OK, I live in a state that has no dove shooting season at all and the only ones I see are the mourning doves that feed on the seeds etc I spread out for them and other birds. A side benefit is my Brittany likes to point them.

So I am ignorant about bag limits for doves. Call me stupid, but I cannot understand how a "fully feathered wing and head remain(ing) attached to the carcass of the bird" would alter the limit of birds that can be killed (shot). I mean, dead is dead, headless or not.

It's a real mystery to me so I would greatly appreciate an education on this.

Many Thanks