Mourning dove

Governed by the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (regional grain, not state-specific) — no state-specific mourning dove survey exists here. Confirmed not yet published for 2026 as of a 2026-08-19 fresh check (fws.gov/media/mourning-dove-population-status-2026 still returns 404, matching the Tier A registry's 2026-08-17 capture); typical publish window is ~September.

No AZ-specific mourning dove survey exists — AZGFD's own call-count survey (unbroken since 1962, run concurrently each spring with the federal USFWS survey) specifically targets white-winged dove, not mourning dove. Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report applies, and it's confirmed not yet published for 2026 as of a 2026-08-19 fresh check (fws.gov/media/mourning-dove-population-status-2026 still returns 404); expected ~September 2026.

No AR-specific mourning dove survey exists — only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report applies. Confirmed not yet published for 2026 as of a 2026-08-19 fresh check (fws.gov/media/mourning-dove-population-status-2026 still returns 404); expected ~September 2026.

No CA-specific mourning dove forecast program exists — CDFW runs an annual statewide dove-banding program (~1,700 doves/year, 100+ volunteers) feeding the national Mourning Dove Harvest Management Plan, but this is retrospective banding-effort data, not a pre-season forecast. Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report applies, confirmed not yet published for 2026 as of a 2026-08-19 fresh check (still returns 404); expected ~September 2026.

No CO-specific mourning dove survey or outlook exists; CPW contributes banding data to the federal Central Management Unit report but publishes no CO-specific pre-season dove outlook. Governed by the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status 2026 report, confirmed still unpublished as of 2026-08-19 (same-day check already run this Tier B pass, direct fetch 404), expected ~September 2026.

Confirmed absence, structural: Connecticut has no mourning dove hunting season at all — verified via a full read of the 2026-2027 CT DEEP Migratory Bird Hunting Guide, whose season tables contain no dove entry anywhere. No population survey or forecast applies; the federal USFWS report exists but isn't actionable for CT hunters.

No DE-specific mourning dove survey or outlook; only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit) applies. Confirmed still unpublished for 2026 as of 2026-08-19 (same-day check already run this Tier B pass, direct fetch 404), expected ~September 2026.

No FL-specific mourning dove survey; FWC contributes banding effort to the national USFWS dove-banding program (with Georgia) but publishes no FL-specific forecast. Governed by the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit), confirmed still unpublished for 2026 as of 2026-08-19 (same-day check already run this Tier B pass, direct fetch 404), expected ~September 2026.

No GA-specific mourning dove survey; Georgia contributes banding effort to the national USFWS dove-banding program (with Florida) but publishes no GA-specific forecast. Governed by the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit), confirmed still unpublished for 2026 as of 2026-08-19 (same-day check already run this Tier B pass, direct fetch 404), expected ~September 2026.

Researched independently from the separate, plan-3-tracked season-announcement blocker (a distinct concern: hunting dates/regs, not population monitoring). No DOFAW population-survey/forecast program was found, and -- unlike Idaho/Illinois/Indiana/Iowa's dove combos -- no federal backstop applies either: Hawaii does not participate in the federal Harvest Information Program (confirmed via this state-species record's own classification note and independently re-verified this pass), and the USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report covers only the three continental management units (Eastern/Central/Western); Hawaii is not a separate unit and is not covered. No governing population/forecast source of any kind -- state or federal -- applies to Hawaii mourning dove.

No Idaho-specific dove survey; only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Western Management Unit) applies. Re-confirmed via direct fetch 2026-08-19: the expected 2026 PDF path still 404s; the 2025 edition was published August 2025. Expected within the next few weeks.

No Illinois-specific dove survey; only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit) applies. Re-confirmed via direct fetch 2026-08-19: the expected 2026 PDF path still 404s; the 2025 edition was published August 2025. Expected within the next few weeks.

No Indiana-specific dove population forecast (IN contributes to the national USFWS dove-banding program instead); only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit) applies. Re-confirmed via direct fetch 2026-08-19: the expected 2026 PDF path still 404s; the 2025 edition was published August 2025. Expected within the next few weeks.

No Iowa-specific dove survey; only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Central Management Unit) applies. Re-confirmed via direct fetch 2026-08-19: the expected 2026 PDF path still 404s; the 2025 edition was published August 2025. Expected within the next few weeks.

No KS-specific dove survey; gated by the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Central Management Unit). Re-confirmed still unpublished for 2026 as of 2026-08-19 (FWS's own report-collection page lists no 2026 edition; 2025 edition dated Aug 2025).

No KY-specific dove survey; gated by the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit). Re-confirmed still unpublished for 2026 as of 2026-08-19.

LDWF's own stated position is that it "does not conduct formal population surveys of mourning doves," relying on ~1,500 banded birds/year into the national USFWS program; gated by the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Central Management Unit). Re-confirmed still unpublished for 2026 as of 2026-08-19.

Confirmed absence — structural: Maine has no mourning dove hunting season at all (confirmed against the official 2026-27 season table, matching this record's own classification), so there is nothing for a population forecast to gate.

No MD-specific numeric dove forecast beyond DNR's general "Migratory Game Bird Status and Proposed Hunting Seasons" presentation (a regulatory-status document covering dove/woodcock/rails/snipe collectively, not a per-species forecast). Gated by the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit), re-confirmed still unpublished for 2026 as of 2026-08-19.

Sighting counts are incidental data within the August Roadside Survey (see gray partridge/pheasant), not a standalone MN-specific forecast; only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Western Management Unit) applies as a standalone document, and it has not published a 2026 edition as of 2026-08-19 (confirmed via direct fetch and search).

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).

No MO-specific program; only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report applies. Not yet published for 2026 as of 2026-08-19 (confirmed via direct fetch and search).

