10 Tips for Better Dove Hunting

It is the best chance to spend time family and friends and best opportunity to introduce your youngster with the new hunting game. During dove hunting season thousands of dove hunter burn their shotgun shells across their hunting area. If you compare dove hunting with other hunting game, then we may say that dove hunting game is easy than another hunting. You need simple equipment and less preparation. But there are some techniques to hunt dove hunting. Now we know the best 10 tips for better dove hunting.

10 Tips for Better Dove Hunting:

1.    Pick the right spot: before going to hunt, it will be better if you have an idea about the perfect place. Recently planted or fresh cut field is the perfect place for hunting dove. For water, they like to come to the ponds. So, it’s a good option to catch them on their way.

2.    Camouflage: dove can see and detect artificial colors. So, if they can easily find out you with artificial color, that is not matched with the background color, they don’t come close to you. Wear hunting dress and take shelter behind or under the shade of the tree.

3.    Bring the right gear: it’s important to bring out the right gear for hunting. I think you don’t have to miss a single target and you don’t go back to your truck and don’t want to waste your valuable hunting time. Before left, the truck takes all things that you need. Also, you can take a folding chair if you need to spend hours of time in the same place.

4.    Using decoys: dove responds well to decoys because they are flocks birds. If you place decoys on the branches of a tree that lost its leaf, it would be the great attraction for doves. Battery power decoys are better because they can stimulate movements which attract doves.

5.    Position: if possible choose the location before shooting. You can notice power lines, hills, trees and feeding areas because these are the best place to find the dove. And take the best position with proper camouflage, these enhance your probability to be a successful dove hunter.

6.    Practice makes perfect: offseason is the best time for more practices. With the help of your friends, you can make a hunting place which would be really like hunting places and shot your target. To make a target you can use decoys and besides trying to understand distances.

7.    Let the birds come to close: close target improve the probability of the success. If you find them close you, don’t move because your movement may take them from you. Until they come within forty yards, don’t shot.

8.    Swing: don’t stop the swing. Mount the gun is the most common mistakes behind the birds. When taking a shot don’t move your barrel.

9.    Low angle shot: try to avoid low angle shot because this is not safe for other hunters when they close to your position and moving there.

10.    Use enough gun: it’s important to use enough gun. Use 12 to 20 gauge shotgun. If you go with your pet, then be careful when using and carry a shotgun.

                                 After reading this article, I think these 10 Tips for Better Dove Hunting are beneficial for you to know how to make a perfect shot and how to be fully prepared for dove hunting.