This state's classification carries no date range for the species.
Mourning dove is a federally recognized migratory game bird, but New York State law does not define it as a game bird, so DEC has never established a hunting season for it, per DEC's own official 2026-27 season summary (zero mentions across all species/season tables). A NY State Senate bill (S1482, 2025 session, following an earlier S5502 in 2021) referencing dove-hunting legislation exists, but its current status wasn't independently confirmed.
Mourning dove is not classified as a game bird under New York law and has no hunting season, so there is no DEC hunting-oriented regional breakdown, but the species does have a real, sourced sub-state qualifier rather than a genuinely uniform distribution: the NY Natural Heritage Program ranks it S5, meaning common in New York and both widespread and abundant, with no regional distinction offered. A dedicated dove-focused reference goes further, describing the species as abundant throughout New York State except in the high peaks regions of the Adirondacks and Catskills, and thriving specifically in agricultural and suburban landscapes. The "statewide" framing understates a real geographic exclusion.
No formal population survey program exists for this species in this state.
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