Texas dove season is one of the biggest hunting traditions in the country, and the 2026-2027 season is already set. For most hunters, the headline is simple: the regular season opens September 1, 2026, with dates changing by zone and split. If you plan to hunt mourning doves or white-winged doves in Texas, you need…
Tennessee dove season is one of the most anticipated small-game openers in the state, and for good reason. It arrives at the front edge of fall, gives hunters fast action, and offers plenty of public-field opportunity if you plan ahead. For 2026-2027, Tennessee is using a statewide split dove season with the traditional noon opener…
Dove season is the unofficial start of fall in South Dakota, and the 2026-2027 cycle is shaping up like a classic: a statewide mourning dove season that opens September 1 and runs into early November, a generous 15-bird daily limit, and enough sunflower, wheat, and milo stubble to keep birds moving all September long. Here’s…
Rhode Island’s 2026-2027 mourning dove season is scheduled in two segments: September 1–30, 2026, and October 17–December 15, 2026. The statewide daily bag limit is 15 mourning doves, with a possession limit of 45 birds. Legal shooting hours run from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. Unlike several southern states, Rhode Island does not divide…
Pennsylvania’s 2026-2027 dove season is now set, and the big headline is simple: dove hunting opens September 1, 2026, runs through November 27, 2026, then reopens December 18, 2026, through January 2, 2027. For most hunters, that means a classic early-season opener with warm weather, plenty of field scouting, and fast shooting over grain, weedy…
Oregon dove season is one of the earliest and most accessible bird hunts on the calendar, and for many hunters it marks the true start of fall. For 2026-2027, Oregon’s mourning dove season again opens on September 1, with different closing structures depending on which dove zone you hunt. That matters, because western Oregon and…
Oklahoma dove season is one of the state’s most anticipated openers, and in 2026 it starts Sept. 1 statewide. For most hunters, that means two things: fast shooting over cut grain and ponds, and a simple, accessible way to kick off fall without a pile of gear. The good news is that Oklahoma has already…
Ohio’s dove opener is one of the most anticipated early fall hunts in the Midwest, and the 2026-2027 season gives hunters the same basic formula they count on each year: an early September opener, a split season, a generous bag limit, and plenty of public-field opportunity across the state. For most hunters, the key things…
North Dakota dove season is one of the earliest and most accessible bird hunts of the fall. For 2026-2027, the official North Dakota Game and Fish schedule shows a statewide dove season running from September 1, 2026, through November 29, 2026, giving hunters a long window to target mourning doves and, where encountered, Eurasian collared…
North Carolina dove season is one of the most anticipated small-game openers of the year, and for good reason. It arrives early, gives hunters a fast-paced start to fall, and offers excellent action on farm edges, managed dove fields, and public game lands across the state. For 2026-2027, North Carolina has already approved its dove…