Georgia Public Dove Fields

63 Georgia public areas with WRD dove field plantings: each area's own dove dates and quota sizes, the planting forecast, and the statewide dove splits.

Dove field table WRD forecast list

63Areas with fields

55Forecast properties

Photo: Petit Jeano (CC BY 2.0)

Dove hunting on Georgia public land

WRD plants dove fields on WMAs, PFAs and leased VPA land; its forecast list names 55 properties and 3,023 planted acres. Many fields are open only during quota hunts, applied for through Go Outdoors Georgia by Aug. 15. On opening day hunters may not enter a managed dove field or set up more than an hour before shooting hours. The forecast grades the crop, not the birds. The full forecast table, crop by crop, is on the WRD dove field program page.

Statewide dove split	Opens	Closes
Mourning dove	Sep 5, 2026	Oct 11, 2026
Mourning dove	Nov 21, 2026	Nov 29, 2026
Mourning dove	Dec 19, 2026	Jan 31, 2027

WRD dove field forecast Mourning dove page

Statewide dates from the migratory bird seasons; field program from the WRD dove page. Checked October 13, 2026.

63 Georgia areas with dove fields

Area	County	Region	Dove dates on the area	Quota hunters	Forecast	Planted acres
Allatoona WMA	Bartow, Cherokee	1	—	—	—	—
Berry College WMA	Floyd	1	Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10-11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 1, Jan. 4-31	—	Good	35
Coosawattee WMA	Murray	1	State Seasons	—	Fair	19
Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA	Walker	1	Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10-11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Good	31
J.L. Lester WMA	Polk	1	Sept. 5, 12; Sept. 19, 26	—	Good	22
Joe Kurz WMA	Meriwether	1	Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10-11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Good	190
McEntire Road VPA	Murray	1	Sept. 5, 12, 19, Sept. 26-Oct. 11	—	Fair	42
McGraw Ford WMA	Cherokee	1	Sept.5, 12; Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10-11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	20	Good	22
West Point WMA	Heard, Troup	1	Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10-11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Good	23
Buck Shoals WMA	White	2	Sept. 5, 12	25	Good	25
Dawson Forest WMA	Dawson	2	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	40	Good	28
Hart County WMA	Hart	2	Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Good	19
London Farms Dove Field	White	2	Sept. 5, 12	30	Fair	117
Redlands WMA	Greene, Oglethorpe	2	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	80	Good	50
Wilson Shoals WMA	Banks	2	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	15	Good	10
Alexander WMA	Burke	3	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31.	50	Good	54
B.F. Grant WMA	Putnam, Morgan	3	Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3-11, Nov. 22-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Good	26
Cedar Creek WMA	Putnam, Jones	3	Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3-11, Nov. 21-22, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Good	47
Clarks Hill WMA – East	McDuffie, Wilkes	3	Sept. 5; Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	120	Good	60
Clarks Hill WMA – West	McDuffie, Wilkes	3	—	—	—	—
Clybel WMA	Jasper, Newton	3	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, Oct. 5-11, Nov. 22, Dec. 19-Jan. 7, 11-31; Sept. 11-12	200	Good	135
Di-Lane WMA	Burke	3	Sept. 5; Sept. 5; Jan. 1-Jan. 31	175	Good	130
Fishing Creek WMA	Wilkes, Lincoln	3	Sept. 5-Oct. 11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	—	—
Flat Creek PFA	Houston	3	Sept. 5-Oct. 11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	—	—
Lower Broad River WMA	Wilkes, Elbert	3	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	45	Good	29
McDuffie PFA	McDuffie	3	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3	25	Fair	5
Oconee WMA	Greene, Hancock	3	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	60	Good	21
Perry Dove Field	Houston	3	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 19, 26, Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30	150	Good	74
Rum Creek WMA	Monroe	3	Sept. 5, 12; Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3-4, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	75	Good	33
