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Applications for fall dove quota hunts open Aug 3 From Lisa Jackson Frankfort, KY - The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will host four dove quota hunts and four traditional mentor/youth dove quota hunts during the early part of dove hunting season, which opens on September 1, 2026. Hunters must submit applications for each of these dove quota hunts and will be randomly drawn depending upon availability. Applications will be accepted from 8amET on August 3, 2026, through 4:30pmET on August 21, 2026. Dove quota hunts will be held at Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Union County and the Roberts Tract of Kentucky River WMA in Owen County. A hunt will be held at each location on September 1, the traditional opening day of dove season, and again on September 5, 2026. The quota dove hunts at Big Rivers WMA run from noon-5 p.m. (CT). The quota dove hunt on the Roberts Tract of Kentucky River WMA is from 1-6 p.m. (ET). Hunters must be off the field by closing time. These fields will be closed in between the quota hunt dates to limit hunting pressure on the fields. They will open to all dove hunters starting Sept. 6, 2026. Applications for dove quota hunts are available on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Migratory Bird Hunting webpage. Drawing results will be posted by August 26, 2026. Drawn applicants must print a copy of the selection page and carry it with them in the field. Drawn hunters are allowed one guest. The guest must be accompanied by the drawn hunter. Guests must also carry a copy of the selection page. All hunters must check in before the hunt and check out after. Each hunter is allowed 50 shotshells (two boxes). There will be 30 hunter slots for each quota hunt on Kentucky River WMA and 25 slots for each quota hunt on Big Rivers WMA. Dove quota hunters on Kentucky River WMA must only use non-toxic shot. Mentor/youth dove hunts to include four fields Kentucky Fish and Wildlife will also hold four mentor/youth dove quota hunts on Sept. 5, 2026, with one each at the Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Marshall County, Mullins WMA in Kenton County, Barren River Lake WMA in Barren County, and a private land cooperator field in Lincoln County. Dove quota hunters on Clarks River NWR must only use non-toxic shot. The rules for the mentor/youth dove quota hunts are unchanged from last year and are available on the Migratory Bird Hunting webpage, along with the application link. The online application period for these hunts is also Aug. 3-21, 2026. A state-approved Hunter Education certification is required for all Kentucky hunters age 12 or older who were born in 1975 or later. A one-year Hunter Education Exemption Permit is available free to hunters who can't obtain their certification before going afield, but the permittee must be accompanied in the field by an adult who is Hunter Education-certified. Details about hunter education courses and the temporary exemption permit are available on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Hunter Education webpage. Of special note, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is hosting an annual "Hunter Education Day" this Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, with more than 30 in-person hunter education classes and live-fire range days offered at convenient locations across Kentucky. Before legally hunting migratory birds, hunters must complete the Harvest Information Program (HIP) survey. The process takes less than 5 minutes by visiting "My Profile" to fill out the survey. After completing the HIP survey, hunters will receive a confirmation number that must be written on their hunting license or Kentucky Migratory Bird/Waterfowl Permit. For more information, visit Kentucky Fish and Wildlife's website at fw.ky.gov. This story was posted on 2026-08-03 15:44:20
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