C4C OPENING DAY DOVE HUNT

Hunt Results

 

Apparently someone forgot to tell the doves we were hunting today. Correction, someone must have spilled the beans. You could’ve counted the entire morning flight on a single hand. Perhaps it was the prior night’s rain storm or the warmer than usual temperatures. Still, the day wasn’t a total bust. A few birds were harvested and the time spent with friends was priceless. Better luck next year! You are invited in 2010.

 

2009 C4C Annual Dove Hunt Video

 

NOTICE! THERE IS A LOCATION CHANGE! HUNTERS WILL MEET AT SOUL RIO CHURCH AT 5:15 AM.

 

Opening Day for the 2009 dove season will be a blast! The Annual Crosshairs for Christ dove hunt near the Rio Puerco west of Albuquerque is set for September 1, 2009. Participants will meet at the gas station (See Directions Below) at 5:15 a.m. and follow the group to the hunt area located in the Open Gate property along the Rio Puerco. We will wrap the hunt up by 1:00 p.m. Sunrise is at 6:39 a.m with legal shooting hours beginning at 6:09 a.m.

 

For more information contact, Lance Cherry, lance@crosshairsforchrist.org.

 

 

 

 

 

Required License:

•   Current NM Hunting License (Small Game or General Hunting)
•   Habitat Stamp
•   Habitat Management Access Validation
•   HIP number

 

For more information on hunting rules and regulations, visit the New Mexico

Department of Game & Fish at www.wildlife.state.nm.us.

 

 

Gear to bring:

•   Shotgun
•   Shells
•   All-Weather Clothes (Earth tones or camo suggested)
•   Picnic lunch
•   Water

 

 

Directions: Soul Rio Church located in the Southern Plaza Shopping Center at the intersection of Southern & Unser in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

 

DOVE SEASON COUNTDOWN ______________________________________

 

The following information is provided for Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (longitude W106.6, latitude N35.1):

SUNRISE: 6:39 am   SUNSET: 7:33 pm 

LEGAL SHOOTING HOURS: 6:09 am – 6:33 pm




 

“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you;”  - Job 12:7

 

 

ABOUT THE OPEN GATE HUNTING & FISHING ACCESS PROGRAM

From The NM Department of Game and Fish Website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us

 

The Open Gate Program benefits hunters by opening private and landlocked public land for your recreation, free of charge! Hunters and anglers can contribute to the success of the Open Gate program by obeying all NMDGF regulations and being considerate of participating and non-participating landowners.

 

It is important to remember that enrollment by landowners is voluntary and their experience with the program will directly affect your future access.

 

OPEN GATE RULES

 

•   Walk-In Only Unless Roads Are Designated
•   Look for Open Gate Signs & Know Boundaries
•   Do Not Litter
•   No camping & No fires
•   No Target Practice
•   Do not block roads, gates, or driveways
•   Respect the Landowner & the Land

Comments and suggestions are welcome. Contact Aaron Roberts, the Open Gate Coordinator at (505) 476-8043 or aaron.roberts@state.nm.us.