As publishedSeptember 1-30, 2026 and October 17-December 15, 2026
Two split season segments.Possession limit is 3x daily bag (45). Federal HIP permit and current RI hunting license required for all migratory bird hunters age 16+.
No RIDEM-specific dove population survey exists; the only RI-specific data point is incidental harvest participation captured in the annual Pheasant Program Report's hunter survey -- 4.4% of 2025-26 pheasant-permit respondents also harvested mourning dove (directly read this pass in the 2025-26 report, published June 2026), not a population index. Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit) applies; re-confirmed not yet published for 2026 as of 2026-08-19.