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April 30, 2026

Sunflowers, the favorite food of migrating doves, must be planted soon to be ready for Labor Day weekend.

Last chance to plant sunflowers for September dove hunts

Dove season makes most hunters break out their shotguns and camouflage for the first time in the fall, and while most opening day dove shoots are as much a social event as a hunting situation, the hunting will get serious in a crop field with several thousand winged migrants. […]

Take the SCDNR's dove hunting survey before Jan. 15 to give the agency your input.

Survey on dove hunting closes Jan. 15

Brian Cope

If you could change anything about South Carolina’s dove hunting season, what would it be? The SCDNR is conducting a survey to give hunters a chance to voice their opinions on dove hunting in the Palmetto State. […]

Knocking down the last rows of corn, soybeans, sunflowers or millet in your dove field should provide plenty of late-season wing shooting.

Mow, plow last strips for doves

Jeff Burleson

Even though dove season’s popularity is centers on Labor Day weekend, the late season can offer hunters fantastic wing-shooting when the weather puts hunters in long-sleeved camo. […]

Tanner Jackson lets fly at a passing dove near the airstrip on Suggs Mill Pond Game Lands on a permit-only hunt.

Four dove fields planted on Suggs Mill Pond Game Lands

Mike Marsh

Suggs Mill Pond Game Land covers 11,030 acres in Bladen and Columbus counties, with 27 acres in four areasdesigned as dove fields. Field No. 1 (Owens) consists of 5 acres of millet. […]

A retriever can make a huge difference in the number of doves you shoot that wind up in your game bag, because the real hunt often begins after the shot.

The basics of retrieving doves

Jim Casada

Doves can be devilishly difficult to hit, and national statistics suggest roughly five shells are spent for every dove that flies for the final time. […]

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First annual dove hunt at Field And Fin Adventures a big success

Brian Cope

“Coming from the treeline!” “Straight overhead!” “Back corner!” These shouts were all repeated numerous times throughout Saturday’s opening day dove shoot at Field and Fin Adventures in Loris, for their first annual VIP dove hunt. […]

Opening day of dove season on a well-prepared field can provide hunters with a great, fun-filled experience afield.

Mill pond dove hunts are a big deal in southeastern North Carolina

Mike Marsh

When people think of mill ponds, they usually associate them with fishing or hunting waterfowl. This is the tale of two mill ponds that have dove hunting as their September focus. […]

Stay motionless and wait until a dove is in shotgun range before rising to take a shot.

Christmas in September – The opening day of dove season is something hunters anticipate the way kids do Christmas

Jim Casada

The better part of three decades ago a longtime friend described anticipation of the opening of dove season, along with a joyful gathering when that glad day finally arrives, as “Christmas in September.” […]

SCDNR has 45 public dove fields available for the Sept. 5 opening day of dove season.

SCDNR will have 45 dove fields available for opening day hunting

South Carolina Sportsman

Forty-five public fields will be available across South Carolina during during the 2015-16 mourning dove season, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]

Dove season for South Carolina hunters will open on Saturday, Sept. 5 this fall.

SCDNR sets dove, early season migratory bird seasons

South Carolina Sportsman

South Carolina dove hunters will open the 2015-16 season on a Saturday this year, as the S.C. Department of Natural Resources announced early seasons for migratory waterfowl. […]