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Dove Hunting Season Opens Sept. 5
A popular dove field at the Pine Log Wildlife Management Area near Cartersville will host a quota only hunt for opening day.
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Dove hunters will take to the fields on Saturday, Sept. 5 for the opening day of dove hunting season.
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Hunters in Northwest Georgia will see a change to one popular dove field, located at the Pine Log Wildlife Management Area near Cartersville.
The change: a quota only hunt for opening day.
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Not drawn for the quota hunt at Pine Log WMA? Don’t despair! Two dove fields that are available in the north Georgia area are Berry College WMA near Rome and McGraw Ford WMA near Ball Ground.
Shooting hours are noon until sunset Sept. 5, and one-half hour before sunrise to sunset for the remainder of the dove season dates.
Sunrise and sunset times for each day are found in the 2015-2016 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations guide or online at www.georgiawildlife.com/hunting/regulations.
Regulations quick review: The daily bag limit is 15 doves per hunter. Collared doves may be taken, but do not affect the count of your daily limit. Any autoloading or other repeating shotgun must be plugged to hold no more than three shotshells while hunting doves. And, as always, hunters must obtain permission from landowners before hunting on private property.
Dove hunters 16 years of age and older must possess a Georgia hunting license and a free Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) Permit. HIP, now in its 20th year, provides biologists with needed information to ensure conservation of migratory bird populations while providing quality hunting opportunities.
When hunting on a WMA, you also must possess a WMA license. Hunters may purchase licenses online at www.georgiawildlife.com/licenses-permits-passes, by phone at 1-800-366-2661 or at license vendor locations (list of vendors available online).
Want a preview of what to expect on the dove field? View the newest Wildlife Resources Division YouTube video at www.youtube.com/georgiawildlife and select “Georgia Dove Season 2015-2016.”
For more information, visit www.georgiawildlife.com/hunting/regulations.
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Photo credit: Georgia Department of Natural Resources Facebook page
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