Dove limits/possession & collared dove question

[Huntindad]

I am planning to go down to Dilley in a few weeks dove hunting. If I shoot 3 limits in 3 days of hunting and shoot...say 10 exotic collard dove... what then?

I figured I could breast them out at a bird cleaning station(processing facility). I will keep all limits separate and a separate bag for the collard dove...but I don't want to keep any feathers on them. figure I would take pictures of the exotics.

Anyone dealt with this?

Species Identification

Except for migratory game birds processed at a cold storage or processing facility, or doves, one fully-feathered wing or the head must remain attached to migratory game birds while the birds are being transported between the place where taken and the permanent residence of the possessor. Note: Migratory game birds may be dressed for immediate cooking at a place other than a permanent residence (e.g., hunting camp). This does not include placing dressed birds in a cooler/refrigerator for later consumption while at a place other than a permanent residence. Hunters are encouraged to leave plumage on all doves other than mourning dove, white-winged dove and white-tipped dove (e.g., exotic collared-dove) for species identification. One fully feathered wing or head must remain attached to all migratory game birds imported from Mexico. See the Know Your Doves brochure for further information.

[Birddog40]

Have to leave a wing so gw can identify the birds

[Huntindad]

Have to leave a wing so gw can identify the birds

for all birds? Does that mean you can not clean the birds after the days hunt?

[Smart]

I am planning to go down to Dilley in a few weeks dove hunting. If I shoot 3 limits in 3 days of hunting and shoot...say 10 exotic collard dove... what then?

I figured I could breast them out at a bird cleaning station(processing facility). I will keep all limits separate and a separate bag for the collard dove...but I don't want to keep any feathers on them. figure I would take pictures of the exotics.

Anyone dealt with this?

Species Identification

Except for migratory game birds processed at a cold storage or processing facility, or doves, one fully-feathered wing or the head must remain attached to migratory game birds while the birds are being transported between the place where taken and the permanent residence of the possessor. Note: Migratory game birds may be dressed for immediate cooking at a place other than a permanent residence (e.g., hunting camp). This does not include placing dressed birds in a cooler/refrigerator for later consumption while at a place other than a permanent residence. Hunters are encouraged to leave plumage on all doves other than mourning dove, white-winged dove and white-tipped dove (e.g., exotic collared-dove) for species identification. One fully feathered wing or head must remain attached to all migratory game birds imported from Mexico. See the Know Your Doves brochure for further information.

See "OR DOVES"...

Sounds like you need to leave a wing on the Eurasians if you kill a limit of the real dove too. We didn't leave a wing on ours because we killed 30 dove a day between 2 of us that included a large amount of Eurasians.

[Cbb1722]

If i killed a mixture of doves and collared doves i always left the wings on the collared doves. Even if you kill 15 doves a 15 collared doves and leave wings on the collared doves, the game warden can think half the morning doves you shot are collared but it dont matter cause you still arent over the limit. If that makes sense? Thats how i read it

[Huntindad]

I am playing devils advocate a little ... it says hunters are encouraged...not required.

my thought is... if it is not a migratory bird, thus not regulated,,,you shouldn't have to do anything to it. i.e. leaving a wing on it.

I had just assume to clean them all and separate them in their own bags.

[Smart]

Here's how I read the whole thing....maybe I am missing something.

Keep a wing on your ducks and geese if they are traveling.

Keep a wing on your exotic doves if they in cumulative, put you over the daily limit of regular game dove. It will save you from having to prove they are Eurasians in other ways and getting hassled by the GW.....

[Ironman]

Here's how I read the whole thing....maybe I am missing something.

Keep a wing on your ducks and geese if they are traveling.

Keep a wing on your exotic doves if they in cumulative, put you over the daily limit of regular game dove. It will save you from having to prove they are Eurasians in other ways and getting hassled by the GW.....

Same here.

[BBBGP]

Here's how I read the whole thing....maybe I am missing something.

Keep a wing on your ducks and geese if they are traveling.

Keep a wing on your exotic doves if they in cumulative, put you over the daily limit of regular game dove. It will save you from having to prove they are Eurasians in other ways and getting hassled by the GW.....

yep.

[Huntindad]

I would think the ounus is on the GW to say we shot more ww or mourning dove than we did.

I think the TPWD are in somewhat of a pickle with this. I don't plan on shooting more than my limits on regulated birds.

But would love to lay into group of collards birds. I figure If I separate them and document what is what , I should be good to go.

[mikemorvan]

I would think the ounus is on the GW to say we shot more ww or mourning dove than we did.

I think the TPWD are in somewhat of a pickle with this. I don't plan on shooting more than my limits on regulated birds.

But would love to lay into group of collards birds. I figure If I separate them and document what is what , I should be good to go.

You would be way wrong.

[8pointer]

What about white-tipped?

[Huntindad]

You would be way wrong.

isn't it their job to prove guilt. I am not gonna shoot more than I am allowed. But If I shoot non regulated birds. I should not have to jump through hoops to prove it,

I think this is a situation that the GW have not got quite figured out.

[Smart]

isn't it their job to prove guilt. I am not gonna shoot more than I am allowed. But If I shoot non regulated birds. I should not have to jump through hoops to prove it,



I think this is a situation that the GW have not got quite figured out.

Jump through hoops? Leave a wing on..... Take pics. Make it easy on everybody. Simple.

[Smart]

What about white-tipped?

What about them?