Dove hunting is one of the most popular wingshooting sports in the U.S. Each season 1 million hunters spend 3 million days afield to shoot between 15 and 20 million mourning doves, according to U.S.

The 40-plus sunflower fields planted each year by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources have always been intended for doves and hunters. But they have recently become a more widespread attraction ...

Standing before a sea of drying sunflowers-he calls it the largest field in the state-Jack Nowers prepared to greet his newest flock of doves. ”You`re going to do something very unusual,” he told me. ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Missouri Department of Conservation is banding mourning doves in preparation for hunting season this fall. As the sun rises, ...

We're all quaffing iced tea under the air conditioner now, but in a few weeks we'll all roast in dove fields, goose pits and teal marshes around the state. We'll enjoy it, too! Early Canada goose ...