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Dove

Mourning and white-winged dove over sunflower, milo and stock tanks in the early-season heat.

Plan your hunt
Six hunters and a young boy standing on gravel behind a huge spread of doves laid in rows, a black pickup on one side and a white trailer on the other under a blue sky
In the field

The dove hunt

Season
September 1 – mid-November
Daily bag
15 dove
Party
4–20 guns
From
From $150 a gun, a day

Opening weekend on the South Plains is a tradition. We hunt sunflower and milo fields and the stock tanks the birds water on, with room for big groups — a dove field is the best introduction there is for a young or new shooter.

Fast, high-volume shooting, warm mornings and evenings, and fifteen birds a gun. Easy to pair with an early-season pigeon or hog hunt.

Before you travel

Licenses & permits

Texas hunting license, migratory game bird endorsement, and HIP certification.

Seasons, bag limits and license requirements are set by Texas Parks & Wildlife and change annually — confirm before you travel.

Photographs

From the field

Two hunters holding shotguns over their shoulders in a picked cornfield at sunset with a silver Labrador between them and a row of doves laid on the dirt in front
Six hunters and a black Labrador standing in a weedy field at dusk behind a long spread of dozens of doves laid on the ground, a pink sunset sky behind
The white WTX Outfitters enclosed trailer wrapped with a Texas flag and barbed-wire logo, parked on gravel with a large spread of doves and pigeons laid out in rows in front
Low-angle close-up of a row of Eurasian collared-doves laid on gravel, their tan plumage and black neck collars lit by warm light
Combination hunts

Make it a two- or three-species trip

Combination

Combination Hunts

Combine any two species in one trip — crane at daylight, ducks at midday, hogs after supper.

Any two species can be combined in a single trip. Most repeat parties come for two days and shoot two or three species. Tell us what you want to shoot and we’ll build the trip around it.

From $600 for a two-day tripAsk about combos →

Pair the dove with

Opening weekend fills fast.

Call or text with your dates, your guns and your quarry. A deposit holds your spot.

Call (806) 292-8725
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