Dove hunting is one of the most popular wingshooting sports in the U.S. Each season 1 million hunters spend 3 million days afield to shoot between 15 and 20 million mourning doves, according to U.S.

Dove hunting kicks fall seasons off with a big bang. And while there is no better way to warm up for later bird seasons than with a hot dove shoot or two, dove hunting is well-worth pursuing in its ...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Imagine you are a dove, foraging in a field. While pecking through dirt and weeds, you come across a small, dark object that is hard, round and resembles seeds and grit you ...

DES MOINES — The issue of whether to allow or ban the use of lead shot during Iowa’s dove-hunting season returned to the political firing line at the Statehouse on Thursday. Separate House and Senate ...

It was well after daylight as we shuffled to our spots along the brushline. At each post, a bird boy was waiting for us along with two cases of ammo. I imagined we were like machine gunners ...