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.

The voice of the mourning dove has been misapplied. It is associated with grief, yet it is a sound of comfort, signaling both springtime and morning, both of which are times of anticipation. Perhaps ...

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 ...

Dave Harmon has this advice for anybody planning to hunt mourning doves in North Dakota when the season opens Monday: Bring lots of shells. "They are tough to hit," said Harmon, an avid hunter from ...

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 ...

The rallying cry for the Humane Society and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has become "Save the Mourning Dove." Here's a news flash: The mourning dove doesn't need saving. It's doing just ...

Applications for a controlled mourning dove hunt at the South Branch Wildlife Management Area in Hardy County are now available, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced. The annual ...

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 ...

Texas hunters’ hopes are on the rise, just like the state’s mourning dove population. Across the board, from the Trans-Pecos to the Piney Woods, mourning dove numbers jumped from the previous year, ...

Sep. 1—SOCIAL CIRCLE — The Georgia dove hunting season opens Saturday, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division. "The opening day of dove hunting season is ...