Several thousand shotgun shells have been fired since dove season started Tuesday in most of Texas. Even more will be shot up this weekend. If the 70-day season goes well, Texas hunters will bag about ...

On my first dove hunt as a kid I carried a now-rare 16-gauge shotgun. A double-barrel. It kicked like the proverbial mule. Maybe it was the lack of not only a recoil pad, but any butt plate at all.

August is a month of preparation, a month when dove hunters are mulling what they need in the way of gear. Some will decide they need a new shotgun. I've shot doves with everything from a single-shot ...

Texas dove hunters got a timely reprieve from the blazing summer heat when a mild cool front passed through the state just ahead of the Sept. 1 season opener in the north and central zones. The ...

Last week we mentioned the dove season opener on Sept. 4. Are you ready? We don't mean equipment, gun, and shells. We're talking about you as a shooter. For many hunters the dove opener is a one-time ...