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06-10-2021, 02:28 PM
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Mourning dove question
Can you harvest mourning doves in Alberta with a migratory license?
I saw reports for Quebec, Ontario and a couple of other provinces but nothing pertaining to Alberta.
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06-10-2021, 04:23 PM
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Huntable Game birds and others in Alberta
Mourning doves are protected in Alberta and there is no season however you might be able to shoot Eurasian doves as they are considered invasive ..... however I would contact F&W first to make sure Buddy of mine has fair numbers of both around his farm Found this so the short answer is no All birds are protected except the following: Starlings, Crows, Pigeons, House (English) Sparrows, Magpies, Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Ravens (hunted on private land by residents) and any other birds for which an open season has been declared by the regulations as indicated in the summary
Last edited by kilgoretrout; 06-10-2021 at 04:32 PM.
Reason: additional knowledge
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06-11-2021, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by kilgoretrout
Mourning doves are protected in Alberta and there is no season however you might be able to shoot Eurasian doves as they are considered invasive ..... however I would contact F&W first to make sure Buddy of mine has fair numbers of both around his farm Found this so the short answer is no All birds are protected except the following: Starlings, Crows, Pigeons, House (English) Sparrows, Magpies, Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Ravens (hunted on private land by residents) and any other birds for which an open season has been declared by the regulations as indicated in the summary
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Thank you for the answer. I thought so, but a landowner that gives me permission to hunt upland birds wanted me to harvest them as well as the magpies and crows. But I was concerned about doing it.
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06-11-2021, 11:22 AM
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Mourning doves
There should be a bounty on cormorants. They are good for absolutely nothing!
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06-11-2021, 12:15 PM
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ravens crows magpies i shot ever one that flys a cross my land . if you leave one lay in the yard it seems to bring them in for a good look
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06-12-2021, 06:53 AM
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Makes no sense at all. They shoot them by the millions in the US. I was living in Ontario when they opened it. Might have shot 6 of them? They aren't there in any enormous numbers but even the MNR saw there was no need for them to remain as a protected bird when they number more in total population than many duck species and are hunted south of the border. The amount of pressure on them this side of the border would be minimal at best. Too bad AB and SK wouldn't get on board. They are pretty good eating especially when they are in the grain fields feeding heavily. Marinated in Italian dressing and thrown on the bbq they are pretty darned scrumptious.
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06-12-2021, 04:48 PM
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I’m pretty sure the white collared doves are fair game here. Pm walking buffalo he’s actually a walking encyclopedia. He had some information through the wildlife act on that. It was posted on here a while ago.
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06-15-2021, 12:19 AM
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seeing more and more Doves every year
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01-07-2022, 05:53 PM
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The two that tried spending the winter in a buds yard have both died, one a week ago and the other yesterday. The 50+ pigeons seem to be doing well but the cold musta been too much for the doves.
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01-07-2022, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by marlin1
seeing more and more Doves every year
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I think most of those are the Eurasian variety, becoming increasingly common. First one I saw, had to take a pic it was so unusual.
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01-07-2022, 10:24 PM
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We have half a dozen of these collared doves that visit several times a day. They just huddle up in the trees when it is cold and cleanup all the seeds on the ground from the messy sparrows etc. in the feeders so not a problem.
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Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams1
I think most of those are the Eurasian variety, becoming increasingly common. First one I saw, had to take a pic it was so unusual.
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01-07-2022, 10:51 PM
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Gone Hunting
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The dove species most often hunted in the USA is the White Winged Dove.
In Alberta there are three Dove species.
Rock Dove, IE Pigeons
Morning Dove, and
Eurasian Collared Dove.
Eurasian Collared Dove were first reported in Alberta in 2003.
It could be that the government hasn't figured out yet what to do about them.
I do expect they will be declared fair game soon, but as of now they are protected.
The hunting regulations say this;
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All birds are protected except the following: Starlings, Crows, Pigeons,
House (English) Sparrows, Magpies, Blackbirds, Common Grackles,
Brown-headed Cowbirds, Ravens (hunted on private land by residents
and public land under an agricultural disposition) and any other birds for
which an open season has been declared by the regulations as indicated in
this summary.
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Note Doves are not mentioned.
The Agricultural Pests Act lists only lists;
English sparrow
Rock dove = Pigeon
European starling
and Magpie
As birds classified as pest species.
I could find nothing that indicates they may be killed, therefore I would not shoot one.
BTW Eurasian Collared Doves showed up in Manning four years ago.
They seem to be surviving well here.
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