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.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

to spin their way into my affections. I have learned to put aside my dislike for motorized hunting gear and bring them with me, especially when the quarry is wood ducks, which rarely decoy well to ...

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 ...

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 ...