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New Bear Management Zones and Hunts: see page 30

Hunter/Landowner Permission Card: see page 63
Free Hunting Day for Tennessee Residents: see page 20
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HUNTING
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2014-2015

CONTENTS
6 | Whats New
Changes to Hunting and Trapping

7 | Agency Contact Information

Regional Oces
Hunting/Fishing Violation Numbers
Commissioner Information

8 | License Fees
Resident Licenses
Nonresident Licenses
Apprentice Hunting License
WMA Permits
Federal Duck Stamp
Migratory Bird Permit
No License Needed
Farmland Owner License Exemption
Misplaced Licenses

12 | General Hunting Regulations

Possession of Live Animals
Roadkill Law
Hunting Hours
Hunting and Trapping on Private Land
Hunter Education
Hunting From Stationary Vehicle
Permanent Opening Dates
Application Deadlines
(Tentative Dates)

14 | Manner and Means

Prohibited Acts
Legal Trapping Devices and Denitions
Legal Hunting Hours
Big Game Check-In

18 | Small Game Hunting

Season Dates
Bag Limits
Bullfrog Hunting
Raccoon and Opossum Hunting
Trapping Seasons
Dog Training
Dove Hunting

22 | Big Game Hunting

General Information
Blaze Orange Requirements
Big Game Check-In Procedures

24 | Deer Hunting
Units and Bag Limits
Antlerless Deer Hunts
Non-Quota Hunt Chart
Quota Hunt Guide

30 | Bear Hunting
32 | Elk Hunting
33 | Wild Hog Regulations

36 | TWRA Firing Ranges

37 | Public Hunting Areas
Other Hunting Lands
Federal Refuges

38 | Wildlife Management
Area Regulations
General Regulations
Big Game Hunting on WMAs
Small Game Hunting on WMAs
Waterfowl Hunting on WMAs
Trapping on WMAs

42 | Wildlife Management Areas

West Tennessee - Region I
Middle Tennessee - Region II
Cumberland Plateau - Region III
East Tennessee - Region IV

55 | Farmland Owner License

Exemption Statement

63 | Hunter/Landowner
Permission Card

34 | Fall Turkey Hunting

70 | Sunrise and Sunset Schedule

35 | Spring Turkey Hunting

Bag Limits
Statewide Young Sportsman Hunt
WMAs
Hunting Hours
Legal Hunting Equipment
Prohibited Acts
WMA Spring Turkey Quota Hunts

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Several important changes were made to the hunting and trapping
regulations for the 2014-2015 seasons. Among the primary changes are:

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Effective August 1,
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1. New bear hunting opportunities and hunt zones.

2. Increased number of dove hunting days.
3. Fall turkey season closed in Wayne, Lawrence, and Giles counties, and Laurel Hill WMA.

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4. Antlerless deer hunting opportunities increased in Marion, Putnam, Tipton, and

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Washington counties and a reduction in Blount County.

Pen-raised quail cannot be released on WMAs with the exception of eld trial areas at
Percy Priest WMA and Tellico Lake WMA.
New waterfowl quota hunts on C.M Gooch, Meeman-Shelby, and White Oak WMAs.
New turkey quota hunts on West Tennessee WMAs. This includes a quota hunt on the
Upper Obion River Complex made up of Bean Switch, Hop-In, Maness Swamp, C.M.
Gooch, Obion River, and Three Rivers WMAs, as well as a quota hunt on the Bogota
Complex made up of Bogota and Tumbleweed WMAs, and a quota hunt on the Ernest
Rice, Sr. Complex made up Ernest Rice, Sr. and Thorny Cypress WMAs. Turkey quota
hunts were added to John Tully, Moss Island, and White Lake WMAs as well.
Quail seasons closed on Bridgestone-Firestone (Big Bottom Unit), Catoosa, Chickamauga,
Cordell Hull, Cordell Hull Refuge, Headwaters, Keyes-Harrison and Wolf River WMAs.
Chuck Swan WMA has new shooting range operation hours and new coyote hunting
opportunities.
North Cumberland WMA has new deer and turkey season adjustments and the chasing
of foxes, coyotes, and bobcats with dogs is no longer permitted.
New spring youth turkey hunt on Yuchi WMA.
Added Headwaters WMA, located in Cannon County within Region II.
Increased small game opportunities on Hiwassee WMA.
Blaze orange now required for small game hunters during big game muzzleloader and
gun seasons on Foothills, Henderson Island, Kyker Bottoms, Kyles Ford, and Lick Creek
Bottoms WMAs.
Sandhill Crane drawing and season information will be posted on the TWRA website
and printed in the Waterfowl Hunting Guide in late September.
The Tackett Creek property (43,000 acres) has been added to the North Cumberland
WMA, so now all WMA regulations will apply to this area (see page 66).
Possible teal bag limit increase and additional teal only days, see TWRA website in
late August.

