Eurasian Collared Dove

[runamuk]

are they protected?  If not i am going to buy a trap so i can have birds to train my dogs again.

I dont think they are protected or regulated sort of like city/farm pigeons basically invasive pests ...... but I haven't read a recent copy of the bird regs so might check there first....I know the banded pigeon is protected and has a limited season.

[CP]

Band-tailed pigeons are considered a migratory game bird, Eurasian collared doves are not. 

[seth30]

cool, since my neighbor feeds these birds, and there always around maybe I can trap a few.

[seth30]

7. Depredating Wildlife:
Rock doves (pigeons), Eurasian collared doves,
starlings, and house sparrows may be taken
at any time. Crows may be taken during the
crow season or in the act of depredation. Crow
season: Statewide, no limit, October 1 - January
31. Magpies may be taken only in the act of
depredation (damaging crops or other property).

[DeerThug]

We have them to.  No limit or season.  BUT we are not shooting them yet.  I want them to get established so we have another hunting opportunity.  WDFW needs to take a lesson here.  A bird is a bird and we want to hunt birds.

[1bugman]

We have a small flock of them that come in to our feeder. It pretty cool. More cool when the Peregrine Falcon comes in and picks a Bird off. looks like he's gone come thru the front window

[carpsniperg2]

been seeing more and more around with harvest. them things are 2x the size of the mourning's a real meal right there

[WAcoueshunter]

I shot and ate a collared dove from the Yakima area over the fourth of July.  Pretty much the same thing as a mourning dove once you pluck em.  Never seen them there in years past, which tells me they're spreading like wildfire.  Same thing happened in AZ...they're REALLY invasive.  Shoot em all. 

[DOUBLELUNG]

They were first recorded in Wenatchee around 2002 I think, the first one i saw was 2006.  Started seeing them regularly in groups of 1-3 last two years, then saw a flock of around 30 a week ago.

No closed season or bag limit, a hunting license is needed to shoot them.

I'd check with WDFW before live-trapping them.  Just a CYA recommendation.

[WAcoueshunter]

If anyone is curious about shooting them, here's a quote from page 36 of the Migratory Bird Regs:

Eurasian collared doves have recently
spread across Washington, mainly
in urban/suburban environments.
Eurasian collared doves are much
larger than mourning doves (see
photo), and can be taken year-round
with a Washington hunting license.
Mourning doves can only be taken
during September seasons.