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Dove Hunting
2024-2025 Georgia Dove Season Dates Statewide
Sept. 7 – Oct. 13; Nov. 23 - Dec. 1;
Dec. 19 – Jan. 31
In a late change, WRD will allow WMA dove fields to be open for shooting from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. Prior to this decision, WMA dove fields were set to open 30 minutes before sunrise but close at 12 noon. “When surveyed, hunters have routinely asked for opening day of dove season to…
If the cost of a private dove field isn’t in your wallet this September, Georgia WRD does a good job of offering folks some public field opportunities. Thanks to Kevin Lowrey with WRD, we’re able to provide readers with this list of public shoots, the crops that have been planted, the acreage of the field,…
The biggest news for this year’s Georgia dove opener is the brand-new start time when a dove can legally fall to the field. No longer will hunters be required to wait until 12 p.m. before shooting on opening day. Dove season will officially begin one-half hour before sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 4. However, not everyone…
2021-22 Dove Dates Sept. 4 – Oct. 10; Nov. 20-28; Dec. 19 – Jan. 31 GON will publish our annual Pay Dove Shoots list in the August issue. If you are hosting a shoot, fill out the Dove Shoot Coupon for a free listing. For County, just tell us which county your field(s) is in.…
Brunch with your opening day dove shoot? The traditional late BBQ lunch as dove hunters shuffle their feet killing time before heading to the field on opening day may be replaced by a brunch after the shooting starts at daylight. The 2021-2022 migratory bird season hunting dates and regulations were recently approved by the Board…
We’re starting to wonder how much better Georgia deer hunting can get. For the 2020-21 season, 356 of our 1447 respondents, or 24.6%, rated their seasons as excellent, the best excellent rating in at least 20 years. Only 10.1% said they had “poor” seasons. That’s the lowest percentage of folks with a poor rating in…
VOTES, which stands for Voice Of The Educated Sportsman, is a GON survey that has been around for more than two decades. A question on the survey each and every year is Rate Your Deer Season, which gives us county-specific ratings that can be compared to historical trends. We simply want to know how your…
The COVID pandemic didn’t stop the annual GONetwork SEEDS Dove Shoot at the Claibourne Darden Farm in Taliaferro County on Saturday, Sept. 5. There may have been masks during social times and a little social distancing during the meal and annual “Introduction of the Hunters” ceremony, but folks still ate well and got to sling…
What in the Siamese cathair is that? Hmmm. Looks like an overgrown duck blind growed onto the back of a pickup truck. Which, by the way, has no business occupying its present location. And it ain’t duck season. And even iffen it was, we wouldn’t be chasing them in the middle of a cut cornfield…
If the cost of a private dove field isn’t in your wallet this September, Georgia WRD does a good job in offering folks some public field opportunities. Thanks to Greg Balkcom with WRD, we’re able to provide readers with this list of public shoots, the crops that have been planted, the acreage of the field,…
Dove Recipes
Fried Dove Breasts And White Gravy 15 dove breasts 2 eggs 1 quart of milk 1 cup of flour ¼ cup of cornstarch 2 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp chili powder Peanut oil, for frying Mix the egg and milk together in a large bowl. Put all dove breasts in the milk mixture and…
Spicy Dove Nuggets Wondering what to do with your doves in upcoming weeks? Take a page from your kid’s playbook—demand nuggets! • 15 dove breasts • Tony Cachere’s Creole Seasoning • 2 cups seasoned breadcrumbs • 3 eggs, beaten • All-purpose flour • Cooking oil Remove any lead shot from the dove breasts. Trim the…
Venison Sausage And Dove Gumbo No hindsight ip unit displayed. 2 pounds venison rope sausage 15 dove breasts 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 onion, quartered 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 cup celery, chopped 3 cloves garlic 6 cups chicken broth 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning 6 oz. frozen sliced okra 1…