{"id":2663,"date":"2022-04-27T15:14:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T22:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=2663"},"modified":"2025-07-01T08:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:00:11","slug":"dove-hunting-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/hunting\/hunt-draw-and-licenses\/species-hunt-information\/dove-hunting-in-arizona\/dove-hunting-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Dove hunting for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"ready-to-get-out-and-hunt\">What is Required to Hunt Doves in Arizona?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Dove hunting requires a valid license, and a migratory bird stamp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/header_dove-regs2017-18_360.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2669 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/27152634\/header_dove-regs2017-18_360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/27152634\/header_dove-regs2017-18_360-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/27152634\/header_dove-regs2017-18_360-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/27152634\/header_dove-regs2017-18_360-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/27152634\/header_dove-regs2017-18_360-90x90.jpg 90w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 360px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 360\/360;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive\/New-Hunter-magazine-story.pdf\">A Hunters\u2019 First Experience at Dove Hunting<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0LUot0DBc2I\">Youth Learning to Hunt Dove<\/a> &#8211; Video<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What equipment do I need for dove hunting?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-light-background-color has-background\">\n<li>A properly fitted shotgun in any gauge that you can shoot well<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shotgun shells for your gun in shot size 7 \u00bd or smaller (the national average is five shots per dove harvested so figure 75 shells per limit of 15 doves)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clothing appropriate for the season (loose and breathable during the early season versus warm and comfortable for the later season)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Well-fitting, comfortable boots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hearing and eye protection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunscreen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A cooler full of ice to transport your birds and water to drink<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional equipment: bird vest to carry birds and shells; camp chair; knife\/scissors\/game shears to process your birds in the field; resealable bags to store your processed birds in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts for dove hunting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leave one fully feathered wing attached to the bird for identification until you reach your permanent residence or the place the meat will be consumed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep individual limits of birds separate from others while in the field, cooler and in transit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respect postings on private land and leave gates as found<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a reasonable effort to retrieve all downed birds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report violations to Operation Game Thief 1-800-352-0700<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don&#8217;t<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shoot within \u00bc mile (440 yards) of an occupied structure while hunting unless you have permission<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shoot from, across or into roads or railways<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leave shotgun shells or other litter on the ground<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hunt over waters all day \u2014 allow time for livestock to access water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consume drugs and\/or alcohol while hunting or handling firearms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-beta-color has-text-color\">What about hunter orange?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Although clothing or equipment colored in hunter orange is not required in Arizona, it\u2019 recommended when hunting in a group or near other hunters. 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