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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
As it turned out, it was the perfect last time. Having held his classic Southern opening day dove shoot for more than two decades, Claibourne Darden stood before the packed pole barn a scant mile from downtown Sharon, in Taliaferro County, for the last time. In his weathered straw cowboy-styled hat and jeans, he looked…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Richard B. Russell Project, will host dove hunts for youth and the general public on Sept. 28 and Oct. 5, 2024, at two fields in Elbert County, and one field in Abbeville County, South Carolina. Youth and public hunts will begin at 2 p.m. The youth hunts start…
It’s hard to believe we’ve only got about a month to go before hunters will file into prepared dove fields in hopes of collecting a limit of 15 birds for the grill. Thankfully, WRD does a really nice job of providing public fields for hunters to shoot. To the right is the latest list of…
The new hunting season is just around the corner as we print GON’s annual Pay Dove Shoots list. Dial these phone numbers, reserve your spots and shoot straight. Dove hunting will legally begin one-half hour before sunrise on opening day, Saturday, Sept. 7. Some of these shoots may wait until the traditional 12 p.m. start…
GON will publish our annual Pay Dove Shoots list in the August issue. If you host a shoot, email the following info to [email protected] by July 15. For County, just tell us which county your field(s) is in. Under Shoot Date(s), include all the pay shoots you plan to host. We understand not every field…
Of a morning, stumbling to perform my ablutions, the framed photo is likely the first thing bleary eyes are able to focus upon. Father And Son, it’s entitled. It’s 15×19, shot from the darkness of what appears to be a cave cut through a mountainside. With the camera at their backs, the subjects are a…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has two youth dove hunts scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 16 and 23 at the Richard B. Russell Project Office. For both hunts, a parent or guardian must accompany youth participants, ages 9-16, and will be permitted to hunt along with the youth hunter. Hunters will be selected…
I watch the green glow of the numbers on the bedside clock and know that I will sleep no more on this morning. I carefully slide out of bed so as not to disturb my bride or the little brown bird dog that sleeps curled up in the crook of her legs. Today is the…
It’s getting real! The new hunting season is just around the corner as we print GON’s annual Pay Dove Shoots list. Dial these phone numbers, reserve your spots and shoot straight. Dove hunting will legally begin one-half hour before sunrise on opening day, Saturday, Sept. 2. Some of these shoots will wait until the traditional…
It’s to believe we’ve only got about a month to go before men, women, boys and girls will file into prepared dove fields in hopes of collecting a limit of 15 birds for the grill. Thankfully, WRD does a really nice job of providing a list of places for hunters to shoot. To the right…
Dove Recipes
Dove Shish Kabobs A recipe picked up in Station de Santa Engracia, a small Mexican town in the state of Tamilupas, while hunting for white-winged doves. 15 dove breasts filleted8 slices bacon5 medium onions, quartered1 pound fresh mushrooms3 green bell peppers1 pound cherry tomatoes1/4 cup cooking sherry2 tablespoons Worcestershire1/4 cup white wine vinegar1/4 teaspoon garlic…
Dove Casserole 8 dove breasts1 medium onion, minced2 tablespoons margarineGarlic salt, to taste1 bay leaf1 teaspoon crushed rosemary1 cup white wine1 cup water2 cups whipping creamSalt and pepper, to taste1/4 bell pepper, minced Saute margarine, onion, garlic, bay leaf, rosemary and bell pepper in skillet until onion is clear. Add dove and saute until brown.…
Braised Doves 8 dove breastsFlourCornmealVegetable oilWaterSalt and pepper, to taste Salt and pepper dove breasts, and powder each with flour and corn meal. Brown breasts in oil. Remove breasts and drain on paper towel. Pour oil out of skillet. Add 1/4 inch of water to the skillet, put dove breasts back in the pan, cover…