State’s dove prospects mostly unharmed by summer floods

  • Dove may tend to be less concentrated after rainy conditions, but Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Program Leader Owen Fitzsimmons said the birds should generally benefit from a wetter summer and improved habitat. KAYE MCDANIEL | COURTESY PHOTO
    Dove may tend to be less concentrated after rainy conditions, but Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Program Leader Owen Fitzsimmons said the birds should generally benefit from a wetter summer and improved habitat. KAYE MCDANIEL | COURTESY PHOTO

    Dove season is less than a month away, and according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the season’s promising prospects are undeterred by recent floods in the Hill Country and extreme drought in the Great Plains.

    While dove are categorized as a migratory species, making an annual trek from the northern U.S. or Canada, some within the species are full-time residents of Texas, according to TPWD…