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​The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will host four dove quota hunts and three traditional mentor/youth dove quota hunts during the early part of dove hunting season, which opens on Labor Day, Sept. 1, 2025. 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. (Eastern) Aug. 4 through 4:30 p.m. Aug. 15.

Dove quota hunts will be held at Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Crittenden County and the Welch Tract of Kentucky River WMA in Henry County. A hunt will be held at each location on Sept. 1, the traditional opening day of dove season, and again on Sept. 6.