Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents issued a total of 141 dove hunting related citations for alleged dove hunting violations on the opening weekend of the 2026-27 dove hunting season that took place from Sept. 5-7. On Sept. 5, agents issued 102 citations for hunting migratory game birds over bait, 12 citations for placing bait to take migratory game birds, seve…