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Dove Hunting
2023-2024 Georgia Dove Season Dates Statewide
Sept. 2 – Oct. 8; Nov. 18- 26;
Dec. 19 – Jan. 31
We’re starting to wonder how much better Georgia deer hunting can get. For the 2020-21 season, 356 of our 1447 respondents, or 24.6%, rated their seasons as excellent, the best excellent rating in at least 20 years. Only 10.1% said they had “poor” seasons. That’s the lowest percentage of folks with a poor rating in…
VOTES, which stands for Voice Of The Educated Sportsman, is a GON survey that has been around for more than two decades. A question on the survey each and every year is Rate Your Deer Season, which gives us county-specific ratings that can be compared to historical trends. We simply want to know how your…
The COVID pandemic didn’t stop the annual GONetwork SEEDS Dove Shoot at the Claibourne Darden Farm in Taliaferro County on Saturday, Sept. 5. There may have been masks during social times and a little social distancing during the meal and annual “Introduction of the Hunters” ceremony, but folks still ate well and got to sling…
What in the Siamese cathair is that? Hmmm. Looks like an overgrown duck blind growed onto the back of a pickup truck. Which, by the way, has no business occupying its present location. And it ain’t duck season. And even iffen it was, we wouldn’t be chasing them in the middle of a cut cornfield…
If the cost of a private dove field isn’t in your wallet this September, Georgia WRD does a good job in offering folks some public field opportunities. Thanks to Greg Balkcom with WRD, we’re able to provide readers with this list of public shoots, the crops that have been planted, the acreage of the field,…
Georgia’s dove season kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 12 noon. It will run the entire month of September before taking a break and closing until the Saturday before Thanksgiving. If you’re looking for a private dove field, a number of options are on these two pages. You’ll see a variety of dates, amenities…
GON will publish our annual Pay Dove Shoots list in the August issue. If you are hosting a shoot, fill out the Dove Shoot Coupon for a free listing. For County, just tell us which county your field(s) is in. Under Shoot Date(s), include all the pay shoots you plan to host. We understand not…
Of the 1,232 Rate Your Season ballots sent to GON, 24.3% of respondents ranked their deer season as “Excellent,” which is the highest percentage of excellent rankings GON has on record since the 1997-98 deer hunting season. Only 12.3% of hunters rated their 2019-20 deer seasons as “Poor.” This is the lowest percentage of hunters…
VOTES, which stands for Voice Of The Educated Sportsman, is a GON survey that has been around for more than two decades. A question on the survey each and every year is Rate Your Deer Season, which gives us county-specific ratings that can be compared to historical trends. We simply want to know how your…
In the more than a decade since I have been a part of the annual BBQ and dove shoot fundraiser event hosted by Mr. Claibourne Darden, of Sharon, I have seen a range of field and shooting variables that dove shooters would find completely reasonable and acceptable. Most years are good, some years are fair.…
Dove Recipes
Fried Dove Breasts And White Gravy 15 dove breasts 2 eggs 1 quart of milk 1 cup of flour ¼ cup of cornstarch 2 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp chili powder Peanut oil, for frying Mix the egg and milk together in a large bowl. Put all dove breasts in the milk mixture and…
Spicy Dove Nuggets Wondering what to do with your doves in upcoming weeks? Take a page from your kid’s playbook—demand nuggets! • 15 dove breasts • Tony Cachere’s Creole Seasoning • 2 cups seasoned breadcrumbs • 3 eggs, beaten • All-purpose flour • Cooking oil Remove any lead shot from the dove breasts. Trim the…
Venison Sausage And Dove Gumbo No hindsight ip unit displayed. 2 pounds venison rope sausage 15 dove breasts 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 onion, quartered 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 cup celery, chopped 3 cloves garlic 6 cups chicken broth 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning 6 oz. frozen sliced okra 1…