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OUTDOORS REPORT
Friday, September 5, 2003 2:19 PM PDT
Opening day of dove season a success
Despite the high price of gasoline and a health advisory on West Nile virus, opening day of dove season was a great success, according to Leon Lesicka, founder of Desert Wildlife Unlimited, the group responsible for developing more than 2,500 acres of game bird heritage food plots.
Although total numbers of hunters were down from last year, the 3,500 hunters who did shoot in the game bird heritage food plots during the opening day of dove season did well. Desert Wildlife Unlimited personnel interviewed more than 100 hunters and the results showed almost an eight-bird average for those surveyed. In addition, larger than normal numbers of white-winged doves were taken by the hunters.
The really good news, though, was there were no hunting accidents in the game bird food plots and visiting hunters did an excellent job of keeping the hunting areas free of litter.
"I want to thank all the hunters for picking up all their trash and empty hulls," said DWU founder Leon Lesicka. "I was also pleased that all the hunters were in a happy mood and seemed to be having a ball while hunting in the area."
Heavy rains in the north end of the Valley just weeks before the opener of dove season moved 70 percent of birds out of the area, but as Sept. 1 approached the doves appeared to be returning to their feeding grounds.
Lesicka thinks the hunting should continue to be good for the remainder of the two-week season.
Hunting pressure was lighter in other parts of the Valley, particularly in the south end.
Friday, September 5, 2003 2:19 PM PDT
Opening day of dove season a success
Despite the high price of gasoline and a health advisory on West Nile virus, opening day of dove season was a great success, according to Leon Lesicka, founder of Desert Wildlife Unlimited, the group responsible for developing more than 2,500 acres of game bird heritage food plots.
Although total numbers of hunters were down from last year, the 3,500 hunters who did shoot in the game bird heritage food plots during the opening day of dove season did well. Desert Wildlife Unlimited personnel interviewed more than 100 hunters and the results showed almost an eight-bird average for those surveyed. In addition, larger than normal numbers of white-winged doves were taken by the hunters.
The really good news, though, was there were no hunting accidents in the game bird food plots and visiting hunters did an excellent job of keeping the hunting areas free of litter.
"I want to thank all the hunters for picking up all their trash and empty hulls," said DWU founder Leon Lesicka. "I was also pleased that all the hunters were in a happy mood and seemed to be having a ball while hunting in the area."
Heavy rains in the north end of the Valley just weeks before the opener of dove season moved 70 percent of birds out of the area, but as Sept. 1 approached the doves appeared to be returning to their feeding grounds.
Lesicka thinks the hunting should continue to be good for the remainder of the two-week season.
Hunting pressure was lighter in other parts of the Valley, particularly in the south end.
