West Virginia’s 2026-2027 mourning dove season is scheduled as a three-part split season. The first segment opens September 1, 2026, and runs through October 11. The second segment runs November 2-15, followed by the final segment from December 7, 2026, through January 10, 2027. The statewide daily bag limit is 15 mourning doves, with a…
Utah’s dove season is one of the most anticipated upland game openings of the fall. Hunters across the state flock to agricultural corners of the Wasatch Front, southern desert farms, and Utah’s scattered wildlife management areas as September rolls in. If you’re planning to chase mourning doves or white-winged doves in Utah this year, this…
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…
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 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…
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,…
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 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…