[ad870]

We have been dove hunting in a field with a lot of pigeons around it. Are they legal to shoot in Arkansas?

 

[Wes Ramsey]

I can't imagine they would be illegal. According the the Food Network they make some mighty fine table fare...

 

[Manybeards]

Are you sure their not Eurasion collared doves? If they are there is no limit on them

 

[bhays]

I don't think they are illegal, I hope not... We have killed a few in the past and they taste like a big dove!:up: They eat the same grain in the fields the doves do...

 

[Manybeards]

Her's a link to show a Eurasion dove. A pigeon looks a lot alike

http://www.agfc.com/hunting/huntingseasons/waterfowl-migratory-birds/dove.aspx

 

[ad870]

100% sure they are not Eurasian's. We have quite a few of those around and have killed some. These are without a doubt pigeon. I couldn't find anything in the online regs about it but I know that doesn't mean they are legal.

 

[ad870]

When in doubt call the AGFC. I just called LR and they said it was in fact legal.

 

[jerry dean]

I had a white pigeon that was circling us opening morning. He circled us about 5 or 6 times and finally came close enough and I dropped him. Went over to pick it up and it had a band on it with a guys name and phone #. :smack: I looked up the name on the band in the phone book and the guy's house is about a 1/4 from where we were hunting.

I marked it up to being about the same as letting your pet deer run around on Oct 1st...oh well...

Took 2 pieces of bacon to wrap that sucker up...

 

[bhays]

When in doubt call the AGFC. I just called LR and they said it was in fact legal.

Did they say they were just legal during dove season or are they legal year-round???

 

[fullcredit]

Hey---I've eaten pigeons killed in a dove hunt. They're just big ole doves! Good eatin'! In some areas of the country (especially in New York) people eat squab---young pigeons.

 

[thomasw_lrd]

I work for a food distribution company, and we occasionally get in squabs for fancy restaurants down in the river market. It all seems a little weird to me. But I don't think I'm eating wild pigeons.

 

[rowdyrabbit]

I've heard somewhere before that you can get sick eating them. they carry some sort of disease.

 

[misplaced hillbilly]

Domestic pigeons in cities have been know to carry hepotitis, and so do segulls. I knew a couple of people in the Navy to catch it from eating them. I don't eat them. Used to eat crows when I was younger, but they carry diseases also.

 

[Maggiesmaster]

Can you get diseases if they're thoroughly cooked, as chicken should be? I've never eaten them but they look like they'd be as good as dove.

 

[BEERHUNTER]

they feed the pigeons at newark coal burner power plant near newark poison corn and they do not die right away.i have witnessed pigeons flying through the air then nose dive while working outages .i would be careful eating pigeons near any large plant where they poison them!you will see other pigeons eating the corn out of the dead carcass's, pretty nasty!

 

[snydedawg]

I always thought a pigeon and a "Cornish game hen " were the same thing.....

I'd shoot it and I'd eat it! Not close to any large power plants here and a "dove" that takes two bacon slices to wrap up sounds just right to me!!!!

Been wanting to drop a few off the overpass in town!!!