State dove fields
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I haven't heard anything.
Probably gonna have to put in on a computer draw to hunt them.
Probably gonna have to put in on a computer draw to hunt them.
A couple reasons come to mind
1) failure of the fields to develop
2) sabatoge from nearby hunters
3) keep from overly publicizing and creating havoc on opening day
JAD
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I always wonder the same thing myself.
Many times they don't know if the field is even going to be cut until a couple of weeks before. TWRA's use if the field is secondary to the farmer and his crop.
It must provide as much new opportunity for dove hunters as it does for ducks, right? I mean, it is all about opportunity....isn't it??
Levee Jumper
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90 percent of said fields are millet and sunflowers that have 0 effect on a "farmer and his crop".
UpperTully
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Correct me if I'm wrong. If my memory serves me correctly; on some years TWRA has been known to lease private fields if available. Those leases weren't finalized until right before season, dependent on the field meeting certain requirements.
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If they roll the millet for hay, that is sort of a crop. And neither are likely to be leased unless they are cut.
But, whatever…,.
GUNNERX2
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I've not ever seen anything but cut corn or top sewn wheat and they usually attract more hunters than doves.
Right!It must provide as much new opportunity for dove hunters as it does for ducks, right? I mean, it is all about opportunity....isn't it??
WilcoKen
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TWRA dove fields....LOL.
Wear glasses and long sleeve shirt and expect to be peppered by these tv hunters that watch hunting shows and go and buy all the bells and whistles and know everything.
Had somebody baited Forks of The River 1 year, not sure who did it but it delayed the opening of the area. A lot of the fields leased the last few years have been cut a month or more it looks like, and a thin spread of ww thrown out, very few birds but like other critters there are cycles so sometimes feast sometimes famine . Been loving wing shooting for 45 years since my first dove hunt, lot of beer was drank and a lot of birds killed, not the first incident that I recall . Times change and all of the hunting and fishing has evolved/devolved. Sometimes for the betterment of the resources sometimes for the trophy hunters . Fields and the weather will determine if it can be hunted or not. If you can find a flyway no crops are needed, we hunted hay fields and had plenty of shooting 40 years ago, seems strange to think about how long ago that was lol. great time to get kids involved , pass on the traditions if you can.
Displaced_Vol
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Seems I remember some ky fish and wildlife guys talking about not publicizing too soon to keep pressure down prior to season. Then I think they actually made it a rule you couldn't scout prior to season.
I get it, I'd want to see how many birds were holding before I committed to a spot, but so does everybody else and even stuff like that pressures them.
Plus some of the co-op fields are at the back of these farms and it could be a mess.
I get it, I'd want to see how many birds were holding before I committed to a spot, but so does everybody else and even stuff like that pressures them.
Plus some of the co-op fields are at the back of these farms and it could be a mess.
sharpshooter
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Get $4,000 to lease field for dove hunting season in Tennessee
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2022 dove season and this year they are offering more money. The first segment of the dove season opens at noon o…
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