This is considered legal for dove hunting, if it is carried out as a part of a normal agricultural operation. Hogging Down . A third practice that makes grain available to doves is allowing livestock into the field to feed on harvested or unharvested grain, often sorghum or corn. Dove hunting over a hogged down field is legal. Food Plots .
Many landowners plant food plots for wildlife.
Yes, provided that grains grown for wildlife management purposes are not returned to the hunting field once they have been harvested. For example, a field of millet can be grown specifically for doves and hunted over if no additional grain is scattered or placed on the field. The strict liability standard recently changed. The new liability standard prohibits taking migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area, if the person knows or reasonably should know the area is baited. This change protects the dove hunter who has no knowledge that an area is baited.