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Application period for fall dove quota hunts opens Aug. 3

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 Sept. 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 8 a.m. Aug. 3 through 4:30 p.m. (both times Eastern) Aug. 21, 2026.

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