Texas dove hunters can expect a strong season when it opens on Sept. 1, with mourning dove populations trending near historic highs. Heavy spring storms may have impacted some nesting areas, but ...

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 ...

Mourning Doves are hunted throughout North America. They’re the most numerous gamebird and the most popular winged species among U.S. hunters. Texas hosts about a third of America’s doves. Around ...

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 ...

The first split of dove hunting season opened Sept. 1 in the North and Central Zones. Sept.14 marks the season opener in the South Zone. Every dove season is a good one in Texas, but this year’s ...

As a young hunter in North Dakota 20 years ago, mourning doves were synonymous with the kick off to autumn. At that time, dove hunting opened earlier than any other major bird season, so doves were ...

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 ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Dove season opens Sunday in Tennessee, continuing what the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has called “one of the state’s most long-standing outdoor sports ...

The 2025-26 Texas dove season opened Sept. 1 in the North and Central hunting zones. Owen Fitzsimmons is saying it’ll be a good one. He's the webless migratory bird program leader with the Texas Park ...

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 ...