Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Minden man for an alleged mourning dove hunting violation on Sept. 9 in Webster Parish.

Agents cited Spencer L. White, 29, for taking over the limit of mourning doves after finding him 12 mourning doves over the legal limit.

Agents were on patrol when they responded to an area where they heard gunshots on Camp Minden. Agents found White actively hunting doves and in possession of 27 freshly harvested mourning doves. The daily legal limit for mourning doves, white-winged doves and fully dressed Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves is 15 in the aggregate.

Agents seized the 27 mourning doves and donated them to a local charity.

Taking over the limit of mourning doves brings a $400 to $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. White may also owe civil restitution totaling $171.

Agents participating in this case are Corporal Dalton Herrington and Sgt. Bryant Coburn.