. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 28 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Figure 3. Recoveries of 100 summer-trapped doves, 82 of which were taken within 40 km (shown by circle) of Turlock. From these recovery data it would appear that some birds are southward bound through the Turlock area in July and August. In point of fact, the initiation of hunting September 1, plus the early fall storms that often occur then, seem to induce substantial shifts in dove populations and the dr
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 28 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Figure 3. Recoveries of 100 summer-trapped doves, 82 of which were taken within 40 km (shown by circle) of Turlock. From these recovery data it would appear that some birds are southward bound through the Turlock area in July and August. In point of fact, the initiation of hunting September 1, plus the early fall storms that often occur then, seem to induce substantial shifts in dove populations and the drift is generally south- ward. WINTER TRAP BANDING During the winter months doves feed primarily on corn kernels dropped to the ground during harvest. Although there are many corn fields that appear suitable for dove foraging, the birds often are found concentrated by the thou- sands in a few fields. My winter trapping involved first finding the fields currently in use by doves and then pre-baiting and setting traps in the same manner as during Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game. [San Francisco, etc. ] State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
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