Dove Hunting by the numbers
300,000+ Texas dove hunters
(30% of National Total)
4–5 Million Annual Texas Mourning Dove Harvested
(33% of National Total)
1.5–2 Million Annual Texas White-winged Dove Harvest
(90% of National Total)
$300 Million Annual Economic Impact of Dove hunting
80% of Doves are Harvested the first month of the season
11 Species of Doves and Pigeons in Texas
From top: Yevgenii Movliev; Yorrico x 2; Thanaporn Wanichrattanawong; Oleksii Afanasiev; Yorrico | All Dreamstime.com
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