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.

COLEMAN — “It doesn’t rain for 60 days and then it pours,” lamented Dusty Greaves, Coleman County rancher and hunting outfitter, 15 hours before last Monday’s dove season opener. Greaves had spent ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Missouri Department of Conservation is banding mourning doves in preparation for hunting season this fall. As the sun rises, ...

Farming communities, and areas with wildlife preserves such as the Mid-Valley are good hunting grounds for dove hunters. Mourning doves are often hunted near harvested grain fields such as wheat, ...

Canada goose season starts Sept. 1, but the opening of dove season on Sept. 3 is the traditional beginning of Arkansas's fall hunting extravaganza. Opening weekend of dove season usually coincides ...

I could ask the other hunters to join me, or yell at them. Instead, I choose a strategic retreat and leave. About 10 A.M. I’m back. There’s no one around—only piles of empties and makeshift blinds to ...

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TEXAS, USA — Texas' current dove population might be just what hunters are hoping for. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the state's mourning dove population has increased ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Dove hunters across the state will gain double the chances to hunt this season with twice as many fields available in comparison to last year through the Arkansas Game and Fish ...