Dove Hunters Can Make A Difference The contribution that dove hunters make to the Texas economy is well documented—it fuels a $200 million state industry, generates $11 million annually in sales tax and creates 3,750 jobs. Texas Parks and Wildlife, however, is looking to dove hunters for another kind of contribution—answers—and that information can come through reports of leg-banded doves that are harvested. A decline in dove hunting, though not from sport hunting, makes calling the toll-free number on the tiny band all the more important, reports The Dallas Morning News.