Tennessee Wildlife
Resources Agency

New Bear Management Zones

Hunter/Landowner Permissionand Hunts: see page 30
Free Hunting Day for TennesseeCard: see page 63

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LICENSE FEES
Hunting and fishing licenses go on sale
February 18 each year, the beginning of
prime fishing, and are valid through the
last day of February the following year.
Seasons are subject to change. License fees are
subject to change. Migratory bird seasons are
determined by federal regulations. Most licenses,
except the Lifetime Sportsman License and
specialty licenses, such as Wheelchair, Disabled
Veteran, SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and
Blind Fishing licenses, are available from most
county clerks, sporting goods stores, hardware
stores, boat docks, the TWRA website (www.
tnwildlife.org) and all TWRA regional oces.
To purchase your licenses online, log on to
www.tnwildlife.org and click on the link, Buy
license online. Regular license fees plus a
processing fee will be charged to your credit card.
You may also purchase licenses by calling
1-888-814-8972. An authorization number will
allow you to begin shing or hunting the minute
you hang up. Regular license fees plus a processing
fee will be charged to your credit card.

Note: A Social Security Number is

required to purchase a Tennessee
hunting or fishing license.

Lifetime Sportsman
Age determines the cost.
An all-inclusive lifetime license is valid for hunting,
trapping and sportshing without any state
supplemental licenses or permits. It allows holders
to apply for quota permits at no additional fee.
Applications are available at your local TWRA
oce and the TWRA website.
Applications must be submitted by mail,
fax (615-837-4262) at TWRA regional
offices or email ([email protected]).
Type 401 (Under 3 years)

$200.00

Type 406 (Ages 36)

$540.00

Type 402 (Ages 712)

$810.00

Type 403 (Ages 1350)

$1,620.00

Type 404 (Ages 5164)

$945.00

Type 405 (Ages 65 & over)

$270.00

Three ways to buy your license!

