Texas Dove Hunt Pack List
Texas dove is a field edge and stock tank hunt. Bright September sun, fast birds and long sits on a bucket. Permit first. Then pack for this hunt.
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Legal
Texas legal box. Dove bag limits, zones and shot rules vary. Check current TPWD regulations and your drawn hunt's rules before you go.
The pack, item by item
1. Sunglasses
Dove come out of a bright sky fast. Good glasses cut glare so you pick birds up sooner, and they protect your eyes from hulls and stray shot in a busy field.
- Lead pickJulbo Explorer 2.0 sunglasses
Dove come out of a bright sky fast. Good glasses cut glare so you pick birds up sooner, and they protect your eyes from hulls and stray shot in a busy field.
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- Lead pickJulbo Explorer 2.0 sunglasses
2. Headlamp (optional)
Morning hunts mean walking to a tank or field edge before light, and picking up birds and hulls after the evening flight.
- OptionalPetzl Actik Core headlamp (red mode)
Morning hunts mean walking to a tank or field edge before light, and picking up birds and hulls after the evening flight.
Check price at OpticsPlanetAffiliate link
- Alt pickBlack Diamond Spot 400 headlamp (red night vision)
Morning hunts mean walking to a tank or field edge before light, and picking up birds and hulls after the evening flight.
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- OptionalPetzl Actik Core headlamp (red mode)
3. Binoculars (optional)
Watching flight lines across a big field shows you where to move your stool for the next flight.
- OptionalVortex Diamondback HD 8x42 binoculars
Watching flight lines across a big field shows you where to move your stool for the next flight.
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- OptionalVortex Diamondback HD 8x42 binoculars
Also bring
No approved store link for these yet. Pack them anyway.
- Shotgun
- Shells. Lead is generally legal for dove on private land, but some public units require nontoxic
- Dove vest or shell bag
- Bucket seat or stool
- Snake-aware boots
- Water
- Cooler to get birds on ice
- Decoys or spinning-wing
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More: Texas drawn hunts, all pack lists and gear for your trip.
Also pack
Kings Camo picks
- Kings Camo pickKings Upland Vest
Blaze orange where the law requires it; check TPWD/state rules for your hunt. About $39.99.
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- Kings Camo pickKings Field Pant
Blaze orange where the law requires it; check TPWD/state rules for your hunt. About $64.99.
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- Kings Camo pickXKG Field Pant
Quiet camo pant cut to move and layer over a base for dove fields. About $169.99.
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Get draw deadline reminders
Every state draw that matters, near-term deadlines first: the Alaska draw (Nov 1 to Dec 15), spring big-game draws (Jan to Jun) and Texas drawn hunts (Jul to Nov), plus results when they post. Sign up and get the free 2027 draw deadline calendar (PDF). Unsubscribe anytime.
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