Invasive Eurasian collared doves provide extra birds in the bag year-round

A PAIR OF BONUS BIRDSEurasian or collared doves have added to the dove hunting action for sportsmen across the Panhandle and Rolling Plains. There's no bag limit on these doves, though careful target identification is required.
A PAIR OF BONUS BIRDSEurasian or collared doves have added to the dove hunting action for sportsmen across the Panhandle and Rolling Plains. There's no bag limit on these doves, though careful target identification is required.

I get interesting wildlife questions from time to time, and most every summer there will be a query about “what kind of birds are those fat doves that are almost as big as a pigeon?

We’re talking about an invasive species that spread across Texas known as the Eurasian collared- dove. An invasive species is typically defined as being non-native to the ecosystem and causing economic or environmental …