1. Phone: 1-888-814-8972
2. Internet: www.tnwildlife.org
3. Mobile App: gotwra.org
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Resident Licenses
Resident licenses can be purchased by:
Persons who possess a valid Tennessee drivers license or Tennessee state ID issued by the Department
of Safety. Tennessee state law requires drivers to obtain a Tennessee drivers license within 30 days of
residency. Out-of-state drivers license only accepted for Military Personnel and Students meeting the
criteria below.
Persons who do not drive or do not possess a valid drivers license from another state, but who have lived
in Tennessee for 90 consecutive days with the genuine intent of making Tennessee their permanent home,
may prove residency by presenting to a TWRA license agent any two of the following documents:
-current Tennessee voter registration card
-current Tennessee vehicle registration or title
-Form I-94 issued by the US Citizenship & Immigration Service
-current rental/mortgage contract or receipt including deed of sale for property or
receipt for payment of Tennessee real estate taxes within last year
Military personnel on active duty in this state and their immediate families who reside with them,
regardless of Tennessee resident status.
Students who are enrolled in a Tennessee school, college or university for at least six months, with
student ID.
Hunting and Fishing Combination (Type 001)
$28.00
Minimum license required to fish and/or hunt small game
Supplemental Licenses (Types 005, 009, 010, 011 or 015) are required and must be purchased, in
addition to the Type 001 license, in order to hunt deer, elk, bear, turkey and waterfowl. The type of
hunting equipment to be used determines which supplemental license is necessary.
Waterfowl (Type 005)
$31.00
Annual Big Game Gun (Type 009)
$28.00
Annual Big Game Archery (Type 010)
$28.00
Annual Big Game Muzzleloader (Type 011)
$28.00
Resident Elk License (Type 015)
$28.00
This license is required after successfully being drawn for the annual elk quota hunt. Annual Sportsman
and Lifetime License holders are exempt from having to purchase the Elk License.
Annual Sportsman (Type 004)
$136.00
An all-inclusive license valid for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing without any state supplemental
licenses or non-quota permits and allows holders to apply for quota permits at no additional fee.
Annual Sportsman licenses can be purchased from all license agents.
Junior Hunt/Fish/Trap (Type 002)
$8.00
Ages 13-15. Good for hunting all game, fishing and trapping. Must be purchased prior to 16th birthday. No
supplemental licenses are required, but special season and WMA big game permits will need to be purchased
in addition to this license. Fees apply when applying for quota hunt permits as well as left over permits.
Permanent Senior Citizen Hunt/Fish/Trap (Type 166)
$11.00
Available at all license agents and can only be purchased when 65th birthday is reached. A valid
Tennessee drivers license or proof of age and residency is required. No supplemental licenses are
required, but special season and WMA permits will need to be purchased in addition to this license.
Fees apply when applying for quota hunt permits as well as left over permits.
Annual Senior Citizen Permit (Type 167)
$41.00
May be purchased only by holders of a Type 166 license. It covers all non-quota permits required by TWRA
and allows holders to apply for quota permits without payment of additional fees.
Annual Resident Hunting & Fishing Disabled Under 18 (Type 168) expires on 2/28
$5.00
Available to Tennessee residents under the age of 18 who meet the requirements of TCA 70-2-104 as
amended. The certification of the total and permanent disability issued by a physician licensed to practice in
Tennessee must accompany this application. Renewable annually with current fee. Permits where required.
Permanent Resident Hunting & Fishing Intellect Disabled (Type 169) one-time fee
$10.00
Tennessee residents over the age of 10 years may purchase by providing a certification by a physician
licensed to practice in Tennessee as having an intellectual disability as described in TCA 33-1-101. Applicant
will be required to complete the Hunter Education Course as provided in TCA 70-2-108. Additional
restrictions are listed on the back of the license card.
Permanent Wheelchair Hunting and Fishing (Type 189)
$10.00
Available only by application to the TWRA License Sales Office. Application must be accompanied by a
doctors statement stating that the applicant is permanently confined to a wheelchair. Covers all license
requirements to hunt and fish but holder must purchase any applicable permits.
Permanent DAV Hunting and Fishing (Type 198)
$10.00
Available only by application to the TWRA License Sales Office for resident veterans certified by the VA
as 30 percent disabled by reason of war service or 100 percent service connected. Covers all license
requirements to hunt and fish but holder must purchase any applicable permits.
Trapping (Type 019)
$28.00

Nonresident Licenses

Wildlife Management Area Permits

These do not include WMA, special season permits or quota hunt permits.
See Type 094 in next column.

Everyone who hunts on Wildlife Management Areas is required to have

a WMA permit except the holder of a Lifetime Sportsman, Annual
Sportsman license, Annual Senior Citizen Permit holders (Type 167) and
youths under age 16 hunting small game and waterfowl. Youth hunters must
be accompanied by an adult with a valid WMA small game permit. Youths
under 6 may not hunt big game on a WMA. All ages need a Type 094 for
county non-quota and special season hunts.

