Arizona's 2025 dove hunting season opens Sept. 1 with updated regulations and species guidance now available through the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Dove that is spotted on a warm Saturday morning in Freeman. The large pale dove is marked with a black crescent on the nape ...

Eurasian collard doves are noticeably larger than mourning doves. Besides their size, there are some other distinguishing characteristics hunters can use to tell the two species apart.

"We believe this virus will be limited to Eurasian collared doves, for the most part, and will run its course in a few weeks," DePriest said. According to CPW, humans are generally not affected by ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Eurasian collared doves are dying off due to an avian virus from La Junta to Rocky Ford. Humans are generally not affected, CPW said ...

Eurasian collared doves have large bodies with small heads, a dark bill and a long, square-tipped tail. Their upper bodies are sandy brown with a black crescent on the back of the neck, CPW ...

A Eurasian collared-dove walks along searching for food. Note the incomplete black collar for which it is named. Note the chalky light brown coloring of this plump Eurasian collared-dove.

A Eurasian collared dove in flight. The slow descent into cooler temperatures as fall approaches means it's also the beginning of dove season for many North Texas hunters. Dove-hunting season ...

Some states allow year-round hunting for Eurasian collared doves with no bag limit. In other states, they are legal only during mourning dove season and form part of an aggregate bag limit. Pigeons ...

Eurasian collared doves are clearly identifiable by the band across the back of its neck. This species of dove do not count in the daily limit of 15 as long as hunters keep the head and one ...

A couple of reminders: Eurasian collared-doves and ringed turtle-doves do not count toward your bag, but you must leave the field if you have your daily bag of 15 mourning or white-winged doves.

Eurasian collared-doves must be harvested between Oct. 31, 2024, and Aug. 31, 2025, with bag and possession limits of 15 and 45, respectively.