Sep 7, 2018 - Talk of football tends to ratchet up in August, but hunters know that the start of fall provides another beloved pastime.

Dove hunting opens up the fall hunting season this month, and Realtree provides 10 tips for better dove hunting. Never hurts to bone up, right?

Blogger Stephanie Mallory says dove hunting is as much family tradition as shooting sport, and offers kids and hunting newbies a perfect introduction to the sport.

Here are Stephanie’s 10 tips to offer your hunting first-timer (or even to help shake off your own rust).

• Open the choke
• Upsize your pellets
• Exaggerate your lead
• Stay flat-footed
• Focus on gun mount
• Shoot while sitting
• Going away (use a front lead when bird comes from behind)
• Pick a bird
• Coming in (let the bird descend)
• Try decoys

Read the full post for explanations of each tip, and happy hunting!