PointsAfieldSeason2026–27
New Mexico · Migratory

Mourning dove

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

Season windows

  1. Window 101 SEP – 29 NOV 202690d
  2. Window 201 SEP – 28 OCT 202658d
  3. Window 301 DEC 2026 – 01 JAN 202732d

As publishedNorth Zone: Sept 1 – Nov 29, 2026. South Zone: Sept 1 – Oct 28, 2026 and Dec 1, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027.

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit15 per day singly or in aggregate with white-winged dove / 45 in possession

Licence and outlook

HIP requiredRequired
Exceptions posted at the boundary

Bag limit is a combined aggregate shared with white-winged dove.Zones split roughly by I-40 (North Zone = north of I-40 corridor to the AZ/TX borders via US-54; South Zone = south of that line). South Zone has a split season with a closed gap Oct 29–Nov 30, 2026. Falconry-only dove season is longer and separate: North Zone Sept 1–Dec 4 & Dec 21–Jan 1 '27, South Zone Sept 1–Nov 5 & Nov 22–Jan 1 '27, bag 3/day aggregate, 9 possession. HIP number required (federal, obtained annually per state hunted).

Population outlook

New Mexico 2026

Awaiting survey — New Mexico 2026

No NM-specific survey found; gated by the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Western Management Unit), not yet published for 2026 as of this capture.

Issuing agencyNew Mexico Department of Game and Fish (branded publicly as NMDOW / New Mexico Department of Wildlife)wildlife.dgf.nm.govRecord year 2026