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South Dakota Dove Hunting
Licenses -- A South Dakota small game license plus the state migratory bird certification are required to hunt doves in SD. These privileges can be purchased online with a credit card or over the counter from a license agent in towns across South Dakota. Click >Here< for the license agent listing.
South Dakota residents will need an annual small game, 1-day small game, or combination license plus the migratory bird certification. Click >HERE< for license costs.
Nonresident adults need a SD nonresident small game license plus the migratory bird certification. The license is valid for two, five-day periods that the applicant designates at the time of applying. Click >HERE< for license costs.
Resident youths ages 12 to 15 will need a resident youth small game license and migratory bird certification. Youth who are at least 12 years of age or will turn 12 before Jan. 1 may hunt in any open SD season beginning on or after Sept. 1. Hunter safety cards are required only for youths ages 12 to 15 years of age. Anyone younger cannot purchase a South Dakota hunting license. A parent or guardian must accompany the youth when obtaining the license and when hunting doves.
Juniors ages 16 to 18 can purchase the junior combination license and migratory bird certification. A responsible adult must accompany anyone under 18 years of age when hunting doves.
Nonresident youths under 16 years of age need a copy of their hunter safety card or a copy of a current or or a previous hunting license issued to them from any state to be able to purchase a SD hunting license. The fee for the nonresident youth small game license is $25. The license is valid for two, five-day periods, the same as the adult license. It is for nonresidents ages 12 through 15. A parents or guardian must accompany the youth when obtaining the license and when hunting doves. Nonresident 16 years of age or older need to purchase the adult small game license.
Season Dates: Sept. 1 through Oct. 30, 2007
Daily Limit: 15 mourning doves or Eurasian collared doves in any combination
Possession Limit: 30 doves (any combination or mourning doves or Eurasian collared doves)
Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
Note: Central Time is used for shooting hours, statewide.
Dove Restrictions (includes Eurasian Collared Doves): The following are illegal:
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Hunting on or within 50 yards of a public road.
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For persons 17 years old or younger to hunt doves unless accompanied by parent, guardian or responsible adult.
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Shooting at a dove not flying.
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Hunting doves with a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells.
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Hunting doves in state park or recreation areas, except that portion of Angostura State Recreation Area lying west of the dam.
NOTE: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service encourages hunters who bag banded doves to call the toll-free telephone number 1-800-327-BAND to report the band number and other important information.
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Mourning Dove (left) with Eurasian Collared-Dove (right) Photo by Marie Weinstein, Project FeederWatch participant, Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
Information on the Eurasian collared dove:
A new species to the United States, the Eurasian collared dove originally came from Asia. This dove was first introduced to the Bahama Islands around 1975, spread to Florida, and is ever expanding its range across the country. Populations already are established in many eastern and midwestern states, including South Dakota.
The scientific name, Streptopeleia decaocto, literally means a collared (streptos) dove (peleia).
These "resident" doves frequent towns and readily come to feeders for seed. Watch for these birds, as they can be expected to turn up more frequently in South Dakota.