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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

A Last Best Dove Shoot At Claibourne Darden’s

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…

Corps To Host Dove Hunts At Lake Russell

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…

WMA Dove Fields

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…

GON’s Pay Dove Shoots List

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…

Free 2024 Dove Field Listing In GON

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…

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…

Dove Recipes

Wild In The Kitchen: Roasted Doves

Roasted Doves 15 dove breastsJuice of two lemons3/4 cup Worcestershire sauce15 half bacon slices12 ounces orange juiceSalt and pepper, to taste Place dove breasts in large bowl. Make a marinade of lemon juice, salt and pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over dove breasts. Cover and place in refrigerator overnight. Remove from marinade following day. Wrap…

Wild Game Recipes: Tony Chachere’s Doves

What you’ll need:1 shaker of Tony Chachere’s cajun seasoning1 package of Morton’s chicken gravy.Melted butterA limit of doves (that means 12) Brush the dove breasts with butter, then coat them with the Cajun seasoning. Place doves on a corning ware pan. Mix up the gravy, and pour in over the doves. Cover and cook 40…

Wild Game Recipes: Dove-Stuffed Peppers

You just got back from the dove field, you got your birds dressed, and you want a little something to eat while you watch the Dawgs or Jackets play? Check out this easy recipe for cooking your favorite gamebird. You’ll need:breasted doves (or quail, snipe, or woodcock)red or green bell pepperssaltpepperchopped Vidalia onionbacon Fire up…