The annual start of dove season has long been a popular event across our great state. Sunflower fields, watering holes and September afternoons, somehow signal the start of a new season. Sept. 1 holds ...

Many California hunters consider the Sept. 1 dove season opener the celebratory – if unofficial – start to California’s hunting seasons. Technically speaking, rabbit season opened July 1 and some ...

Hunters vibrate with excitement, looking forward to Sept. 6 when dove hunting kicks off the slate of hunting seasons for 2025-26. Dove season runs Sept. 6 to Oct. 26 and Dec. 8 to Jan. 15. The daily ...

The 2025-26 Texas dove season is set to open at 30 minutes before sunrise on Sept. 1 (Labor Day Monday) in the North and Central hunting zones. Owen Fitzsimmons is saying it’s going to be a good one.

WACO, Texas (KWTX) — Dudley Haas, 84, of Waco, has continued a cherished tradition — shooting a dove on opening day — for the 79th year in a row. “I call September 1 New Year’s Day because that’s the ...