arlington. I bet they get hammered, though.

[Outdoor Writer]

GAME AND FISH NEWS       Aug. 13, 2020        AZGFD's countdown to dove season continues Check out a new video each week leading up to Sept. 1 opener     PHOENIX — As we continue to hunker down at home, we’re constantly scrolling through our mobile devices, looking for anything that might be entertaining to watch, right?   Well, if you’re a dove hunter who’s counting down the days (19) until the Sept. 1 opener, the Arizona Game and Fish Department will be rolling out a new video each week that is sure to whet your wing-shooting appetite, from where to hunt, to how to turn those birds into tasty table fare.        Just keep checking your email each week, and enjoy what our professionals in the audio-visual department have produced about hunting doves, Arizona-style.   This week: Dove Season Opener in 60 Seconds   And, for those who might have missed it . . .    Aug.  6:  Dove Hunting Near Agriculture   July 30: Women's "Learn to Hunt" Group July 24: Yuma: A Dove Hunter’s Paradise