Dove Field Forecast & Hunting Locations

Dove Field Harvest Survey

Last updated: 8/31/23 at 12:58 p.m. ET

Biologists with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division have issued the 2023 dove field planting availability covering wildlife management areas and additional dove fields throughout the state. The forecast identifies available crops and anticipates the expected conditions for the upcoming dove season, noting if fields are in good, poor or fair condition. Hunters can utilize this online resource as they plan. Please call the Game Management Section regional office for up-to-date conditions.

Reminder: Below is the condition of the fields, not a reflection of the number of birds that may or may not be there.

Quota Hunts

Many fields listed are available during quota hunts only. Apply for dove field quota hunts through the Go Outdoors Georgia system (deadline to apply is August 15).

Some properties are privately owned but made available through a program called the Voluntary Public Access (VPA)/Habitat Incentive Program.


Locations


Region 1

WMAs

Area
Crops
Acres Planted
Forecast
Sunflowers, proso millet, wheat
35
Good
Millet, sunflowers
9
Good
Corn, sunflowers
64
Good
Sunflowers, proso millet, wheat
22
Fair-Good
Sunflowers, corn, proso millet, jap millet, buckwheat, wheat
206
Fair
Millet, sunflowers
21
Good
Wheat,brown top millet
21
Fair

VPAs

Area
Crops
Acres Planted
Forecast
Millet, sunflowers, wheat
42
Fair

Region 2

WMAs

Area
Crops
Acres Planted
Forecast
Browntop Millet, Sorghum, Sunflowers
20
Excellent
Proso Millet, Browntop Millet, Wheat, Egyptian Wheat
28
Excellent
Browntop Millet, Wheat, Sorghum    Fair
19
Fair
Redlands Adult/Child 
Proso, Pearl, and Browntop Millet, Sunflowers
60
Good
Browntop millet
10
Excellent

VPAs

Area
Crops
Acres Planted
Forecast
Corn, Sunflowers
107
Excellent

Region 3

WMAs/PFAs

Area
Crops
Acres Planted
Forecast
Wheat, browntop millet, and pearl millet strips
54
Good
heat, browntop millet, buckwheat
21
Poor
Corn, wheat, browntop millet
47
Good
Wheat, pearl millet strips
39
Good
Wheat, browntop millet, corn
134
Good
Browntop millet, sorghum, wheat, some sunflowers
137
Good
Wheat
33
Fair
Wheat, browntop millet, proso millet, sorghum
29
Good
Browntop millet, proso millet
5
Excellent
Browntop millet, wheat, pearl millet strips
21
Fair
Corn, wheat
74
Fair
Wheat, corn
33
  Good
Sunflowers, wheat, browntop millet
48
Good
Wheat, browntop millet, pearl millet, cow peas
28
  Good

Region 4

WMAs/PFAs

Area
Crops
Acres Planted
Forecast
Wheat, sunflowers 
42
Excellent
Browntop millet
14
Fair
Millet
16
Fair
Wheat, millet
36
Poor
Dove proso, browntop millet
29
Fair
Wheat, Sunflower, Browntop Millet, Proso
28
Good

VPAs

Area
Crops
Acres Planted
Forecast
Sunflower, corn
112
Excellent

Region 5

WMAs

Area
Crops
Acres Planted
Forecast
Browntop millet
19
Excellent
Wheat, Brown Top Millet, Egyptian wheat
20
Fair
Wheat, proso millet
31
Good
Wheat, browntop millet
57
Fair
Sunflowers, browtop millet, proso millet, wheat
213
Good
Browntop millet
25
Excellent
Browntop millet
176
Fair
Wheat, browntop millet
24
Good
Browntop millet
42
Good
Oroso millet
15
Poor
Browntop millet
65
Fair

Region 6

WMAs/PFAs

Area
Crops
Acres Planted
Forecast
Corn
16
Excellent
Millet
42
Fair
Peanuts, corn, sunflower
47
Good
Millet
9
Poor
Browntop millet
24
Fair
No field planted
26
N/A
No field planted
57
N/A

NOTE: many quota hunts are on the first weekend of the season only; however, please reference each property's regulations in the 2023–2024 Hunting Regulations book or online at http://www.eregulations.com/georgia/hunting/. General hunting dates as well as quota hunt dates will be listed for each property.

Apply for a quota hunt online at www.GoOutdoorsGeorgia.com. The dove quota hunt application deadline is August 15.