When does pigeon season start and end?

Answer 1

First pigeons like you find in the cities are not native species, they are rock doves that were brought here by early Europeans to be cage raised for food. As expected, many escaped and lived free and mostly eat from the crumbs of man. As nonnative specie's, many states do not protect pigeons; similarly to wild boar.

If you mean wild doves, such as mourning doves these are hunted under federal law as a migrating game bird. Seasons vary from year to year and are set by the fed in mid-summer; but usually the season is around September.

In the USA we live under a dual legal system; so states are free to limit the season on any game animal to less than the season set by the feds. Some states, like New York, consider the mourning dove a song bird and therefor have a closed, no hunting, season on them.

Check with your local state game agency to be sure. All post offices have the Federal regulations and seasons and will gladly give you a copy.