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. Confirmed absent from 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 was found in search results, but its current status (passed/failed/still pending) was not verified in this research pass — flagged as a gap for human review.
New York has no mourning dove hunting season at all -- state law simply does not define mourning dove as a game bird, confirmed absent from DEC's own official 2026-27 season summary (zero mentions across all species/season tables). No forecast product exists; the federal report isn't actionable for NY hunters. (A NY State Senate bill referencing dove-hunting legislation, S1482, was found in search results but its current status wasn't verified and doesn't change the current no-season reality.)