Mourning Dove Hunting In Ohio
Doves are found in an area covering mexico across the united states and into canada.
Mourning dove hunting in ohio. Its tail is long and tapered macroura comes from the greek words for large and tail mourning doves have perching feet with three toes forward and one reversed. Ohio dove hunting is one of the most favorite small game bird shooting sports in the state. Mourning doves weigh 112 170 g 4 0 6 0 oz usually closer to 128 g 4 5 oz. The ohio prohibition of mourning dove hunting initiative also known as initiative 1 was on the november 3 1998 ballot in ohio as an indirect initiated state statute where it was defeated the measure would have forbidden the hunting of mourning doves in ohio.
The division of wildlife studies and manages fish and wildlife populations and enforces hunting and fishing laws. Welcome to the temporary website of the ohio department of natural resources. Mourning doves can have anywhere between one to six broods of two eggs each. Biologists estimate that up to 400 million doves are alive come each fall in north america with at least 20 million harvested nationwide including 100 000 taken in pennsylvania.
We are developing a new dynamic and user friendly website that won t be ready until late summer. This small game bird is also the most abundant and widespread on the continent. The mourning dove is a medium sized slender dove approximately 31 cm 12 in in length.