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I guess I didn't read far enough in the regulations. I hate to be a naysayer, but I don't like this no limit stuff. I have seen where some speculate this bird may be filling a niche left by the Passenger Pigeon. The most numerous warm blooded species the planet has ever seen, totally wiped out by no restrictions.

I wouldn't worry too much about the no-limit issue. CA's governor just signed a law banning ALL lead ammo for ALL hunting starting July, 2019. I can't imagine there will be many guys who want to burn expensive, non-tox shells on doves. The populations will explode and then there may be too many of them.

From AB711:
"Requires use of nonlead ammunition for the taking of all wildlife in California, including game mammals, game birds,
nongame birds, and nongame mammals, with any firearm."

Dove hunting in CA is pretty much doomed, unless somebody mounts a successful challenge to the law. So CA will probably have enough Eurasians to supply the rest of the country.

we have the fully feathered wing rule for our ducks here too, also to facilitate I.D.

They are in Iowa but, have only seen them on the edges of towns, not out in the countryside around fields. The same thing in Kansas.

In the Texas game regulations

�The only birds not protected by any state or federal law are European starlings, English sparrows, feral rock doves (common pigeon, Columba livia) and Eurasian collared-doves; these species may be killed at any time, their nests or eggs destroyed, and their feathers may be possessed.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/nongame-and-other-species

in central illinois , i do notice them around my bird feeders in town. i rarely see them in the countryside . or maybe i'm not looking hard enough.