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Dove Hunting
2023-2024 Georgia Dove Season Dates Statewide
Sept. 2 – Oct. 8; Nov. 18- 26;
Dec. 19 – Jan. 31
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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
Fried Dove Breasts And White Gravy 15 dove breasts 2 eggs 1 quart of milk 1 cup of flour ¼ cup of cornstarch 2 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp chili powder Peanut oil, for frying Mix the egg and milk together in a large bowl. Put all dove breasts in the milk mixture and…
Spicy Dove Nuggets Wondering what to do with your doves in upcoming weeks? Take a page from your kid’s playbook—demand nuggets! • 15 dove breasts • Tony Cachere’s Creole Seasoning • 2 cups seasoned breadcrumbs • 3 eggs, beaten • All-purpose flour • Cooking oil Remove any lead shot from the dove breasts. Trim the…
Venison Sausage And Dove Gumbo No hindsight ip unit displayed. 2 pounds venison rope sausage 15 dove breasts 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 onion, quartered 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 cup celery, chopped 3 cloves garlic 6 cups chicken broth 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning 6 oz. frozen sliced okra 1…