Montana’s mourning dove season opens on September 1 and runs through October 30, giving hunters across Big Sky Country a tight but productive window to chase one of North America’s most plentiful game birds. The 2026 framework has been officially adopted by the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission, confirming the same traditional dates hunters have…
Missouri’s 2026 mourning dove season runs September 1, 2026 through November 29, 2026, with a combined daily bag limit of 15 doves and a possession limit of 45. Hunting hours begin one-half hour before sunrise and end at sunset. A small game hunting permit, a migratory game bird permit ($12.50), and a current HIP (Harvest…
Mississippi dove season is one of the state’s best early-fall openers, and for 2026-2027 the statewide framework follows the familiar three-split structure most hunters plan around. If you hunt mourning doves or white-winged doves in Mississippi, the big things to know are the split dates, the two-zone map, the 15-bird daily bag limit, HIP registration,…
Minnesota dove hunters finally have a clear statewide framework to work with for the current regulations cycle. Under the current 2026-2027 Minnesota hunting regulations, the published mourning dove season runs statewide from Sept. 1 through Nov. 29, 2026, with legal shooting hours from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. The daily bag limit is 15…
If you call September in Maryland “opening day for the whole year,” you’re not alone. The Maryland dove season 2026-2027 kicks off September 1, 2026, and gives hunters three distinct segments running all the way into early January 2027. It’s the state’s traditional curtain-raiser for fall hunting — and it’s one of the most accessible…
Every September, Louisiana hunters gear up for one of the most anticipated openings in the South — dove season. If you’re planning your fall hunts, the Louisiana Dove Season 2026-2027 opens with that classic Sept. 5 statewide feel: warm mornings, sun-soaked grain fields, and the whir of mourning doves pouring into a freshly cut rice…
Dove season is one of Kentucky’s most anticipated hunting traditions, kicking off the fall hunting calendar with fast-wing shooting, warm-weather camaraderie, and plenty of action in cut agricultural fields. The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) opens dove season each year on September 1, aligning with the federal migratory bird framework set by…
Kansas dove season is one of the cleanest, simplest early-fall hunts in the Central Flyway. For most hunters, the big headline is this: Kansas typically opens mourning and white-winged dove season on September 1, and the state uses a statewide structure rather than splitting dove hunters into north and south zones. That makes planning easier,…
Iowa’s dove season is the unofficial kickoff to fall hunting — and for good reason. When September 1 rolls around, hunters across all 99 counties grab their shotguns, stock up on shells, and head to sunflower fields and waterways for some of the fastest wing-shooting action the Hawkeye State offers. The Iowa dove hunting season…
Indiana’s 2026 mourning dove season opens on September 1, 2026, runs in three statewide splits, and carries a 15-bird daily bag limit with a 45-bird possession limit. To hunt legally, most hunters need an Indiana hunting license, a free HIP number, and an Indiana Game Bird Habitat Stamp. Public-land hunters also need to pay close…