Rum Creek WMA: Berry Creek Area	Monroe	3	—	—	—	—
Walton WMA	Walton	3	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	80	Good	48
Yuchi WMA	Burke	3	Sept. 5-Oct. 11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Fair	28
Alapaha River WMA	Irwin	4	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-Nov. 29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	50	Fair	42
Appling County Dove Field	Appling	4	—	—	—	120
Beaverdam WMA	Laurens, Wilkinson	4	—	—	Fair	15
Canoochee Sandhills WMA	Bulloch, Bryan	4	Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Fair	16
Hiltonia WMA	Screven	4	Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Good	25
Indian Ford Farms Dove Field	Toombs	4	Sept. 12	50	—	—
Ocmulgee WMA	Bleckley, Pulaski	4	—	—	Good	29
River Bend WMA	Laurens	4	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	30	Fair	28
Rogers State Prison Farm Dove Fields	Tattnall	4	Sept. 5, 12, 19	—	Fair	500
Tuckahoe WMA	Screven	4	—	—	—	—
Albany Nursery WMA	Dougherty	5	Sept. 5; Sept. 12-Oct. 11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	35	good	19
Big Lazer Creek WMA	Talbot, Upson	5	Sept. 5, 12, Sept. 19-Oct. 11, Nov. 22-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Fair	20
Blanton Creek WMA	Harris	5	Sept. 5; Sept. 12; Sept. 19-Oct. 11, Nov. 22-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	75	Fair	31
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA: Almo Tract	Talbot, Marion	5	Sept. 5, 12, Sept. 19-Oct. 8, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31; Sept. 5, 12	—	—	—
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA: Fort Perry Tract	Marion	5	Sept. 5, 12, Sept. 19-Oct. 8, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31; Sept. 5, 12	—	Fair	57
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA: Hilliard Plantation Tract	Marion	5	Sept. 5, 12, Sept. 19-Oct. 8, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31; Sept. 5, 12	—	Fair	213
Chickasawhatchee WMA	Dougherty, Calhoun	5	Sept. 5; Sept. 12-Oct. 11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	40	good	25
Elmodel WMA	Baker	5	Sept. 5-Oct. 11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	fair	176
Featherfield WMA	Seminole	5	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, Sept. 19-Oct. 11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	fair	10
Flint River WMA	Dooly	5	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, Sept. 19-Oct. 11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	fair	24
Hannahatchee Creek WMA	Stewart	5	Sept. 5-Oct. 11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Fair	42
Mayhaw WMA	Miller	5	—	—	fair	15
River Creek, The Rolf & Alexandra Kauka WMA	Thomas, Grady	5	Sept. 5, 12	15	fair	14
Silver Lake WMA	Decatur	5	Sept. 5, 12, 19-Oct. 11, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	fair	65
Altamaha WMA	McIntosh	6	Sept. 5-7, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27	—	Fair	16
Dixon Memorial WMA	Ware, Brantley	6	State Seasons	—	Fair	42
Paradise PFA	Berrien	6	Sept. 5; Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 21-29, Dec. 19-Jan. 31	—	Good	40
Paulks Pasture WMA	Glynn	6	—	—	Fair	9
Penholoway Swamp WMA	Wayne	6	—	—	Poor	20
Richmond Hill WMA	Bryan, McIntosh	6	—	—	Good	30
Townsend WMA	Long, McIntosh	6	—	—	Fair	57

Dove dates and quota sizes from each area’s 2026-27 WRD listing; forecast and acres from the WRD Dove Field Forecast page. Checked October 13, 2026.

Georgia dove fields on the map

Black oil sunflowers planted on a dove fieldPhoto: greenebriar (Public domain)

Mourning dove gliding low through open woodsPhoto: Scott Heron (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Mourning dove perched on a bare branchPhoto: ImagePerson (CC BY 4.0)

Georgia dove field questions

When is the dove field quota deadline?

Aug. 15, through Go Outdoors Georgia (Up to 5 hunters (youth: 3 children)).

What does the dove field forecast mean?

Good, Fair or Poor describes field condition, not the number of birds.

Do I need a migratory bird license for doves?

Yes, the GA Waterfowl and Migratory Bird License ($5.00) for anyone 16+ who needs a hunting license; several license types include it free.