Junior Hunt/Fish (Type 070)

$9.00

Required for nonresidents ages 1315 to fish or hunt small game.

A Type 085 or 086 is required to hunt big game.
7-Day Junior ALL Game (Type 085)

$25.00

Junior ALL Game Annual (Type 086)

$40.00

7-Day Hunt-Small Game/Waterfowl (Type 072)

$50.50

Annual Hunt-Small Game/Waterfowl (Type 071)

$91.00

7-Day All Game (Type 074)

$175.50

Annual All Game (Type 073)

$251.00

Annual Trapping (Type 120)

$401.00

Nonresident Elk License (Type 075)

This license is required after successfully being drawn for
the annual elk quota hunt.

$301.00

Apprentice Hunting License (Type 012)

$11.00

This is a supplemental license in lieu of a hunter education certicate. All other

applicable licenses are required. This license is available to all hunters 10 years
of age or older who have not completed the mandatory hunter education course.
It exempts the hunter from the mandatory hunter education law for one year
from the date of purchase but may only be purchased once during the lifetime of
the hunter. Hunters who possess this license must be accompanied by an adult,
21 years of age or older, who must meet the hunter education requirements and
able to take immediate control of the hunting device.

Federal Duck Stamp

$15.00

Federal Law requires that each waterfowl hunter, age 16 and over, carry on his/
her person, in addition to a hunting license and permit, a valid Federal Migratory
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (federal duck stamp), signed in ink across
the face. These can be obtained through the Post Oce, National Wildlife
Refuge oces and some discount and sporting goods stores.

WMA Small Game and Waterfowl (Type 091)

$51.00

1-Day Small Game and Waterfowl (Type 092)

$10.50

WMA Small Game only (Type 093)

$17.00

Special Season/WMA Nonquota Big Game (Type 094)

Required for residents and non-residents to hunt the
statewide special season county antlerless hunts. Valid for
all county Special Season (nonquota) and WMA nonquota
big game hunts, including Cherokee.

$21.00

Cherokee WMA Big Game Nonquota (Type 095)

Valid for Cherokee WMA nonquota big game hunts.

$16.00

Federal Refuges

$15.00

Type 064 - This permit is required for Cross Creeks and Tennessee National
Refuge for all hunters including Lifetime and Annual Sportsman license
holders.

Reelfoot Preservation Permit

Required for all users except:
Those under 16 years of age
Residents 65 years or older
Holders of the adult Annual Sportsman license, Lifetime Sportsman
license or Type 167 Permit

Migratory Bird Permit Required

Annual Reelfoot Preserv. Permit (Type 089)

$17.00

Resident and nonresident hunters must possess a Tennessee Migratory Bird

Permit to hunt waterfowl and other migratory birds. Available anywhere
hunting and shing licenses are sold. The following do not need to have this
permit:

3-Day Reelfoot Preserv. Permit (Type 088)

$10.50

1-Day Reelfoot Preserv. Permit (Type 090)

$3.50

Landowners hunting on their own land

Disabled veterans
Tennessee residents 65 years or older
Tennessee residents under 13 years of age
Lifetime Sportsman license holders
Military personnel on leave or furlough (with leave papers)
Migratory Bird Permit (Type 006)
Migratory Bird Permit (Type 007)
Only available to Sportsman license holders.

