Ultimate Dove Hunting News
Banded mourning doves provide vital information to biologists
Since 2003, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Section and other partners have taken part in a long-term, multi-state banding project on mourning doves to improve information on dove life history.The S.C. Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service will co-sponsor a youth dove hunt at the Forest Service Sedalia Dove Field in Union County on opening day of dove season, Saturday, Sept. 4. Preregistration is required, and the deadline for registration is Friday, Aug. 13.
Migratory Game Bird Seasons Set - Jul. 08, 2010
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has approved the season dates for dove and other webless migratory game birds, as well as September seasons for Canada geese and teal.
Hunter Survey Affirms Texas Dove Seasons on Target - Jul. 01, 2010
Texas has the largest dove population, the most dove hunters, and the most flexible dove hunting framework in the nation. A recent opinion survey indicates Texas dove hunters are content with the current seasons and bag limits.
Now is the time to plant fields for fall mourning dove hunts - Jun. 07, 2010
Dove hunters still have time to plant fields to attract doves during the upcoming season, according to a wildlife biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
Pheasant and Mourning Dove Seasons Set - Apr. 15, 2010
PIERRE, S.D. - The Game Fish and Parks Commission has finalized two popular game-bird seasons.
Several Small Game Seasons Finalized; Mourning Dove Season Proposed - Mar. 12, 2010
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Commission has finalized several small-game hunting seasons.
State's Third Segment of Dove Hunting Season Dec. 19-Jan. 15 - Dec. 18, 2009
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee?s third segment of mourning dove hunting season opens 30 minutes before sunrise on Saturday, Dec. 19 and continues until sunset on Jan. 15, 2010, under Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) guidelines.
Dove season opens Friday, Nov. 20 - Nov. 20, 2009
Hunters can be thankful even before the big Thanksgiving feast, because Friday, Nov. 20 marks the return of dove season.
Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report - Nov. 18, 2009
High Plains Mallard Management Unit: The region around Amarillo, Dumas and Spearman remain wet. Lots of playa lakes are available to use by wintering ducks and geese. Duck hunting has been good for mallards, wigeons, gadwalls and teal. Diver ducks have been hitting deeper playas and reservoirs. Outfitters say the Canada geese have finally arrived and decoying action has been steady over wheat and corn. Sandhill crane hunting has been fair to good because of balmy conditions, but the recent front should get things going again. Knox and Haskell counties need water, according to several sources.
Dove hunting resumes Nov. 21 - Nov. 10, 2009
The 2009-10 mourning dove seasons in South Carolina will resume as follows: Nov. 21-28; and Dec. 21-Jan. 15. Legal hunting hours for mourning dove season are from 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset. The daily bag limit is 15 birds per day. The state's mourning dove season is set each year by the S.C. Natural Resources Board within a framework of regulations and timetables issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
