Three Questions:

1) What are my chances of getting a field in the Pigeon River or Kankakee areas the first & second days of the season if I show up at 1100 on both days? Are the fields usually all taken on day one? I did not apply for the draw.

2) Are there any fields that are sunflower seed planted that are not flooded near the Roush area?

3) Do all areas have a 2 box of shells limit? I saw this reading about some of the DNR Dove areas, such as Winamac but not other areas.

I'm from Michigan and did not apply for the draw this year. We've usually dove hunted at Sandy Prairie near Winamac the first 1 1/2 days of the season, then headed over to the Huntington / Roush area and never had a problem getting fields for the end of the 2nd day of the season. Had luck with birds in this area up to the end of the 4th day of the season some years.

This year we planned to got straight to the Roush area the afternoon of the 2nd day and get a field but it's flooded.

Roush is probably a no that's all I can help you on

Roush Lake lost all its dove fields to the flood. No dove hunting there this year.

No hunting at Salamonie either.

Steel shot only on state owned properties.

Lastly, hope you are not part of that Michigan bunch that shows up at Roush Lake every year after the draw hunts and get there before daylight and try to take up a whole field for yourselves? Spread out real far so now one else can set up then tell guys coming into the field its full. Always sitting on the youth field the first day it opens. If it is you then please read the hunter etiquette article on DNR's website. If its not you then my apologies. h.h.

Were the Roush Dove fields near the freeway flooded too?

We'd never do the behavior described above. There's no dove hunting in Michigan and we respect the opportunity in Indiana.

There is no dove hunting this year at Roush Lake. It was too wet to plant. You can call Roush Lake and ask for Jeff Reed and he will give you info.

Well Im glad it's not you but the guys usually have 3 trucks with Michigan plates and do exactly what I described. h.h.

There's just 4 of us and we usually come in one SUV. Thanks for the lead on who to ask for at Roush.