Mourning Dove

[mr eagle]

Has anyone hunted these birds?

Saw one in region 8 last fall, we let it walk as we were unsure of the regs. As
it turns out we could have taken it.

Are they good to eat?

[d6dan]

You bet. Hunted them when I was a kid in Grand Forks. Excellent eating, but you need at least 4 per person.

[Ringo 7MM]

You can only hunt them in the morning and eat them in the morning.

[Jagermeister]

They are not overly abundant anymore and pass shooting is scarce. Too much development has taken away good areas to hunt them. You certainly have to have a good bag limit to make it worthwhile. Same goes for quail and pheasant hunting.

[Amphibious]

The area around my house is covered in them certain times of year. I live 200m from crown land, but do you think I've ever been able to find one there? Just like the blue grouse and quail that wander through my yard... it's like they know....

[wrenchhead]

Careful thinking they ok to shoot, I believe you need a migratory license.

[Gateholio]

There were lots of doves hanging around Pemberton last year. I should check the regs if there is a season.

[heyblast]

Migratory license is required and there is no season in Reg. 2.

[Dannybuoy]

There seems to be more and more of them around here the last few years , same as the quail but almost all of them are in no shooting zones .

[Steeleco]

There's a nesting pair in my cul-de-sac. Outside working the front lawn the other day I needed the bino's to see what was making all that noise. First time I've seen them around here?