PointsAfieldSeason2026–27
Indiana · Migratory

Mourning dove

Opens in 11 days
Season 2026-27
3 windows on one classification

Season windows

  1. Window 101 SEP – 18 OCT 202648d
  2. Window 201 NOV – 29 NOV 202629d
  3. Window 319 DEC – 31 DEC 202613d

As publishedSept. 1 – Oct. 18, 2026; Nov. 1 – 29, 2026; Dec. 19 – 31, 2026

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit15/day (dove + white-winged dove combined), 45 possession

Licence and outlook

HIP requiredRequired
Exceptions posted at the boundary

Bag/possession limits are for mourning doves and white-winged doves combined.Shooting hours: DNR chart's general migratory-bird line reads 'sunrise to sunset,' while a separate DNR page render specified 'half-hour before sunrise to sunset' — minor discrepancy between two DNR-linked sources, not resolved in this pass. HIP registration required.

Population outlook

Indiana 2026

Awaiting survey — Indiana 2026

No Indiana-specific dove population forecast (IN contributes to the national USFWS dove-banding program instead); only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit) applies. Re-confirmed via direct fetch 2026-08-19: the expected 2026 PDF path still 404s; the 2025 edition was published August 2025. Expected within the next few weeks.

Issuing agencyIndiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish & Wildlifewww.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlifeRecord year 2026