Dove hunting with recurve??

[kpete]

I am still having trouble getting the #8 shot to stay on the bowstring.

[sweeney3]

I've done dove at ponds with judos.  About the only thing I'll hunt with judos.  Sit real still and wait for them to land.  If you can be a few feet up on the bank so you're shooting kinda down and not have to hike a mile to find your arrow, that would be good (tried it).  Wait for them to land and either shoot (at) them then, or stand up and make them flush and try it on the wing.  I have yet to take one on the wing and no longer try.  I have got a couple sitting.  For the most part, I just use a Ruger Red Label for doves.

[dnovo]

I had a young guy I hunted with years ago(probably 25 yrs) that took a limit of doves with a bow. A limit was 10. He sat up on a waterhole and shot them as they started to mland on a dead tree. Pretty good shootin'.

[Ric O'Shay]

Several years ago Texas Parks & Wildlife published a survey based upon game (dove) harvested vs shotgun shells purchased. They estimated that in Texas, for every dove shot, there was one (1) box of shotgun shells sold.

Don't think they have done a survey on doves vs arrows released......  

[reddogge]

I hope you aren't a big eater.

[Roadkill]

I get several quail per year but haven't touched a dove.  May try tomorrow

[Lucas K]

I watched a show where the host made an arrow for quail (I think) with heavy wire prongs extending off a field point. I'm not sure how he mounted them to the point or to the shaft but I do remember it took the wing off the bird when it hit.

[MikeW]

First time I ever tried it I had a bunch of arrows with ACE Hexheads on them, dove came flying directly at me just a little right of me and hauling(wind was like 20 mph) drew back and poof an explosion of feathers, it was too cool. I was amazed. I missed the next 2 by inches and then the third I hit as it flew by me. I haven't hit one since and I've slung a lot of arrows at them. Went to a "Put & Take" place once, took 1 quail and 4 chucker that day...lots of arrows shot! Shot a quail once out a covey we jumped, all my buds were shooting shotguns and me my bow. They were impressed, of course I didn't tell them it wasn't the one I was aiming at. Seen my bother in his hay day take a limit of quail all but 3 out of the air.

Lots of fun and action shooting upland birds.

[BRONZ]

I would also recommend the snaro point.

[tradbower]

Wow !!!!!   If you hit a a dove ,on wing , with an arrow, your are up there with Howard Hill, an Fred Bear.    

[Mitch-In-NJ]

Haven't tried doves yet but I have hunted woodcock with a bow.  Tried a flu-flu with the larger snaro and the arrow was just too slow so I switched to a hex and flu-flu.  Better, but still too slow.

Then I tried the larger snaro with helical.  Got better still.  Finally I tried the smaller snaro and helical.  It was the best combination and finding my arrows was a breeze.

The snaro puts the brakes on after a bit and prevents digging int the grass.

This is fine for hunting woodcock over a dog.  You only need a couple arrows built for this.  But doves, if you're shooting at them on the wing, might be a different story.

[Tom Leemans]

I've seen too many doves steer around a shot from a shotgun. I can't imagine hitting one with an arrow....ever. When it's good to average a dove with every 5-7 shells, well you can only imagine. If I hit just one, I'd quit right there.
 

[nightowl1]

Got a limpy one on Monday morning with my longbow. I was just following natures law and taking out the week ones

[Dave Bulla]

I seem to remember back in the early days on the *********** when Lance Coleman posted about taking four doves in an afternoon with his recurve.  All on the wing.  I never saw Lance shoot in person but he had a ton of stories and a ton of other people who backed him up.  Either way, four doves with the bow is quite a feat.