Hunter Education Replacement Card

North Cumberland Special Use Permits

These permits must be purchased for horseback riding, bicycling and ORV
use. Youths under age 13 and persons holding a valid annual or permanent
hunting license with a valid permit to hunt on this area are exempt.
At least one occupant of vehicle must possess the proper permit(s).
No permit shall be required on certain roads/trails as designated.
$2.00
No Fee

$7.00

Hunter Education Replacement Card (Type 500)

Resident Annual Permit (Type 035)

$61.00

Resident Daily Permit (Type 036)

$12.50

Nonresident Annual Permit (Type 037)

Nonresident Daily Permit (Type 038)

$191.00
$30.50

To replace a Hunter Education card at a TWRA license agent location, rst

contact your TWRA Regional Oce during normal business hours. Verify
that your Hunter Education number has been updated in the TWRA license
system. Then you may go to a TWRA license agent and purchase a Type 500
Hunter Education Card Replacement.
NOTICE OF INSPECTION LAW: It is the duty of every person participating in the privileges of taking or possessing wildlife to permit
agency ocers to ascertain whether the requirements of the title are being faithfully complied with, including the possession of a
proper license. It is a violation of law to refuse such inspection or to interfere with an oceer attempting such inspection.
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LICENSE FEES
No License Needed For
Residents born before March 1, 1926 (with
proof of age and residency).
Military personnel on leave carrying leave
papers.
Landowners, their spouses and children who
hunt on farmland which is owned by said
landowners. The aforementioned must be residents of Tennessee but need not reside on the
land. This license exemption does not apply if
the farmland is owned jointly or in common
by unrelated persons.
Resident grandchildren (under the age of 16)
and resident great-grandchildren (under the
age of 16) who hunt on farmland which is
owned by their resident grandparents or greatgrandparents. (See below, Farmland Owner
License Exemption.)
Tenants, their spouses and their dependent
children who hunt on farmland which is
owned by an individual or a family. The aforementioned must be residents of Tennessee
and must actually reside on the land and have
permission of the landowner to hunt. A tenant
is a person who, for money, free rent or other
consideration, cares for farmland. The tenancy
must be agricultural in nature.
First cousins who own farmland jointly or in
common may sh and hunt small game on the
farmland. Their children may sh and hunt
small game as well.
Resident and nonresident youths under 13.
Hunters ages 1012 need only a hunter education certicate to hunt. However, youths 616
hunting big game on a WMA must have a
valid Type 094 or Type 095 permit or quota
permit, as applicable.

Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact

Member States
Member
Passed Legislation
No
As of May 19, 2014

The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact is an agreement that recognizes the

suspension of hunting, shing, and trapping licenses in member states. This means
that illegal activities in one state can aect a persons hunting or shing privileges in
all participating states. Any person whose license privileges or rights are suspended in
a member state may also be suspended in Tennessee. If a persons hunting, shing, or
trapping rights are suspended in Tennessee, they may be suspended in member states
as well. This cooperative interstate eort will enhance the Division of Wildlifes ability
to protect and manage our wildlife resources. See our website: www.tnwildlife.org
for more information.

Farmland Owner License

Exemption
Persons hunting without a license under a
resident farmland owner exemption must
complete and sign a statement attesting
where the property is located and how this
land qualies for a landowner exemption.
Persons may complete the form in advance and
carry it with them while hunting or they may
complete the form when requested in the eld
by a TWRA ocial or when checking game.
A form is provided on page 55 of this guide.
Additional forms are available at TWRA oces
and TWRAs website (www.tnwildlife.org).
Landowners and their children hunting on their
parents land under this exemption are also
exempt from Hunter Education Certication
requirements and blaze orange requirements.

Misplaced a License?
All hunting and shing licenses may be replaced
at any license agent, including the Lifetime
Sportsman License. Please verify your address
at the time of purchase. All duplicate licenses
cost $7.00.

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GENERAL HUNTING REGULATIONS

Possession of Live Animals
No person shall, at any time or by any means,
possess or transport live animals taken under
the authority of the hunting and trapping
season proclamations. No native species may be
taken out of the wild and kept as pets.
The taking, killing and/or illegal possession of
hawks, owls, songbirds, endangered species or
any other species (i.e. snakes) for which a season
is not set is prohibited.
There is evidence that alligator populations are
expanding north along the Mississippi River
into Tennessee. Species which expand their
ranges into Tennessee (such as alligators) are
protected and may not be taken until a hunting
season is proclaimed. Alligators are protected
by both state and federal laws in Tennessee.

