dove season

[trappercarl]

hi guy if we do get a dove season please make sure your shooting at a dove not a homing pigeon.because killing a homing pigeon is a federal effences .I am not talking about the pigeons living in your barns but the ones with leg bands. thanks

[Steve]

To me the doves and pigeons look a lot the same. How do you tell the difference?

[Mr. 16 gauge]

doves are about 50% smaller than pigeons, have a pointed tail (pigeons have a squared off tail), and faster wing beats. The also tend to have a more "direct" flight pattern than pigeons do.

[3006]

It is not all that difficult to tell what a dove looks like in flight. I assume that we are all out in the field enjoying nature a lot this time of year. Well, when you are out there, keep an eye open for doves. There are especially noticable around grain fields this time of year.

To mistake a pigeon for a dove is like mistaking a coot for a mallard, an elk for a whitetail, a king salmon for a brook trout. It is simply not difficult to ID these birds.

[trappercarl]

thanks for your understanding.cause I also raise homing pigeons and I have lost hundreds of them in ohio due to dove season.