The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2024 dove season. Landowners can earn up to $4,000 for providing a dove field for public hunting. The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Sunday, Sept. 1.
Leased fields must be available for public hunting a minimum of three priority hunt dates in September. The hunting access rate paid to landowners may be up to $75 per acre for a maximum of 40 acres. The standard fall leased field is a harvested grain field. Fields that are top sown with wheat are eligible for an additional $25 per acre. Interested landowners must sign up their fields in August.
Anyone interested in leasing a dove field to TWRA should contact their TWRA regional office.