Flocks of these doves, with large white wing patches, and short square-ended tails, are a common sight in summer in many areas near the Mexican border. Polytypic. Length 11". A little larger than ...

The heart of dove season in South Texas is finally upon us, and let me tell you, there are plenty of birds to go around for ...

With bird migrations beginning to swoop into the Valley, game warden Alberto Herrera wants hunters to be aware that only a ...

White-winged dove numbers are also high statewide as the species continues its decades-long expansion from its traditional territory in the lower Rio Grande Valley. The 2024 estimate of 12.8 ...

Texas accounts for 30 percent of the total mourning doves and 85 percent of the total white-winged doves harvested in the U.S. each year, far more than any other state.

mourning doves are seed-eaters, preferring to feed on fairly open ground where they can spot danger as they walk around looking for food. Native to the southwest, white-winged doves are larger ...

"Dove season does not open until Sunday, September 1," Baker said, "And when it does open, it is a special white-winged season, so hunting does not start until noon that day.” Baker said that ...

Texas wildlife experts say hunting the birds is important for population control — and they have some tips before you get out ...

Although its name would imply that the mourning dove is sorrowful, it is not necessarily a sad bird. It is named because of its mournful cooing. The call, "coo-OO-oo-oo-oo," is something you've ...

AUSTIN A rainy spring and early summer led to a good nesting season through most of the state and near record high populations of mourning and white-wing doves across large portions of Texas.

Results from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s annual dove survey, taken during the height of breeding season each May and June, bode well for the approximately 300,000 Texas hunters heading ...