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…
Illinois Dove Season 2026-2027 runs September 1-November 14, 2026, and December 26, 2026-January 9, 2027, statewide for mourning doves and white-winged doves. The daily limit is 15 birds and the possession limit is 45 birds in the aggregate. Illinois does not use separate north, central, south, or coastal dove zones. Statewide hunting hours are generally…
No open Vermont dove season appears in the state’s 2026–2027 migratory bird rules that were reviewed, so hunters should not plan a legal dove hunt in Vermont unless the state publishes a specific update. The official Vermont migratory bird syllabus lists ducks, geese, brant, woodcock, Wilson’s snipe, coots, and mergansers, but it does not provide…
No—mourning dove hunting is not legal in New York at this time because New York does not establish an open mourning dove season under state law. That is the short answer most hunters need. Even though mourning doves are treated as migratory game birds under federal rules, New York does not define them the same…
No—mourning dove hunting is not legal in New Jersey for the 2026–2027 migratory bird season. The official New Jersey migratory game bird regulations card lists mourning dove as a closed season, and New Jersey’s administrative code also states that mourning doves are protected with a closed season. So if you are searching for opening day,…
No — mourning dove hunting is not legal in Michigan based on the currently published 2026 state law and season materials reviewed for this article. Michigan’s game-species law does not list mourning dove as a game animal, the 2026 Michigan migratory bird orders reviewed do not open a dove season, and House Bill 5068 was…
Quick answer: No — there is no mourning dove or white-winged dove hunting season in Alaska for 2026–2027, because neither species has a huntable population in the state. Mourning doves are classified as “accidental” visitors in Alaska, while the Eurasian collared dove is an unprotected invasive that can be shot year-round wherever it appears (mainly…
If you’re planning dove hunting in New Hampshire for the 2026–2027 season, here’s the most important thing to know upfront: New Hampshire does not have an open mourning dove hunting season. The state currently does not list mourning doves as a legal game species, meaning there are no established season dates, bag limits, or dove-specific…