Yuma Dove Hunting
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Your Local Resource for Dove Hunting in Yuma, Arizona!
Photo courtesy of George Andrejko AZGFD
The 2018-2019 Dove Hunting Season kicks off on Saturday September 1st at 1/2 hour before sunrise and runs through Saturday September 15th at sunset. 2018-2019 legal season dates:
- Sept 1st through Sept. 15th - Any Mourning or White-winged Dove
- Late Season (November 23rd through January 6th) - Any Mourning Dove
- Year round - Eurasion Collared Dove (unlimited bag limit)
Yuma Dove Hunting News
NEW VIDEO 10/25/2018 (click below)
Yuma Dove Hunting - A Family Tradition
The opening day of early dove season in Yuma, Arizona has been an Olsen family tradition for nearly four decades. This video was produced by the Information and Marketing branches of the Arizona Game & Fish Department. Producer: David Majure
2018 Post Dove Hunt Cleanup
2018 World Championship Dove Cookoff News
Due to the upcoming Saturday opener we were faced with some unique challenges pulling off a Dove Cookoff. For the past two years this event has been part of our opening weekend activities, however, finding an adequate location, allowing hunters enough time in the field, and competion with other events has pushed us to postpone this year's event. Our current plan is to bring it back in 2019 in conjunction with Yuma's "Beat the Heat" festival on Main Street. The festival organizers have been very open to the idea and have moved the dates of their event in 2019 to accomodate a Dove cooking competition during Dove season. We hope to see you in 2019 for our new adventures in Dove cooking.
2017 World Championship Dove Cookoff
Please visit our Dove Cookoff tab for a video recap of the 2nd Annual World Championship Dove Cook-off held in Yuma, Arizona.
2017 Yuma Dove Hunt Cleanup
On Sept. 16th local volunteers and partners participated in the annual Dove Hunt Cleanup. Eleven groups of over 30 volunteers filled two dumpsters full of garbage from around Yuma Co. Thank you for helping to keep Yuma clean and access open.
27 February 2017
Randy Newberg is the voice of the public land hunter in America. In 2016 Randy travelled to Yuma, Arizona to experience what the dove hunting capital of the United States has to offer. View the video on Randy's youtube channel HERE.
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Renew your license or purchase your migratory bird stamp at the Yuma Regional office (mention you saw it on this website) and you will receive a free "I hunt Yuma" bumper sticker.
(Video) Yuma: A Dove Hunter's Paradise
The Arizona Game and Fish Department's 2014 Yuma Dove Hunting video is now available on YouTube. View it HERE.
- During the early season (September 1-15) the bag limit will be 15 mourning and white-winged doves per day in the aggregate; of which no more than 10 may be white-winged doves. The possession limit for the early dove season will be 45 mourning and white-winged doves in the aggregate; of which no more than 30 may be white-winged doves.
- During the late season (Nov. 23rd through Jan. 6th) the bag and possession limits are 15 and 45 mourning doves respectively.
Legal Hunting Areas
Recent law changes will increase dove hunting access compared to recent years. Now, approximately 1 million acres of open, undeveloped, uninhabited desert areas within city limits are now open to dove hunting.
For more information about legal hunting areas please visit our "Where to Hunt" tab on the left.
Operation Game Thief
If anyone observes any laws being violated, they should contact the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Operation Game Thief hotline at (800) 352-0700, or the local law enforcement agency immediately.
Are you a resident?
In general, an Arizona resident is a person who is domiciled (claims the state of Arizona as their true, fixed and permanent home and principal residence) in this state for six months immediately preceding the date of application for a license, permit, tag, or stamp and does not claim residency for any purpose in another state or jurisdiction. Or is a member of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty and stationed in this state for either permanent or temporary duty; or is a member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty stationed in another state or country but who lists this state as their home of record at the time of applying for a license, permit, tag, or stamp. Arizona Residents may purchase a resident license. All other individuals must purchase a nonresident license.
If you have further questions about licenses or whether or not you are an Arizona resident please visit our main license page HERE.
ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
To conserve, enhance, and restore Arizona’s diverse wildlife resources and habitats through aggressive protection and management programs, and to provide wildlife resources and safe watercraft and off-highway vehicle recreation for the enjoyment, appreciation, and use by present and future generations.
