The options for dove hunting ammunition are varied, but most use No. 7.5 or 8 shot. The key to either is to make sure the bird is with the 30- to 40-yard optimum range for any shell. On my first dove ...

Dove hunting season started this week, and sportsmen across the state are getting ready. Many hunters say they are prepared to pay a little more this year. "Since I was a little kid, every year this ...

Lead ammo breaks apart on impact and is sometimes ingested by scavengers, which could cause lead poisoning. Credit: Wildlife Center Of Virginia No other state in the nation boasts as many doves — and ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The start of a brand new dove hunting season began Sunday, with new changes for hunters. Hunters are no longer allowed to use ammunition containing lead, even while hunting on ...

Though Nevada’s big-game hunting seasons already have begun, it’s opening day of the annual mourning dove season that has long been viewed by hunters as the “official” beginning of the hunting season.

For many hunters, Labor Day weekend is synonymous with the soft coos of the mourning dove. Every year, roughly 350,000 people in Texas are seduced by this avian siren song and harvest about five ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A loud wakeup call came before sunrise Friday in rural parts of the Valley. Gunshots sounded off before dawn like an alarm for a group in hibernation for the last few months. ...

Q: Many sporting goods stores ran out of copper and steel ammo at the beginning of the pandemic. How can hunters continue to use the correct ammo? A: It is true that finding nontoxic hunting ...

DUBLIN, Calif. (KGO) -- The biggest hunting day of the year in California will take place on Sunday. That's when dove hunting season begins. But, good luck finding ammunition for it. And even if you ...

The traditional kickoff for hunting seasons happens Sept. 4 as hunters take to the field in pursuit of doves. Most hunters will simply find a likely looking grain field or other feeding area and have ...

The intense heat wave we experienced this past week left no doubt that summer is still here. But a glance at the calendar reveals that September arrives this coming week, and the beginning of ...