| Window | Dates | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Window 1 | 01 SEP – 15 SEP 2026 | 15d |
| Window 2 | 20 NOV 2026 – 03 JAN 2027 | 45d |
As publishedEarly: Sept 1-15, 2026. Late: Nov 20, 2026-Jan 3, 2027. (Falconry-only: Sept 16-Nov 1, 2026.)
Aggregate bag limit shared with white-winged dove (15/day, 45 possession, no more than 15/day). Falconry-only season Sep 16-Nov 1, 2026, bag 3/day across any combination of eligible migratory species (not additive to firearms limit). HIP effectively required via the Arizona migratory bird stamp (R12-4-203), which carries the federal HIP authorization number.
AZGFD's own Small Game Forecast states mourning doves are found statewide but immediately qualifies that with a real habitat-driven concentration claim: they reach their greatest abundance in desert lands and adjacent agricultural fields. That habitat-type claim is corroborated and sharpened by outfitter/hunting-community sourcing naming the specific agricultural valleys that produce it. Yuma is widely described as the highest-density dove area in the state, driven by the combination of Colorado/Gila River irrigation and the I-8 agricultural corridor, with Buckeye, Eloy, Florence, Gila Bend, and Toltec named as additional small-grain-crop concentrations.
The federal survey cannot say whether Arizona dove numbers are rising or falling. Its 2016 to 2025 estimate comes out at 0.52% per year, but the range around it runs from -1.71% to +2.78%, wide enough in both directions that no direction can be called. Read that as unknown, not as steady. The figures also run through 2025, one season behind this fall.
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