BirdHuntDove (North Zone)
- Sep 1 – Nov 29, 2026
Mourning & white-winged dove (combined)15 daily45 poss.
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Migratory birds 2026-27
New Mexico dove & migratory bird hunting
Mourning Dove · White-winged Dove · Wilson's Snipe · Sora · Virginia Rail
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Dove (North Zone), Dove (South Zone), Sora & Virginia Rail (Central Flyway), Sora & Virginia Rail (Pacific Flyway)
Dove
15 a day
Opens Sep 1
Species
5
Mourning Dove, White-winged Dove, Wilson's Snipe…
How nonresidents hunt dove and migratory birds in New Mexico
Nonresidents need the game-hunting license plus HMAV and Habitat Stamp and free HIP registration; covers dove, snipe and rail.
Rail: roughly Sept. 13 - Nov. 21 by zone in recent years; the 2026-27 migratory bird rule wasn't yet published at research time.
Season calendar
SepOctNovDecJan
Dove (North Zone)
Dove (South Zone)
Sora & Virginia Rail (Central Flyway)
Sora & Virginia Rail (Pacific Flyway)
Wilson's Snipe
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Seasons & bag limits
Dove (South Zone)
- Sep 1 – Oct 28, 2026
Mourning & white-winged dove (combined)15 daily45 poss.
Sora & Virginia Rail (Central Flyway)
- Sep 13 – Nov 21, 2026
Sora & Virginia rail (combined)10 daily20 poss.
Sora & Virginia Rail (Pacific Flyway)
- Sep 13 – Nov 21, 2026
Sora & Virginia rail (combined)25 daily75 poss.
Wilson's Snipe
- Oct 17, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027
Wilson's Snipe8 daily24 poss.