Roadkill Law
TCA 70-4-115 allows that, except for non-game
and federally protected wildlife species, wild
game animals accidentally killed by a motor
vehicle may be possessed for personal use
and consumption. However, possession of a
deer killed by a motor vehicle is permitted
only if the person noties the TWRA or any
law enforcement ocer and supplies his/
her name within 48 hours. A bear killed by a
motor vehicle may be possessed only upon the
issuance of a receipt from the TWRA.

Hunting Hours
Crows, doves, ducks (including the early
duck season), geese, gallinules, rails, turkey,
woodcock, Wilson snipe: Shooting hours are
one-half hour before legal sunrise to legal
sunset, except for dove hunting on opening day
when shooting hours will begin at noon.
For all other game species except those listed
below, legal hunting hours are one-half hour
before legal sunrise to one-half hour after
legal sunset. Fox and rabbit chasing, furbearer
trapping, raccoon, opossum and bullfrog
hunting may be done day or night.

Hunting And Trapping

On Private Land
In Tennessee, state wildlife laws have always
required hunters and trappers to obtain
permission from landowners to use private
property. In fact, it is advisable to get written
permission to hunt and is required to trap.
With the passage of TCA 70-4-106 in 1990, a
Hunting By Written Permission law went into
eect. Simply, the law states that if private land
has been properly posted by the owner with
signs that include his or her name and address
plus the wording HUNTING BY WRITTEN
PERMISSION ONLY, a hunter or trapper must
carry the owners written permission (form
available at www.tnwildlife.org). If a hunter or
trapper is found without that written permission,
that hunter or trapper is subject to prosecution.

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Hunting From Motorized Vehicle

or Vessel
Where hunting is allowed from vessels, it is
legal to hunt from any vessel, so long as the
vessel is not under forward motion from any
inuence of mechanical means or sail. On
private property, it is legal to hunt from any
motorized vehicle (to include ATVs, golf
carts, etc.), provided the vehicle is stationary.
Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as
authorizing hunting from a vessel, automobile,
or other motor vehicle while under power.
Nothing in this subsection permits hunting
from or across a public road or right-of-way.

Assisting Hunters
Hunters who have lled their seasonal or
daily bag limit for any species may continue to
accompany other hunters provided they are not
in possession of any ammunition or any rearm
or archery equipment. This person must also
comply with all other legal requirements.

Treestands
eestand
t ds
ds
The TWRA urges all deer hunters
hunting from treestands to use a fallrestraint system. Most deer hunting
accidents involve hunters falling
from a treestand. Proper use of a
fall-restraint system could prevent or
lessen the severity of these accidents.

Handgun Carry
General Regulations

Mandatory
Hunter Education

Persons with a handgun carry permit pursuant

to TCA 39-17-1351 may possess a handgun
the entire year while on the premises of any
TWRA refuge, public hunting area or wildlife
management area, including the North and
South Cherokee. Nothing in this subsection
shall authorize a person to use any handgun to
hunt unless such person is in full compliance
with all wildlife laws, rules and regulations.

All hunters, resident or nonresident,

born on or after Jan. 1, 1969, must
possess proof that they have successfully
completed a Hunter Education course.
Those under 10 years of age do not need
a Hunter Education certificate, but must
be accompanied by an adult at least
21 years of age who must remain in a
position to take immediate control of
the hunting device. Call your local TWRA
office or visit the TWRAs website at
www.tnwildlife.org for a listing of
scheduled Hunter Education classes.

For all other Federally managed properties such

as refuges and military installations (example:
Oak Ridge WMA and Enterprise South Park
WMA), contact that specic facility or location.

Permanent Opening Dates

Free Hunting Day

Fourth Sat. in Aug.

Squirrel

Fourth Sat. in Aug.

Grouse

Second Sat. in Oct.

Quail

First Sat. in Nov.

Rabbit

First Sat. in Nov.

