Why no dove season in new england?

[whacko]

My BIL had a blast during dove season down in MD last week! He cleaned up! Why are there only 9 states with no doce season including ma vt nh me? Anyone know?

 

[browncoat]

Maybe there aren't enough doves? I know I don't see as many up here as I do other places.

 

[Penniepup1]

Decline in the mourning dove population in NE.

 

[pupchow]

Fewer fields being worked, and increased forest growth? We're harvesting timber, but that doesn't do much for regaining bird habitat.

 

[whatluck]

Tons of raptors, when I was a kid I used to see tons of bluejays, crows, robins, sparrows. Now every time I see a bird it has a 6' wingspan.

 

[whacko]

Just wondering because I see them often. Some of the articles I have read state nationally the population is 400-500 million birds and they are the most popular game animal that is hunted in the US. They have up to 6 clutches a year and therefore stay abundant despite 5%-10% of the population being harvested annualy. Damn thats alot of 7 1/2 shot expended each year!

 

[pupchow]

Some info from the antis

http://www.massaudubon.org/our-cons...reeding-bird-atlases/bba1/find-a-bird/(id)/72

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[smokey-seven]

The southern limits need to be reduced. If you shoot 300 a day in South America, 100 in Texas, those migrating north/south have a reduction population problem. The pop of Doves has increased quite a bit over my 70 years of hunting, but the Grackle and Starling population is a limiting factor for doves. I never saw a Dove in the city until the 80's. I have yet to see more than one at a time in the woods. Migrating populations and flocks of feed spots are where you get the massive numbers, I have NEVER seen those in NE.