The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission prepares a few fields each year for the opening weekend of dove season so the public has a place to enjoy this exciting form of wingshooting.
Dove fields on WMAs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. WMA acreage put into dove fields is relatively small because most hunters only pursue doves the first few days of the season. However, after opening weekend of dove season, many wildlife species feed in the fields, particularly those that were topsown with winter wheat.
Hunters should talk to area managers and regional offices for locations of fields, interest shown by other hunters and status of the fields.
| WMA | County | Contact Information | Acres of Dove Fields | Forage Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake WMA | Mississippi | TF 877-972-5438 | 20 acres | | |
| Camp Robinson SUA | Faulkner | TF 877-967-7577 | 10 acres | Sunflowers, Wheat |
| Dardanelle WMA | Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Yell |
479-478-1043 TF 877-478-1043 |
8 acres on Okane Island | Topsown Wheat |
| Dave Donaldson Black River WMA | Clay, Greene, Randolph | TF 877-972-5438 | 15 acres | , 6 acres | | Sunflowers |
| Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA | Conway | 479-967-7577 TF 877-967-7577 |
50 acres total | Wheat |
| Fort Chaffee WMA | Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Sebastian |
479-478-1043 TF 877-478-1043 |
5 fields in compartments 3,4 6J and 8B | Topsown Wheat |
| Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA East Unit | West Unit |
Desha | 870-877-2318 | 26 acres (two fields) | | Topsown Wheat |
| Frog Bayou WMA | Crawford | TF 877-478-1043 | 10 acres off Sharp Chapel Road | Sunflowers, Wheat |
| Galla Creek WMA | Pope | 479-967-7577 TF 877-967-7577 |
50 acres on the west sandbar | Millet, Topsown Wheat |
| George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMA | Arkansas, Jefferson | 870-367-3553 TF 877-367-3559 |
32 acres on Wrape Plantation | | Topsown Wheat |
| Hope Upland WMA | Hempstead | 870-777-5580 TF 877-777-5580 |
80 acres | | Topsown Wheat |
| J.P. Mikles Blue Mountain SUA | Logan | 479-478-1043 TF 877-478-1043 |
5 acres | Topsown Wheat |
| Nimrod Lloyd Millwood WMA | Perry, Yell | TF 877-525-8606 | 100 acres south of Plainview, north of Sunlight Bay | Topsown Wheat |
| Ozark Lake WMA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 479-478-1043 TF 877-478-1043 |
17 acres south of Vine Prairie | Sunflowers, Topsown Wheat |
| Petit Jean River WMA | Yell | 479-478-1043 TF 877-478-1043 |
60 acres in the Black Lands and Slaty Crossing | Topsown Wheat |
| Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA | Hempstead | 870-777-5580 TF 877-777-5580 |
80 acres | | Topsown Wheat |
| Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA | Lawrence | 501-529-3363 | 5 acres | , 40 acres | | Millet, Sunflowers |
| St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Poinsett |
870-375-3066 | 25 acres | 21 acres Hatchie Coon Island | |
Millet, Sunflowers |
| Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms WMA | White | 870-734-4581 TF 877-734-4581 |
60 acres | | Topsown Wheat |
| Trusten Holder WMA | Arkansas, Desha | 870-367-3553 TF 877-777-5580 |
6.5 acres | | Topsown Wheat |
| Wedington WMA | Benton, Washington | 479-253-2506 TF 866-253-2506 |
18-20 acres over three fields | Sunflowers |