Deer/Archery

Fourth Sat. in Sept.

Deer/Muzzleloader
Deer/Gun

Third Sat. before Thanksgiving

Sat. before Thanksgiving

Deer/Young Sportsman

Last Sat. in Oct.

Tentative Quota Hunt Application Deadlines

WMA Quota Big Game Hunts
WMA Waterfowl Blind Site Drawing
Spring Turkey

Fourth Wed. in July

Last Wednesday in Sept.
First Wed. in Feb.

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Legal Hunting Devices
All rearms, hunting devices and ammunition listed in the below table are legal for hunting purposes according to the individual species listed. If a rearm,
hunting device or ammunition is not listed in the below table it is illegal to hunt with within the State of Tennessee. Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)
may have restrictions on some legal hunting devices.

Big Game

Small Game

Deer

Bear

Elk

Turkey

Migratory
Birds

Furbearers4
and Crow

All Other
Small Game

Shotguns (including muzzleloading shotguns) using

ammunition loaded with No. 4 or smaller shot

No

No

No

Yes

Yes3

Yes

Yes

Shotguns (including muzzleloading shotguns) using

ammunition loaded with T shot (0.20 inch diameter)
or smaller

No

No

No

No

Yes3,6

Yes

No

Shotguns (including muzzleloading shotguns) using

ammunition loaded with single solid ball or slugs

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes1

No

Rifles and handguns using rimfire ammunition and air

guns (.25 caliber or smaller)

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Rifles and handguns using centerfire ammunition (full

metal jacketed ammunition prohibited)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes1,5

No

Muzzleloading firearms (rifles and handguns) .36 cal.

or larger

Yes7

Yes7

Yes7

No

No

Yes1,7

Yes1,7

Muzzleloading firearms (rifles and handguns) less than

.36 cal.

No

No

No

No

No

Yes7

Yes7

Archery equipment (longbows, recurves, compounds

and crossbows)

Yes2

Yes2

Yes2

Yes2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Firearm, hunting device and ammunition

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

If using this equipment while hunting during deer, elk or bear season you must be a legal big game hunter (see Misc. No. 9).
Hunting arrows and bolts must be equipped with sharpened broadheads.
Waterfowl may only be hunted with non-toxic shot of size T or smaller.
Furbearers are dened as beaver, bobcat, coyote, fox, groundhog, mink, muskrat, opossum, river otter, raccoon, skunk and weasel.
It is illegal to use ries and handguns using centerre ammunition from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.
Migratory birds, except waterfowl, may only be hunted with ammunition loaded with No. 4 or smaller shot.
Muzzleloading rearms are dened as those rearms which are incapable of being loaded from the breech.

Prohibited Acts
1. Possession of ammunition except that as
specically authorized is prohibited while
hunting.
2. The use or possession and/or the accompanying of anyone using or possessing raccoon
calls, squallers, weapons, ammunition, or
climbers while training dogs is prohibited
during training season, except raccoon calls
may be used during authorized eld trials.
3. The use of dogs in taking or attempting to
take deer or elk is prohibited. Taking or
attempting to take deer being pursued by dog,
or dogs, is prohibited.
4. Juveniles under the age of eighteen (18) are
prohibited from using handguns for the
purpose of hunting.
5. No person shall make use of bait to take
wildlife unless the bait has been removed and
any electronic feeder disabled at least 10 days
prior to hunting.
6. Possession of rearms prohibited while
chasing coyote, fox and bobcat with dogs from
the rst Saturday in November through the
end of the deer season.
7. Use or possession of the following equipment
is prohibited:

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Predator calls while night hunting.

