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DOVE
(Includes mourning, white-winged and Eurasian collared doves)
Season dates – Sept. 1 – Oct. 30, 2016 Daily bag limit – 15 in aggregate (see page 19)
Possession limit – 45 in aggregate
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. Doves must be shot while
in ight. HIP number required. Total harvest of all dove species combined cannot exceed 15.
Banding – Hunters who discover a band on a mourning dove should contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
banding ofce at 800-327-BAND (2263) or reportband.gov.
Wing study – Randomly selected hunters will be asked to save one wing from each dove during the rst
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 – Year-round 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.
UPLAND BIRDS
QUAIL
Season dates – Oct. 29 – Jan. 31, 2017 Daily bag/possession limits – 6/24
Open area – statewide, but no hunting on all state refuges and sanctuaries
Remarks – Quail must be shot while in ight.
