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Dove Hunting

2023-2024 Georgia Dove Season Dates Statewide

Sept. 2 – Oct. 8; Nov. 18- 26;

Dec. 19 – Jan. 31

More Than Just A Dove Shoot

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…

Youth Dove Hunts At Lake Russell

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…

Opening Day Dove Hunts Rich With Southern Tradition

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…

GON’s 2023 Pay Dove Shoots List

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…

2023 Georgia WMA Dove Field Forecast

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…

July 14 Deadline For Free Dove Field Listing In GON

GON will publish our annual Pay Dove Shoots list in the August issue. If you are hosting a shoot, please email the following info to [email protected]. 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 will…

Grandson’s First Dove Shoot

By Mike Parker My grandson and I were honored with an invitation to the annual dove shoot a friend holds on his farm near Denton. We all know the opening-day dove shoot in south Georgia is more than a hunt. It is a social event and a gathering of good, like-minded people. Since this is…

The Darden Dove Shoot, Like Christmas On Labor Day

Opening day of dove season has come and gone again. It was a good opening day at the annual shoot held each year at Darden’s Farm south of Washington, Ga. in Taliaferro County. Some things this year were the same, some things were different, as they always are. Some things could not have been better,…

WMA Dove Fields

Hard 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…

GON’s 2022 Pay Dove Shoots List

The phones have been ringing as folks await GON’s annual Pay Dove Shoots list. Well, here you go! Dial these phone numbers, reserve your spots and shoot straight. Keep in mind that we’re rolling into year No. 2 when dove hunting will legally begin one-half hour before sunrise on opening day, which happens to be…

Dove Recipes

Wild In The Kitchen: Dove Shish Kabobs

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…

Wild In The Kitchen: Dove Casserole

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.…

Wild In The Kitchen: Braised Doves

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…