Today is the last day to sign up and lease fields to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for the upcoming 2023 dove season, beginning at noon tomorrow, September 1st.
Landowners can earn up to $4,000 for providing a dove field for public hunting. These fields must be available for a minimum of three priority hunt dates in September.
The standard fall leased field is a harvested grain field. The hunting access rate paid to landowners for fall leased fields may be up to $75 per acre for a maximum of 40 acres. Fields that are top sown with wheat are eligible for an additional $25 per acre. Interested landowners must sign up by today.
Anyone interested should contact their TWRA regional office – 423-587-7037. Offices are open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (local time).
