{"id":19459,"date":"2025-06-24T10:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=19459"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:12:00","slug":"2025-2026-dove-band-tailed-pigeon-regs-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2025\/06\/24\/2025-2026-dove-band-tailed-pigeon-regs-online\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-2026 dove, band-tailed pigeon regs online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 24, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has posted the \u201c2025-2026 Arizona Dove and Band-tailed Pigeon Regulations\u201d at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/Hunting\/Regulations\"><strong>www.azgfd.com\/hunting\/regulations<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the \u201c2025-2026 Arizona Waterfowl and Snipe Regulations\u201d and \u201c2025-2026 Arizona Trapping Regulations\u201d can be found on the department\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/22154917\/Dealer-Master-List-03.15.25.pdf\"><strong>license dealers<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0statewide (call in advance for availability), contains important hunting information, such as season dates, daily bag and possession limits, and legal requirements, at a glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All hunters 18 and older must possess a valid Arizona hunting license, as well as a migratory bird stamp for the 2025-2026 season \u2014 both of which can be purchased at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/license\/\"><strong>www.azgfd.com\/license\/<\/strong><\/a>. A combination hunt and fish license for youth hunters 10 to 17 is only $5 and includes a migratory bird stamp.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dove hunters play an important role in conservation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/hunting\/hunt-draw-and-licenses\/wildlife-and-sportfish-restoration-program\/\"><strong>Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration <\/strong><\/a>(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.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waterfowl and snipe regulations, as well as trapping rules, are also available on AZGFD\u2019s website. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":7197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-site"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2025-2026 dove, band-tailed pigeon regs online - Arizona Game &amp; 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