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Did you said, the dove landed on the grill? How cool is that, I think that hawk was trying to tell you something -- Get the BBQ sauce and fired up the grill!

Bren
One may not cut it, but dove is one of my favorite wild game birds to eat.

Mmmmmmmmmm....Dove....... Agggggggghhhh.......

Wait for the Fries.

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dove is one of my favorite wild game birds to eat

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AMEN brotha!!

man, you need to come on down here and go dove hunting when the season opens(sept 1st). all my buddies got land, and we ALL limit out. we usually get two days worth of bird, then make a 'dove cooking' assembly line. split the breast, lay in a slice of jalapeno, wrap in a bacon strip, and stick a toothpick thru it. throw 'em over a low heat grill burning mesquite, and cook til bacon sizzles.. last year we made up about 8-10 dozen, and had a feast. man, i am starting to water at the mouth just thinkin about it!!

bigjohn

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One may not cut it, but dove is one of my favorite wild game birds to eat.

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If albatross and benu are also on the menu, I wouldn't expect your luck to change anytime soon.

Bren R.

>>All I can think sitting here is Holy Cow ,What just happened

And you were just watching. What do you suppose the dove was thinking

How odd is that, Chess? Do ALL Canadians have a weird mallard story? The first time I was 'spotter' on a waterski boat, a mallard flew right into the waterskier's leg!! I didn't know the sign for 'duck alert, duck alert'!!

BTW, clearly a good omen. No doubt in my mind.

Cool Stuff!
We have quite a few Red Talied Hawks around these parts, and I have several feeders out in the yard.
About once or twice a month a Hawk will come down and nail a dove feeding on the ground by the feeders, and take off with it.
One day I was standing at the window, and one came down and nailed a Sparrow right on the feeder, right in front of the window. All I could think of was, "Damn, that's what I call a Bird Feeder!"
Gotta love that nature thing.

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I didn't know the sign for 'duck alert, duck alert'!!

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Having been a water ski instructor on Lake George, NY, I'm very familiar with this "sign." While the boat is bouncing over the waves, the spotter must perch on one leg, and frantically flap the elbows while quacking as loudly as possible. I have heard that this "sign" has been officially discontinued due to the loss of too many spotters. They tend to be thrown overboard when attempting it.