Dove hunting is one of the most popular wingshooting sports in the U.S. Each season 1 million hunters spend 3 million days afield to shoot between 15 and 20 million mourning doves, according to U.S.

Dove hunting kicks fall seasons off with a big bang. And while there is no better way to warm up for later bird seasons than with a hot dove shoot or two, dove hunting is well-worth pursuing in its ...

Part of the fun of dove hunting is that you can shoot any gun you like. You can take more than one to the field, if you want to. If you want to shoot grandad’s gun, or the single-shot .410 you started ...

W.J. Mullican and I had done some preseason scouting and had located a 30-acre field of freshly harvested mil­let that was swarming with doves. We estimated that 1,500 to 2,000 of them were feeding in ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For many, the return of college football and the opening of dove hunting season make Labor Day weekend one of the most anticipated holidays of the year. In fact, it is ...

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The 2024 Dove Hunting Season starts on Sept. 1. According to the press release by Texas Parks and Wildlife the dove population is near a record high across ...

WEST FARGO – I grew up in an era before the early August goose hunt, and 25 years later, it still feels a bit odd to think of hunters swatting mosquitoes and slathering on sunscreen. Doug Leier is an ...

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 ...

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 ...

As many hunters were anxiously awaiting Sept. 1 for the chance to bag a bull or buck, I had my sights set on something considerably smaller — mourning doves. It may not be the most popular way to ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Georgia’s dove hunting season is set to begin Sept. 6, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). The state’s annual dove ...