No MT-specific program beyond the federal contribution; only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Western Management Unit) applies, not yet published for 2026 as of 2026-08-19 (confirmed via direct fetch and search).

No NE-specific standalone program; only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Central Management Unit) applies, not yet published for 2026 as of 2026-08-19.

No NV-specific program; gated by the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Western Management Unit), not yet published for 2026 as of this capture (still 404 on the 2026 URL pattern, re-confirmed this pass).

New Hampshire has no mourning dove hunting season at all -- confirmed absent from NHFG's official 2026-27 FINAL migratory bird season document and eRegulations' NH migratory regulations page. A standing state policy choice (doves do occur in NH), not a species-absence issue. No forecast product exists to gate; the federal USFWS report isn't actionable for NH hunters.

New Jersey has no mourning dove hunting season at all -- confirmed via NJDEP's 2025-26 digest (a “Closed / None” row) and the 2026-27 proposed-seasons document (no dove section at all), a long-standing structural non-game classification. Distinct from plan 3's separate NJDEP-regs-digest research (season/regulation dates), investigated independently here on its own merits per the season-outlook question: NJDFW does band doves at Great Swamp NWR (since 2009) specifically to build baseline population data in case a season is ever introduced -- a genuine “monitoring in anticipation of a season” program, but it produces no forecast/outlook document, and there is currently no season for a forecast to serve. Closed no_program on the strength of the structural season absence, with the banding effort noted as color.

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.

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

Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report applies (ND G&F has no ND-specific survey; the species is folded narratively into the not-yet-published Hunting Season Outlook magazine article only). Re-confirmed via direct URL check (404 on the guessed 2026 media path) and fresh search that the 2026 edition has not been published as of 2026-08-19; the 2025 edition was published under a 2025-08 path, so a 2026 edition is plausible within weeks but not yet out.

No ODNR-specific pre-season dove survey exists; only retrospective coverage via the Ohio Hunter Questionnaire (Small Game Analysis), last directly confirmed edition 2020-21, fresher edition not located. Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit) gives a forward population-status read; re-confirmed not yet published for 2026 as of 2026-08-19.

No ODWC-specific pre-season population forecast exists beyond the national Central Management Unit banding program. Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report applies; re-confirmed not yet published for 2026 as of 2026-08-19.

No OR-specific pre-season population forecast exists; ODFW's own species content cites Pacific Coast trend data drawn from federal reporting rather than a standalone Oregon forecast. Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Western Management Unit) applies; re-confirmed not yet published for 2026 as of 2026-08-19.

No PA-specific pre-season dove forecast exists beyond retrospective harvest-per-100-hunter-days from PGC's Game Take and Furtaker Survey (2024-25 edition read in the Tier A pass: dove harvest rate decreased year-over-year). A 2025-26 edition was checked for directly this pass (guessed URL 404s) and via search -- not found, despite the ~late-July publish precedent already having passed. 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.

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.

No SC-specific forward-looking dove forecast exists; SCDNR's own banding program (since 2003, 15,500+ doves) is retrospective and feeds the national harvest-management model rather than producing a season outlook. Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit) applies, and its 2026 edition has not been published yet (confirmed via direct fetch of the USFWS report collection page, 2026-08-19).

No SD-specific dove outlook exists; only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Central Management Unit) applies, and its 2026 edition has not been published yet (confirmed via direct fetch of the USFWS report collection page, 2026-08-19).

TWRA's Leased Dove Field Program (active for 2026, landowner leasing solicited annually) is a habitat/access program, not a population forecast. Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit) applies, and its 2026 edition has not been published yet (confirmed 2026-08-19).

TPWD's own Spring Dove Population Survey (distance sampling, rural + urban routes statewide) is the governing source, historically published alongside the ~Aug 21 dove-season press release. The 2025 edition (35.9M mourning doves statewide, +5% year over year) is the latest found; no 2026 edition confirmed as of 2026-08-19, expected within days per the typical late-August window.

Governed by UDWR's regional dove call-count survey (15 statewide routes), folded into an annual pre-season 'What Hunters Should Know About Utah Upland Game Hunts' narrative article. The 2025 edition is the latest confirmed; no 2026 edition found as of 2026-08-19.

The only VA-specific dove survey found is a stale 1998-99 Mourning Dove Hunter Survey Report, not renewed since (per VA DWR's own survey-reports archive). Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit) applies for a current forecast, and it remains unpublished for 2026 -- re-confirmed via a direct fetch of fws.gov/media/mourning-dove-population-status-2026 (404) on 2026-08-19.

No WA-specific dove survey exists (folds into the same "no discrete pre-season outlook" gap as WA's other unsurveyed upland species). Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report applies, and it remains unpublished for 2026 -- re-confirmed via a direct fetch of fws.gov/media/mourning-dove-population-status-2026 (404) on 2026-08-19.

No WV-specific dove survey or outlook exists. Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report (Eastern Management Unit) applies, and it remains unpublished for 2026 -- re-confirmed via a direct fetch of fws.gov/media/mourning-dove-population-status-2026 (404) on 2026-08-19.

No WI-specific quantitative dove survey exists; DNR's narrative leans on the federal Eastern Management Unit's stable 10-year composite trend (+0.6%), describing WI numbers as "similar to the last several years." Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report applies for a current dated forecast, and it remains unpublished for 2026 -- re-confirmed via a direct fetch of fws.gov/media/mourning-dove-population-status-2026 (404) on 2026-08-19. Statewide season Sept. 1-Nov. 29, 2026.

Covered only within the Wyoming Hunt Forecast's statewide migratory-bird section (not yet published for 2026, see WY's other Hunt-Forecast-gated combos) and the federal Mourning Dove Call-Count Survey (Western Management Unit). No WY-specific quantitative pre-season index exists independent of either.