Nevertheless, I set out three large, hand-carved pigeon decoys, then placed a spinning-wing dove decoy off by itself. Distant from both of those I rigged a half-dozen small dove decoys that were ...

Dove season opens Saturday morning throughout Northeast Mississippi at 30 minutes before sunrise, which means birds will begin being missed at 29 minutes before sunrise, mostly due to being shot at ...

The use of decoys in the hunting of ducks, geese, turkeys and even deer is as much a part of the sport as firearms and camouflage. But only recently have hunters begun to accept them for use in the ...

to spin their way into my affections. I have learned to put aside my dislike for motorized hunting gear and bring them with me, especially when the quarry is wood ducks, which rarely decoy well to ...

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I often get this question asked of me at this time of the year: “Do dove decoys really work?” In short, yes they do, and they work very well. I am a big believer in using decoys for dove, especially ...

The dove crossing the field suddenly banked left and began a long, smooth, gradual decline. When it reached about 8 to 10 feet above the ground, it began back pedaling. When the hunter shot it, the ...

For years, hunters have realized that adding movement, however slight, can bring a decoy spread to life. Waterfowlers have been the main experimenters with motion. Whether it’s through the use of a ...

After the best opening day mourning dove hunt we’ve seen in a while, my wife, Emilie, and I wound up on a pretty slow second-day hunt. Luckily, we had our mojo working. There weren’t many birds at ...