Dove season opens Sept. 2, giving shotgunners their first big wingshooting test for the upcoming hunting seasons. If you can consistently hit doves on the wing, you are an advanced shotgunner. Ducks ...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Imagine you are a dove, foraging in a field. While pecking through dirt and weeds, you come across a small, dark object that is hard, round and resembles seeds and grit you ...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Imagine you are a dove, foraging in a field. While pecking through dirt and weeds, you come across a small, dark object that is hard, round and resembles seeds and grit you ...

It was well after daylight as we shuffled to our spots along the brushline. At each post, a bird boy was waiting for us along with two cases of ammo. I imagined we were like machine gunners ...