2025-2026 dove, band-tailed pigeon regulations available online

Arizona Game and Fish Department sent this bulletin at 06/24/2025 10:26 AM MST

June 24, 2025

2025-2026 dove, band-tailed pigeon regulations available online

Waterfowl and snipe, trapping rules also on AZGFD's website

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has posted the “2025-2026 Arizona Dove and Band-tailed Pigeon Regulations” at www.azgfd.com/hunting/regulations.

In addition, the “2025-2026 Arizona Waterfowl and Snipe Regulations” and “2025-2026 Arizona Trapping Regulations” can be found on the department’s website.

The dove and band-tailed pigeon regulations are produced in a downloadable format that hunters will find handy in the field. A glossy, color brochure, now available at license dealers statewide (call in advance for availability), contains important hunting information, such as season dates, daily bag and possession limits, and legal requirements, at a glance.

All hunters 18 and older must possess a valid Arizona hunting license, as well as a migratory bird stamp for the 2025-2026 season — both of which can be purchased at www.azgfd.com/license/. A combination hunt and fish license for youth hunters 10 to 17 is only $5 and includes a migratory bird stamp.

Dove hunters play an important role in conservation. Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) program funds are excise taxes collected on the sale of hunting and fishing equipment (including 11 percent on ammunition), the benefit of which comes right back to Arizona for habitat improvements, shooting ranges, boating access and more.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department receives no general fund tax dollars. The majority of funding to manage more than 800 native wildlife species comes from Arizona's hunters and anglers.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department receives Federal assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and thus prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age and sex pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. To request an accommodation or informational material in an alternative format or to file a discrimination complaint please contact the Director’s Office at (602) 942-3000 or by mail at 5000 West Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086. Discrimination complaints can also be filed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Diversity and Inclusive Workforce, Attention: Public Civil Rights and Disability Coordinator, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041.

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