Dove Hunting Regs?

[rcorley]

Cannot find the dove hunting regs for 2018-2019???
Can anybody help?
Bob C.
Ariz Quail Hunting Camp
https://arizonaquailhuntingcamp.weebly.com/

[Goldfinger78]

Its seperate from the main regs. It probably isn't up yet on the website. Last year it came out right around this time so likely to see it available soon.

[Red Rabbit]

I only see last year's regs on AZGFD.

[oz31p]

I heard dove hunting was canceled this year.

[rcorley]

Prediction for Gambel's this season are looking tough. Sightings of birds of the year are rare in most places. Our town birds around Globe didn't even pull off a hatch that I can tell. Most are putting all their hopes now on monsoonal rains for scalies and Mearn's and a possible re-nest or late nest for Gambel's.

 

This could be a very tough year to start a new pup or a new hunter. My Belle is 9 and Gunner is 4. If you have a new, young, just-starting hunter it would be advisable to take them dove shooting -- a lot. Even the late winter dove shoot. Looking back, that's how I became a wing shooter as a young guy. Boxes and boxes blasting away at doves.
My favorite quote from last year from C. Peterson, Gunnison, CO, "The difference between a good bird dog and a great bird dog is 1,000 wild birds." Perhaps the same can be said of a good wing shooter? (Although some coaching, hints, gun fit and lessons would go a long way to shortening that process!)

[Red Rabbit]

2018 regs:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/azgfd-portal-wordpress/azgfd.wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/02102436/2018-19-Dove-and-Pigeon-Regs_web.pdf