If seven shells are fired for every dove bagged, we dove hunters pop 140-million caps ­or 280,000 cases of shells (500 shells to the case) at doves per season. That is an unbelievable amount of sport ...

For fast action and lots of shooting, nothing beats dove hunting. It’s estimated that more shells are expended dove hunting than in all other hunting combined. Simply put, the limit is liberal – and ...

Success and failure in dove hunting starts with being in a field full of doves. After that it comes down to knowing how to get a good lead on a bird, and having the right ammunition for the situation.

Hunters who ignore their shotguns before dove season are about to be humbled. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the average hunter kills one dove per three shots. That means it takes ...

Texas dove hunters got a timely reprieve from the blazing summer heat when a mild cool front passed through the state just ahead of the Sept. 1 season opener in the north and central zones. The ...