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DOVE
(Includes mourning, white-winged and
Eurasian collared doves)
Season dates – Sept� 1 – Oct� 30,
2019
Daily bag limit – 15 in aggregate
Possession limit – 45 in aggregate
Open area – statewide, but no
hunting on all state refuges and
sanctuaries
Remarks – During the regular dove
season, harvest of Eurasian collared-
doves counts toward aggregate daily
bag and possession limits� Doves must
be shot while in flight� HIP number required� Total daily harvest of all dove species combined cannot exceed 15
birds�
Banding – U�S� Fish and Wildlife Service leg bands recovered from birds may be reported at reportband.
gov�
Wing study – Randomly selected hunters will be asked to save one wing from each dove during the first
week of the season and mail the wings (postage free) to the U�S� Fish and Wildlife Service� Data from the
wings will be used to estimate annual productivity of the dove population and eventually used in helping to
establish hunting regulations�
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
(Does not include mourning and white-winged doves)
Season dates – Oct� 31, 2019 - Aug� 31, 2020 Daily bag/possession limits – 15/45
Open area – statewide, but no hunting on all state refuges and sanctuaries
Remarks – Eurasian collared-doves may be hunted year-round; during the regular dove season, harvest of
Eurasian collared-doves counts toward aggregate daily bag and possession limits� Small game license and
habitat stamp required� HIP number NOT required�
AGGREGATE
• Aggregate daily bag limit is the maximum number permitted
to be taken by a person in one day during the open season
when such person hunts for more than one species for which
a combined daily bag limit is prescribed� The aggregate daily
bag limit is equal to, but shall not exceed, the largest daily bag
limit prescribed for any one species�
• Aggregate possession limit is the maximum number of a single
species or combination of species permitted to be possessed
by a person� The aggregate possession limit is equal to, but
shall not exceed, the largest possession limit prescribed for
any one of the species�
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