Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
- Exotic
- huntable
About Eurasian Collared-Dove
The Eurasian collared-dove is a stocky, pale gray dove about a foot long, weighing just 4 to 6 ounces. Sexes look alike. A thin black half-collar, edged in white, wraps the back of the neck — the feature that gives the bird its name. The tail is long and squared off, gray above with white-tipped outer feathers, showing black at the base and white at the tip from below. The species started out across Asia and the Middle East, spread through Europe over the 20th century, and reached the Bahamas before establishing in Florida — from there it has pushed across most of North America. It feeds mainly on grass seed and waste grain, often turning up wherever agriculture and development give it an easy meal.
Where you can hunt it (68 properties, 120 hunt windows)
| Property | County | Season | Dates | Bag | Who |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy North | Hale County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Abernathy North, continued | Hale County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Askew CRP | Lynn County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Askew CRP, continued | Lynn County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Ben Arnold | Milam County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Ben Arnold, continued | Milam County | hunting | Dec 11 – Jan 14 | — | Adult |
| Betty | Hansford County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Betty, continued | Hansford County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Black Branch | Hunt County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| Blue Ridge Cemetery | Falls County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Blue Ridge Cemetery, continued | Falls County | hunting | Dec 11 – Jan 14 | — | Adult |
| Brillhart | Ochiltree County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Brillhart, continued | Ochiltree County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Burns East | DeWitt County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Burns East, continued | DeWitt County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 21 | — | Adult |
| Burns West | DeWitt County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Burns West, continued | DeWitt County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 21 | — | Adult |
| CR 229 | Falls County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| CR 229, continued | Falls County | hunting | Dec 11 – Jan 14 | — | Adult |
| Correll | Ochiltree County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Correll, continued | Ochiltree County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Crossroads Farm | Fannin County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| De Campo | Moore County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| De Campo, continued | Moore County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Della Plains | Floyd County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Della Plains, continued | Floyd County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| East FM 1570 | Hunt County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| FM 1530 | Delta County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| FM 1771 | Falls County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| FM 1771, continued | Falls County | hunting | Dec 11 – Jan 14 | — | Adult |
| FM 413 | Falls County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| FM 413, continued | Falls County | hunting | Dec 11 – Jan 14 | — | Adult |
| FM 485 | Milam County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| FM 485, continued | Milam County | hunting | Dec 11 – Jan 14 | — | Adult |
| FM 759 HQ | Ochiltree County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| FM 759 HQ, continued | Ochiltree County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| FM 902 Farm | Grayson County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| Farm Road 1138 | Rockwall County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| Farm Road 2755 | Collin County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| Finnell | Archer County, Wichita County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Francis-Dunlap | Floyd County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Francis-Dunlap, continued | Floyd County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Goat Barn | Ochiltree County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Goat Barn, continued | Ochiltree County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Gus Engeling WMA | Anderson County | hunting | Sep 1 – Sep 30 | — | Adult |
| Holland Road | Bell County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Holland Road, continued | Bell County | hunting | Dec 11 – Jan 14 | — | Adult |
| Hornsby East and West | Jim Wells County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Huddleston | Dawson County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Huddleston, continued | Dawson County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Idalou | Lubbock County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Idalou, continued | Lubbock County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Immenhauser | DeWitt County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Immenhauser, continued | DeWitt County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 21 | — | Adult |
| La Lanza | Hansford County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| La Lanza, continued | Hansford County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| La Playa | Sherman County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| La Playa, continued | Sherman County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Lake Striker PHL | Cherokee, Rusk | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Lake Striker PHL, continued | Cherokee, Rusk | hunting | Nov 13 – Nov 29 | — | Adult |
| Lake Striker PHL, continued | Cherokee, Rusk | hunting | Dec 11 – Jan 14 | — | Adult |
| Lakeside | DeWitt County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Lakeside, continued | DeWitt County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 21 | — | Adult |
| Lone Star Pass | Bexar County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Margolies | Floyd County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Margolies, continued | Floyd County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Margoso | Moore County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Margoso, continued | Moore County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse WMA | Brown County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 11 | — | Adult |
| McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse WMA, continued | Brown County | hunting | Dec 19 – Dec 22 | — | Adult |
| McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse WMA, continued | Brown County | hunting | Jan 2 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Millhollon Trust | Scurry County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Millhollon Trust, continued | Scurry County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Morris | Carson County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Morris, continued | Carson County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Noble Playa | Lynn County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Noble Playa, continued | Lynn County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| North Royse City | Collin County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| Pat's Place | Carson County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Pat's Place, continued | Carson County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Porter | Hansford County, Ochiltree County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Porter, continued | Hansford County, Ochiltree County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Pride Cemetery | Lynn County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Pride Cemetery, continued | Lynn County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Ramsey Place | Lubbock County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Ramsey Place, continued | Lubbock County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Rattan Community | Delta County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| Rio Farms | Carson County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Rio Farms, continued | Carson County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Roger R. Fawcett WMA | Palo Pinto County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 11 | — | Adult |
| Roger R. Fawcett WMA, continued | Palo Pinto County | hunting | Dec 19 – Dec 22 | — | Adult |
| Roger R. Fawcett WMA, continued | Palo Pinto County | hunting | Jan 2 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Sandy Half | Martin County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Sandy Half, continued | Martin County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Shotgun | Milam County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Shotgun, continued | Milam County | hunting | Dec 11 – Jan 14 | — | Adult |
| Slover | Lynn County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Slover, continued | Lynn County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Somerset Road | Bexar County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| South Alice | Jim Wells County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| South Muddig | Hunt County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| South Place | Armstrong County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| South Place, continued | Armstrong County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Stafford CRP | Dawson County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Stafford CRP, continued | Dawson County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| State Highway 85 | Frio County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 25 | — | Adult |
| Stovall | Carson County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Stovall, continued | Carson County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Temprano | Hutchinson County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Temprano, continued | Hutchinson County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Texas Roberts | Ochiltree County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Texas Roberts, continued | Ochiltree County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Vara | Floyd County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Vara, continued | Floyd County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Warrick | Lynn County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| Warrick, continued | Lynn County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
| Weets Farm North | Delta County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| West Farm Road 1777 | Collin County | hunting | Sep 1 – Oct 31 | — | Adult |
| West of Town | Hansford County | hunting | Sep 1 – Nov 8 | — | Adult |
| West of Town, continued | Hansford County | hunting | Dec 18 – Jan 7 | — | Adult |
Season dates and bag limits change. Always check the current Texas Parks & Wildlife regulations before you hunt.