LOL thank you Keith ....I have heard that , in towns. Never here. That would drive folks crazy , hearing that non stop. At least they sleep at night, unlike a constant barking dog.

Tens of thousands of people keep doves as house pets in the US. I make thousands of dollars off of doves every year and could sell more if I had more to sell.

The owner was encouraging the dove to call in the video. It's probably the only dove in that household. Single doves and pigeons become neurotic. They call a lot more and try to mate strange things. Weirdly I have had 1 person tell me that they had a single male dove try to court and repeatedly mate a fake turtle by a pond and 2 others tell me that they had single male doves that tried to court and mate tortoises. One of the common names is turtledove, but not for that reason. Single, hand raised male doves and pigeons will often try to court and mate with people's hands.

Keith

Nary a one here in my part of the 100 acre wood.

ND made them part of your morning dove season. First it was no season or limit, now a limited season on them. I have seen four at my house in the last 10 years. I can see more than that in a few minutes in town 6 miles away. I wish they were in the country rather than just in town.

Thanks Keith, I did take note of how good a market there is in selling them.

Imma gonna keep an eye out for them in places where there are many. Getting the right trap as you described, the barn owner's permission, I could line up a buyer and sell them. Problem is, the nearest ranch with grain barn areas where I've seen pigeons gather is some miles from me. I'd have to plan that out with care if I ever got serious about it. For that matter, any place I would ever live near to that habitat , I could see what I can do . Helping ranchers and myself.

Here in rural Idaho, seems that numbers of collared doves has gone down over the last two years. Maybe we're whacking too many? I'm seeing just as many in town...

Jack

Thats as annoying as Greta Thunberg saying how dare you for an hour.

Do they kind of sound like an owl? I had a dove looking bird around here the other day that sounded like an owl but was twice as big as a dove.

I hear them irregularly, and because of that, I don't mind the sound at all. If they were incessant, Boco's correct; Thunberg copycat.

Jack

never seen one in WI. Are they really easy to tell from Morning doves?
Looks really good Gulo, I've had Pheasant wrapped in bacon and it was EXCELLENT, I would imagine the doves are pretty much the same.