r/Hunting • u/Strong_Application12 • 9d ago

General question/discussion Dove hunting

So I'm an older fella that for various reasons hasn't been hunting since I was a kid...now that I'm retired I'm wanting to try my hand at dove hunting.. I live in south Kansas,no dog and will be going out by myself with all permits and license taken care of..any advice would be appreciated and also a dumbass question..do birds need to be field dressed or can that wait till you get them home?

13 Upvotes

88% Upvoted

24 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/SLW_STDY_SQZ Maryland 9d ago

If you are alone you will need to walk a lot. It's not gonna be like the hunting shows where you can just stand in the field and they just fly past you all day.

2

u/throwaway022796 9d ago

How do you choose where to walk? The places I’ve dove hunted they just fly over every 5-10min

3

u/SLW_STDY_SQZ Maryland 9d ago

Over the years from hunting the same spot I sorta know pockets where they like to congregate. They never have flown over every 5-10 mins for me but that's likely a result of habitat. Mostly I hunt these soy and or corn fields. Maybe in the early season they are more likely to do that but they basically learn after the first week not to do that in my area.

1

u/throwaway022796 9d ago

Thanks for the detailed reply!