Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Ed Carter, Executive Director

Crops planted: 100 acres (total). 40 acres of sunflowers, 30 acres of wheat, and 30 acres of millet.

Hunt Dates: September 1, 3 and remainder of the season. (Season opens at 12:00 noon on September 1).

Directions: (Coffee County) - Take Exit 114 off of I-24 to Hwy. 41 south. Turn left onto Asbury Road, then onto Clifton Scott Road. Turn right onto Warren Road and Bark Camp Barrens WMA is on the left. There will be dove field signs starting on Asbury Road.

WMA small game permit is required.

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.

Crops planted : Three fields (20 acres total) of mowed disked wheat.

Hunt Dates: Open with the statewide seasons. (Season opens at 12:00 noon on September 1). 

Directions: (Cheatham County) - A map of the dove field locations will be available on the front porch of the Check Station at the WMA Headquarters.

WMA small game permit is required.

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.

Crops planted: 25 acres of mowed disked wheat.

Hunt Dates: Same as statewide seasons (Season opens at 12:00 noon on September 1). Hunting allowed from designated fields only.

Directions: (Cheatham County) - Marrowbone bottom off Hwy. 12.

WMA small game permit is required.

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.

Crops planted: 20 acres of wheat.

Hunt Dates: Sept. 3 (Youth-only hunt - ages 6-16 accompanied by a non-hunting adult at least 21 years of age). Shooting is from staked positions only. The morning youth hunt is full and ends at noon. At 1:00 p.m., any unoccupied stakes will be open for first come-first serve.

Sept. 5, and every Saturday thereafter of the 1st segment (open to all ages). All hunting is on desinated field only.

Directions: (Williamson County) - From 840, take Exit 42 South (Lewisburg/Shelbyville) on Hwy. 31A/41A. Stay on Hwy. 31A/41A and when you come to the Hwy. 31A/41A split, take Hwy. 31A and go 0.7 mile. The dove field will be on the left (east side).

WMA small game permit is required.

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.

Crops planted : 2 fields (35 acres total) of sunflowers and millet.

Hunt Dates: Same as statewide seasons (Season opens at 12:00 noon on September 1). Hunting allowed from designated fields only.

Directions: (Montgomery County) - At the end of Woodrow Road in the Dodsonville Community.

WMA small game permit is required.

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.

Crops planted: 3 fields (130 acres total).

Hunt Dates: September 1 (noon - sunset), Open with the statewide seasons, except closed, at sunset, the day before and during big game hunts.  

WMA Small Game Permit is required.

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.

Field 1:

Crops planted: 40 acres of corn silage/wheat. 

Directions: (Lawrence County) From Summertown, take Hwy. 20 (off Hwy. 43) and go 2 miles. Turn left on State Road 240. Go approximately 9 miles and the field is on the right.

Field 2:

Crops planted: 50 acres of bean/millet/wheat.

Directions: (Lawrence County) From Summertown, take Hwy. 20 to State Road 240. Go approximately 8.5 miles and turn right on State Road 241 North. Go approximatley 3 miles and the fields are on the left and right.

Field 3:

Crops planted: 20 acres of bean millet and 20 acres of wheat.

Directions: (Lawrence County) From Lawrenceburg, take Hwy. 64 West and go approximately 15 miles. Turn right on Scenic Road. Go 200 yards and turn left into the field.

Crops planted : 60 acres of sunflowers. 

Hunt Dates: Young Sportsman Dove Hunt on Barton's Creek Peninsula (Youth/Adult only) - September 3 (6:00 a.m. - sunset). Lead shot permitted. Each young sportsman must be accompanied by an adult who may also hunt. Opens September 4 for all ages and every Saturday and Wednesday thereafter for the first segment.

Directions: Located off North Denny Road in Wilson County.

WMA Small Game Permit is required.

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.

Crops planted: 15 acres of millet, 10 acres of wheat, and 5 acres of sunflowers.

Hunt Dates: Sept. 3 - Young Sportsman Only Dove Hunt (Maple Bend Road field only). The rest of the area is closed. Each young sportsman (6-16 years of age) must be accompanied by a licensed non-hunting adult.

Sept. 4 - Young Sportsman/Adult Only Dove Hunt (Maple Bend Road field only). The rest of the area is closed. Each young sportsman (6-16 years of age) must be accompanied by a licensed adult who may also hunt.

Sept. 5 through the remainder of the dove season. Open to all ages on the entire WMA.

Directions: From I-24, take Exit 127 and follow Hwy. 64/50 west approximately 15 miles. Exit onto Hwy. 41A/64 North (Cowan Hwy.). Go 2.5 miles to Winchester Square. Follow Hwy. 50 West signs approximately 4 miles. Turn right on Maple Bend Road. The field is 1 mile ahead at the end of Maple Bend Road. (the road will trurn from pavement to gravel).

WMA Small Game Permit is required.

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.

Crops planted: 40 acres of millet and wheat. 

Hunt Dates: September 1 (noon - sunset) and each Saturday and Sunday thereafter during the statewide seasons (first and second segments only) and also Labor Day. Shooting from staked positions only. On September 1, staked positions will be assigned by a drawing held on-site at 10:00 a.m. and hunters must check out at the conclusion of their hunt. Successful applicants must be at their staked positions at the start of shooting hours.

Directions: (Davidson/Rutherford/Wilson counties) From Nashville, take I-24 east to Exit 64 (Waldron Rd.); turn right off the exit; turn right on Murfreesboro Rd; turn left on Fergus Road at a Clayton Mobile Homes Sales Park; go 3/4 mile and turn right on Jones Mill Rd; follow the dove hunting signs.

WMA Small Game Permit is required.

Map

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.

Crops planted : 2 fields (60 acres total).

Field 1 (30 acres of millet and wheat).

Field 2 (30 acres of millet and wheat).

Hunt Dates: September 1 (noon - sunset). Same as the statewide season, except open only on September 1st and every Saturday during the 1st segment of the statewide dove season. Designated fields only and shooting from staked positions only on September 1st. On September 1st, staked positions will be assigned by a drawing held on site at 10:00 a.m. Hunters must be present at the drawing and must check out at the conclusion of the hunt. Successful applicants must be on the staked positions at legal shooting hours. 

Directions: From Columbia, take Hwy. 50 to Williamsport. Cross the Duck River Bridge and turn right on Snow Creek Road. Go a few miles and turn left onto Leiper's Creek Road (this is the 1st left). The dove field will be down the road a few miles on the left. Signs will be available. Parking is in designated area. No parking on the side of the road. There will be personnel present to direct you to the parking areas.

WMA Small Game Permit is required.

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.

Crops planted : 2 fields (40 acres total). Field 1: 20 acres of wheat. Field 2: 20 acres of wheat.

Hunt Dates: September 1 (noon - sunset), open with the statewide seasons. 

Directions:  (Maury County) - From Nashville, take I-65 south to Hwy. 50. Go west on Hwy. 50 until you reach Fred White Road. Turn right onto Fred White Road. Go down the road until you see the parking lot signs. The field is on both sides of Fred White Road just before you get to the Howard Bridge. Parking is allowed only in two designated parking lots.  Personnel will be there to direct you where to park. No parking on the side of the road.

WMA Small Game Permit is required.

Map

Remember shotgun plugs and Migratory Bird Permit. Hunter Education required for those born on or after January, 1, 1969.