Yep- pan fried mourning dove was really good too- not sure what the difference between mourning doves and other species of doves is- but I’m guessing they are similar in taste- wish they were legal to hunt where we are now- we don’t see other types of doves much out on the east coast-
There are several species of dove in Arizona; I’ve only hunted mourning doves, so I’m not really up on the differences.
Collared doves are an invasive species here, with no restrictions of season or limit, but unfortunately they seem to live in built-up areas from what I’ve seen. I’ve shot a few in the yard with my air rifle, and they are bigger than mourning doves but taste about the same.
You have plenty of rock doves on the east coast, though everyone calls them pigeons. Given the kind of crap they eat in cities, I don’t think I’d want to eat one.