FAQ: When does dove season start?

What are the dates for dove season?

“There are three sets of season dates between September 5 and January 31 of next year to hunt dove. This combined with the more than 50 available dove fields in the state provide lots of chances to take home some doves.” The official 2020–2021 dove seasons are Sept. 5–30, Nov.

What’s the first day of dove season?

2020-21 Season & Limits for Migratory Game Birds

Species	Season Dates
Mourning Dove & White-winged dove	October 17 – October 31, 2020
Rails, Gallinule and Moorhens	November 28, 2020 – January 2, 2021
Woodcock	November 7 – November 28, 2020, February 1 – February 27, 2021

What day is opening day of dove season in Texas?

Texas‘ more than 300,000 dove hunters are set to go afield for the regular season openers Sept. 1 in the North and Central Zones and Sept. 14 in the South. Texas hunters know what the end of August means.

What time can you start shooting doves?

Shoot time for doves is one half hour before sunrise to sunset. All hunters — including junior hunters — are required to carry their hunting license with them. Hunters must have written permission from the landowner prior to hunting on private land.

How many doves can you kill in a day?

Don’t let this confuse you. It is simple, you cannot kill more than 15 doves per day. If you “limit out” on opening morning, you are done hunting for the day.

Is it legal to shoot dove on the ground?

All real Dove species are protected, and some are not allowed to be harvested by hunters. Of course if a hunter has a Dove tag on his license, he should know which species can be shot.

Is Dove season still in?

The official 2020–2021 dove seasons are Sept. 5–30, Nov. 21–Nov. 5) and one-half hour before sunrise to sunset for the remainder of the season dates.

Is Dove considered small game?

Small game birds typically include: Grouse, including sharp tailed, ruffed, blue, Franklin’s, and sage grouse, are usually considered upland birds. Doves, including mourning dove, and pigeon, squab, or rock dove, and are usually considered upland birds. Pheasants, which are considered upland birds.

What’s the limit on dove in Texas?

The daily bag limit for doves statewide is 15 and the possession limit 45. During the early two weekends in the Special White-winged Dove Days, hunting is allowed only from noon to sunset and the daily bag limit is 15 birds, to include not more than two mourning doves and two white-tipped doves.

What Animals Can you hunt year round in Texas?

Large Mammals



Large animals with no closed season that can be hunted on private land include, but are not limited to feral hogs, Aoudad sheep, axis deer, elk, sika deer, fallow deer, blackbuck antelopes, nilgai antelopes, and Russian boars. Large cats, such as mountain lions and bobcats, are open game.

Can you bait dove in Texas?

When planning dove food plots it is important to not violate baiting regulations for migratory game birds. It is illegal to hunt a baited area where salt, grain, or other feed has been placed. Any baited area is considered baited for 10 days after the removal of all bait.

What time is best for dove hunting?

▶ The best shooting is during those times when the birds are flying between roosting and feeding areas. In the morning, that’s generally between 8 and 10, and in the evening from 5:30 until about 7.

Does rain affect dove hunting?

It rained all afternoon and through the nite around China Texas, plus northeast wind. Any dove experts out there know? If you get a lot of rain it can move the birds out of an area where their is a lot of standing water. With it being so dry an inch of rain will be soaked right up.

How far should I lead a dove?

You want to aim over six feet in front of the bird. As a general rule, one inch of barrel movement equals one foot of lead for the bird. If you shoot like you are going to miss in front of the bird, you will likely put the dove right in the center of your shot pattern.