As publishedSept. 1 – Nov. 29, 2026
Statewide season.Non-toxic shot required on department-managed lands. HIP certification confirmed required (WI DNR HIP page lists mourning dove explicitly). Bag limit confirmed verbatim from WI DNR's live regulations tool (Fall 2026-Spring 2027 edition) by querying its underlying Drupal Views filter directly via URL parameters, bypassing the JS dropdown UI that blocked earlier fetch attempts; the earlier-seen '3, singly or in the aggregate' figure was a red herring from a different subsection.
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 Only the federal USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report applies for a current dated forecast, and it remains unpublished for 2026 -- re-confirmed via a direct fetch of fws.gov/media/mourning-dove-population-status-2026 (404) on 2026-08-19.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.