Brought to you by the Arizona Game and Fish Department Region IV offices and our Yuma Community Partners.
Photo courtesy of George Andrejko AZGFD
The 2020-2021 Dove Hunting Season kicks off on Tuesday September 1st at 1/2 hour before sunrise and runs through Tuesday September 15th at sunset. 2020-2021 legal season dates:
PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR ARIZONA HUNTING LICENSES ONLINE!
In order to save you time, and also promote social distancing, it is recommended that you purchase your Arizona hunting license online to avoid crowded areas. Licenses (and Migratory bird stamps) can be purchased online HERE and a screenshot of your license on your phone is all you need if you are checked by a Wildlife Manager in the field. If you have any questions about Yuma Dove hunting, please call the local offices of the Arizona Game and Fish Department at 928-342-0091 open Monday through Friday from 8-5pm.
Thank you and have a safe hunt.
2020 Dove Hunt Cleanup Information
Click HERE to see the Desert Doves, a women's only hunting group who's first experience was the Yuma Dove Hunt in 2019.
Click HERE to see the 2019 winner of the World Championship Dove Cookoff in Yuma, Arizona.
2019 DOVE CLEANUP: We host a post hunt cleanup after Dove season to say thank you to local land owners who allow access for dove hunting. In 2019 40+ volunteers filled an overflowing dumpster with garbage found in and around Yuma. Thank you to the volunteers who helped, and please keep Yuma clean and open for hunting by picking up your trash and hulls.
Date with a Dove by Johnathan O'Dell
Arizona Wildlife Views Sept/Oct 2018
Video posted 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
On Sept. 22nd 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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Shotgun shells are litter! Farmers in the Yuma area play host to 1000's of hunters every year, be respectful of their property and pick up your shells.
Plus, littering while hunting is a revocable violation and a conviction can result in the loss of hunting privileges for up to five years.
Tribal lands in the Yuma area require separate permits for hunting dove.
Permits for hunting on the Cocopah Reservation cost $65 and go on sale at the Cocopah Gift Shop located at the Cocopah Hotel and Casino and also at Sprague's Sports.
Cocopah Tribal Administration
Phone: (928) 627-2102 Fax: (928) 627-3173
Monday through Friday: 8am - 5 pm. Closed on Labor Day.
For more information please contact the Cocopah Adminstrative office at (928) 627-2102 and visit their website www.cocopah.com.
Or visit an authorized license dealer in Yuma (listed in alphabetical order):
9140 E. 28th Street
928-342-0091
505 W. Catalina Drive
928-726-2884
529 W. 32nd Street
928-343-7700
1000 S. Castle Dome Ave
928-615-3200
345 W. 32nd Street
928-726-0022
2900 S. Pacific Ave
928-344-0992
2501 S Avenue B
928-317-2776
8151 E 32nd Street
928-344-5974