re: 13-14 waterfowl season *dates announced*

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Will LA ever open a dove season in August? This no dove hunting on labor day weekend BS that rolls around every few years if for the birds.

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No.

No-one is allowed to open the dove season in August, just like we can't shoot ducks earlier than the last Saturday in September or shoot Canada geese later than January 31 or shoot snipe later than the last day in February. Those are the federal framework regulations. Dove season can open no earlier than Septemeber 1rst.

If you are unhappy that there is no dove hunting over Labor Day weekend, then the complaint shouldn't be that LDWF won't open the dove season in August (we can't). It should be that LDWF decided to not open the season on a Sunday in favor of opening the following Saturday. That was the functional choice. I don't make recommendations on the dove seasons, but I know a lot of thought went into that particular decision.