To report an unlawful or suspicious activity, contact the AZGFD Game Thief Hotline at (800) 352-0700



Dove Season
updates





FOR THE YEAR 2022-2023



Season 2022-2023





The 2022-2023 Dove hunting season in Arizona kicks off on Thursday September 1st at 1/2 hour before sunrise and runs through Thursday September 15th at sunset. ​



SEASON DATES





Sept 1st through Sept 15th ​2022

Any Mourning or White-winged Dove



LATE SEASON





Nov 19th, 2022 through Jan 2nd, 2023

Any Mourning Dove



YEAR ROUND





Eurasian Collared Dove

Unlimited bag limit



BAG LIMITS



EARLY SEASON





Mourning doves and White-winged doves

Total = 15 per day

NO MORE than 10 may be white-winged doves.


Possession limit

Total = 45

NO MORE than 30 may be white-winged doves.



LATE SEASON





Only Mourning doves

Total = 15 per day




Possession Limit

Total = 45



HUNTING NEAR CROPLANDS



Some laws that would be commonly necessary to observe while hunting near croplands would be as follows:





TRESPASSING



ARS 13-1502 defines criminal trespass to include a person knowingly entering onto or remaining on any property of another if reasonable notice prohibiting entry has been given (RESPECT all postings placed by the farm - recognize that if you do not follow the directions of the landowner they may revoke your permission to be there).



DESTROY CROPS OR PRIVATE PROPERTY



ARS 17-309A.3 defines as a violation, any person that destroys growing crops, personal property, notices or signboards, or other improvements while hunting. If any person is found in violation of this statute it may be grounds for revocation of their hunting privileges.



LITTERING WHILE HUNTING



ARS 17-309A.9 defines as a violation, any person that litters any hunting area while taking wildlife. This can include shotgun hulls and remnants of dead wildlife . If any person is found in violation of this statute, it may be grounds for revocation of their hunting privileges.



TAKE FROM A CLOSED AREA



ARS 17-303 defines a violation to take or drive wildlife from an area posted per ARS 17-304. Violations of this statute may be grounds for revocation of hunting privileges.



DISCHARGE FIREARM WITHIN 0.25 MI



ARS 17-309A.4 defines as a violation, anyone discharging a firearm within 1/4 mile of an occupied structure while hunting without permission of the structure's owner.



Get yourself a
courtesy card





Courtesy cards helps a landowner to provide permission to hunters on their property. It may be used to set some ground rules for current and future hunting accesses.


Visit the Yuma AZGFD office to get your own Courtesy card at 9140 E 28th Street Yuma, AZ 85365 OR download and print it from HERE



For more information click HERE to check out and download the AZGFD Dove Hunting Brochure





Arizona Game and Fish Department Region IV - Yuma



9140 E 28th Street Yuma, AZ 85365 | Phone: 928.432.0091