Raimey, what I've copied and pasted below is from the State of Ga DNR website. I'd be surprised if the rule were different in Alabama...Geo
"Legal Practices
Fields Planted in Early Spring or Early Summer
Hunting doves over manipulated fields that were planted in the early spring or in the early summer is a legal activity and by far the most common situation in Georgia.
Manipulation means the alteration of natural vegetation or agricultural crops by activities that inlcude, but are not limited to, mowing, shredding, discing, rolling, chopping, trampling, flattening, burning, "hogging" or herbiciding. This method of dove field management and hunting requires advanced planting of crops two to four months prior to dove season."
