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Dove banding.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:44 am
by Wingman
Dove banding is in full swing in MS. Maybe Scott Baker can enlighten us with the details.
Here's one I banded this morning. A big male with fat legs.
Re: Dove banding.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:04 pm
by Wildfowler
Wingman wrote:A big male[img]
How do you tell them apart?
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:07 pm
by Double R 2
Look under the tail. Seriously.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:20 pm
by weimhunter
Rob, could you tell us what parts of the state are banding? Is there a site to see the reported band data?
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:03 pm
by Redhead
Wingman wrote...
A big male with fat legs.
You talking abou the Dove or yourself?
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:21 pm
by crow
Beat me to it, Redhead!
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:03 pm
by crackhead
Hope he is bound for the Benton Ms area!!
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:58 pm
by H20 Fowl
How awesom would it be to kill that dove opening day.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:29 pm
by Grommet
Sorry Wingman but I can't wait to drop that fat leg sob.
Are ya'll banding parakeets this year as well.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:40 pm
by FnW man
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:38 pm
by Double R 2
It don't matter - I'll shoot them anyway:shock: !
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:07 pm
by Wingman
The males have a large iridescent (sp?) patch on either side of their neck and pinkish breast and bluish heads.
The females tend to have a smaller iridescent patch (not as rosy) with a more drab grey colored head and neck. The head and neck of the female would look more like the color of the wing where my thumb is.
I'm sure the "under the tail" method is more accurate, but I have a pact with the doves....I don't violate them, they don't violate me.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:05 am
by Grommet
Wingman wrote:I'm sure the "under the tail" method is more accurate, but I have a pact with the doves....I don't violate them, they don't violate me.
I think that is what keeps the natural world in order.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:06 am
by Bercy
Wingman - how do y'all catch the doves? I've seen the blast net things to catch turkeys over bait - same thing with doves?
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:18 am
by Wingman
Yes, there are different methods of trapping the doves, some use cages with wire funnels while I just holler "FREEZE, FOOL!"
