As usual lots of goldfinches worked sunflowers. Robins and blue jays plied the edges and woods before the shooting crescendoed. ... Doves were still flying at the 5 p.m. end of shooting.

A lot of hunters get out in the middle of fields and hunt over spinning-wing decoys. That works, but more of your shots are going to be on doves that are flying as fast as they can. And if you’re ...

The massive annual spring migration of America's birds – millions of them – is underway. Here's how to follow along at home.

Efficiency aside, shooting doves with small bores is more fun and a lot more pleasant than with 12-gauge. ... The doves flying the middle of the field passed them almost at point blank range.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee is in the peak of bird migration, according to experts. In fact, the current weather conditions are causing the number of birds flying north to explode. Laura ...

Spring bird migration is underway. Here's when and what you can expect to see in RI On peak migration days, as many as 500 million birds could be flying under cover of darkness across America.

Shooting a 12-gauge with a full choke at doves might sound like overkill, but because we were pass shooting a lot of the best shot opportunities were in the 30-yard to 40-yard range. A 10- or 15-yard ...

Why birds migrate at night. A large majority of North America’s migratory land birds, about 80%, are nocturnal migrants, Yoerger said. There are some birds, such as Blue Jays, that will migrate ...

Shooting doves is an economy of scale. A mourning dove weighs about 4 ounces. A Eurasian collared dove weighs about 5.3 ounces, and a white-winged dove weighs about 5.4 ounces. A 12-gauge shotgun ...