As publishedSept 5-Oct 4, 2026; Oct 24-Nov 22, 2026; Dec 26, 2026-Jan 24, 2027
Statewide North and South zones share identical dates (no zone split, unlike some neighboring states). Bag limit is combined singly-or-in-aggregate with white-winged dove. MDWFP's own Dove program page states explicit years for all three split segments.
No MDWFP-published standalone outlook; federal Mourning Dove Call-Count Survey routes have historically run through Mississippi's physiographic provinces, but that is the same national USFWS instrument, not an MS-specific document. Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report applies, and it has not published a 2026 edition as of 2026-08-19 (confirmed via direct fetch and search).