When I sit outside in my backyard, I often hear the distinctive calls of the mourning dove. If you hear them as often as I do, you might be wondering about a mourning dove's meaning. What is the ...

Do Mourning Doves Have Special Meaning? Is there a meaning in a mourning dove visit? The mourning dove is considered by many to be a sign of hope, love and freedom. Doves are also a universal symbol ...

Dove hunting kicks fall seasons off with a big bang. And while there is no better way to warm up for later bird seasons than with a hot dove shoot or two, dove hunting is well-worth pursuing in its ...

Dove hunting is one of the most popular wingshooting sports in the U.S. Each season 1 million hunters spend 3 million days afield to shoot between 15 and 20 million mourning doves, according to U.S.

When my home state of Iowa finally got a mourning dove season eight years ago, I felt like playing catch-up to make amends for the previous thirty or forty doveless years. My now-departed waterfowl ...

This story was originally published in the December 1971 issue of Outdoor Life. “The trouble with me,” moaned Mike Jacobs, “is that I shoot where they ain’t. I zig when they zag.” Mike had uncorked ...

Undoubtedly this is my favorite time of the year. Since I was a kid I looked forward to Sept. 1 and the opening of dove season. I know there are a lot more hunters who mark their calendar for the ...

The annual start of dove season has long been a popular event across our great state. Sunflower fields, watering holes and September afternoons, somehow signal the start of a new season. Sept. 1 holds ...

It was well after daylight as we shuffled to our spots along the brushline. At each post, a bird boy was waiting for us along with two cases of ammo. I imagined we were like machine gunners ...