Aug. 20—FRANKFORT — On the first of September each year, thousands of hunters flock to Kentucky's fields with shotguns slung over their shoulders. Despite the particularly heavy summer heat we've ...

Dove hunting is one of the most popular wingshooting sports in the U.S. Each season 1 million hunters spend 3 million days afield to shoot between 15 and 20 million mourning doves, according to U.S.

For wingshooters, the dove opener is a kick-off to what we hope will be a fall full of rooster flushes, covey rises, and greenheads dangling over the decoys. It’s also some of the toughest shooting ...