Wildlife - Species
Species Specific Regulations
Doves - Eurasian Collared
Licenses: Hunting License required. Migratory Bird Hunting and Seasons set annually.
Limits: Unprotected - May be harvested along with mourning doves and white-winged doves, but does not count in daily bag limit.
Eurasian Collared Doves (Streptopelia decaocto)
Description
- Sexes similar
- Pale gray head and underparts
- Thin black collar with white upper border
- Gray upperparts
- Dark primaries
- Long, squared tail-undersurface with black base and white tip; upper surface gray with white outer tips
Average Size
Length: 12 inches; approximate weight is between 4 to 6 ounces.
Preferred Habitat
Species was established in southern Florida and is expanding northward. Their range is throughout South Carolina – most common in outer coastal plain, but locally abundant throughout state. Feeds on grass seed and waste grain.
Publications and Literature
Attracting Doves Legally. (Adobe PDF) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division. Columbia, South Carolina
Doves of South Carolina - Identification and Status. (Adobe PDF) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division. Columbia, South Carolina
South Carolina Dove Hunting Guide. (Adobe PDF) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division. Columbia, South Carolina
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Billy Dukes - Small Game Project Supervisor
SCDNR
P.O. Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: (803) 734-3886
Fax: (803) 734-6020
E-mail: dukesb@dnr.sc.gov