Shot this bird opening morning in the central zone, was banded in the San Marcos area, 4 year old mourning dove. never seen one before and didn't notice it until we went to breast it out. check your birds!
I saw a white morning dove on opening day. We were running hunters so I was in my Ranger without a gun. It flew right along side of me for a few hundred feet. Pretty neat sighting.
And yes I know the difference between a dove and pigeon.
In almost 60 years of dove hunting and many hundreds of doves I have never taken one with a band. 4 yrs. is a long time for a dove. I thought they only lived a couple of yrs.