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 ...

Mourning doves, found throughout the continental U.S., are prolific breeders, raising up to six broods a year. Their diet consists almost entirely of seeds, consuming up to 20% of their body weight ...

This story was originally published in the December 1971 issue of Outdoor Life. “The trouble with me,” moaned Mike Jacobs, “is that I shoot where they ain’t. I zig when they zag.” Mike had uncorked ...

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 ...

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 ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Dove hunting season in Texas is set to kick off on Sept. 1. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Mourning Dove population in the state is nearing a record high. Game Warden ...