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Previously, a 9-year-old boy shot a 48-year-old man in the arm while hunting mourning doves in September 2012.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
The perch is a little too small for bigger birds like mourning doves, and my voracious flock of starlings is often cut off.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
That approval was given on a three-year experimental basis, so TPWD biologists will increase monitoring of mourning dove populations during that time to ensure the earlier opener isn’t causing harm.
—Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Just be aware that scrub jays, mourning dove, towhees and lesser goldfinch also thrive on these large seeds, so don’t buy the small bags.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
The perch is a little too small for bigger birds like mourning doves, and my voracious flock of starlings is often cut off.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
That approval was given on a three-year experimental basis, so TPWD biologists will increase monitoring of mourning dove populations during that time to ensure the earlier opener isn’t causing harm.
—Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Just be aware that scrub jays, mourning dove, towhees and lesser goldfinch also thrive on these large seeds, so don’t buy the small bags.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Mourning dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourning%20dove. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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