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 ...

Have you ever wondered why in the great scheme of things, the first hunting season, dove season, has the hardest targets to hit? I take that zooming teal isn't that easy to hit also. Dove season is a ...

Shotgun and shells, check and check. Lightweight clothes to keep the sun at bay, check. Sunscreen and water, check and check. That pretty much covers everything you’ll need for North Zone opening day ...

There just aren’t many secrets anymore when it comes to duck and dove hunting sweet spots on public hunting lands. One careless social media post or slip of the tongue amongst big ears these days is ...

Dove hunting means different things to different people. For many hunters, dove season — which opens today and runs through Oct. 24 in Texas’ Central Zone — is purely a social event that gets friends ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites first-time dove hunters to learn dove hunting basics at a FREE clinic and hunt on opening weekend of the 2019 dove season. The event, for adults ...

Attention Georgia dove hunters! The 2025-2026 dove season is right around the corner. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), opening day will kick ...

Cooler weather is ideal for hunting, as it increases game movement. Both doves and geese have been flying regularly as their need to feed grows. Hunting pressure or a strong northern cold front can ...

SOMEWHERE, A YOUNGSTER will walk out to the fence corner behind his house at dawn on Wednesday with a single-shot .410 and a pocket full of shells and bring home some dove for dinner. But elsewhere, ...

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 ...

North America's most important game bird becomes legal game again Sept. 1 in Oklahoma, and prospects for early dove hunts are excellent. Most important game bird is right. All of the statistics about ...