Pod arrows (any pod-type device for
holding drugs or chemicals on an arrow) or
any drugs or chemicals used in pod arrows
while archery hunting.
Explosive arrowheads while archery
hunting.
Firearms capable of fully automatic re.
Firearms or archery equipment with any
device utilizing an articial light capable of
locating wildlife.
Any electronic light amplifying night
vision scope or device while in possession
of a rearm or archery tackle between
sunset and sunrise.
Electronic calls or live decoys while
hunting wild turkey, foxes and waterfowl
(except electronic calls are legal during the
Conservation Season for Blue, Snow and
Ross geese).
Ries or handguns with full metal jacketed
ammunition.
Ries or handguns with centerre ammunition between 30 minutes after sunset and
30 minutes before sunrise.
Any loose shot other than non-toxic (as
approved by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

on any shotgun shell loaded with shot other

than non-toxic while hunting waterfowl,
coots, gallinules, Virginia rails, and sora
rails.
Any rearm including air guns using
archery bolts.
Tracer ammunition

Legal Trapping Devices

and Definitions
1. Steel traps may only be used in accordance
with TCA 70-4-120. Steel leg-hold traps must
have an outside measure of jaw spread that
is 9 inches or less, as measured at the widest
point. Steel square instant-kill traps must
have an exterior jaw measurement 16 inches
or less, as measured at the widest point, and
steel circular instant-kill traps must have an
exterior measurement 12 inches or less, as
measured at the widest point.
2. Live traps are legal for taking any species of
wildlife listed as having a trapping season.
Live traps are dened as those traps that act
as a cage after capture.
3. Steel cable snares having a minimum cable
diameter of 5/64 inch and a maximum cable
diameter of 3/32 inch are legal for all legal

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5.

6.

7.
8.
9.

10.

furbearer species during the legal trapping

season. Spring activated snares other than
Collarum snares prohibited.
Commercially available dog-proof traps, also
known as species-specic traps, are legal for
trapping.
Cushion-hold traps as dened in TCA
70-1-101 with an outside measure of jaw
spread that is 9 inches or less, as measured at
the widest point, may be used for all sets in
accordance with TCA 70-4-120.
For trapping purposes water set is dened
to mean traps set in water adjacent to and
part of streams, ponds, lakes, wetlands or
other water courses and includes oating sets.
All snares and traps must be axed with the
owners name or their TWRA I.D. number
All traps must be inspected every 36 hours or
less and animals removed.
When trapping on anothers property, the
trapper must carry on his/her person written
permission from the landowner and make a
written report to the owner of any domestic
animal caught and pay damages for those
animals.
For trapping seasons, see page 19.

Legal Hunting Hours

1. All big game and small game species (except
bullfrogs, raccoons, opossums, migratory
birds and the chasing of foxes and rabbits)
daylight hours only (30 minutes before
ocial sunrise and until 30 minutes after
ocial sunset) except turkey open only until
ocial sunset.
2. Hunting of bullfrogs, raccoons, opossums,
the chasing of foxes and rabbits, and the
trapping of furbearers is permitted day or
night unless restricted by Proclamation. No
foxes or rabbits may be shot while chasing/
training at night.
3. Hunting of migratory birds is to comply
with federal regulations for migratory birds,
unless restricted by Proclamation.

Migratory Bird Regulations

1. Federal regulations relative to baiting,
rearms, bag and possession limits, wanton
waste, tagging and methods of hunting are
hereby adopted and will be applicable to
hunting and/or taking of species listed.
2. No person shall hunt migratory game
birds, except crows, with a shotgun of any
description capable of holding more than
three (3) shells, unless it is plugged with a
one-piece ller, incapable of removal without
disassembling the gun, so its total capacity
does not exceed three (3) shells.
3. All persons who hunt migratory game birds
are required to have in their possession
a valid Tennessee Migratory Bird Permit
(TMBP) in addition to other required
Tennessee licenses and permits, with the
following exceptions:
disabled veterans
landowners hunting on their own land

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residents of Tennessee under 13 years of age
residents of Tennessee who are 65 or older
Military personnel on leave or furlough
4. Refer to federal regulations 50 CFR Ch.
1 (21.41 and 21.43) for conditions and
restrictions applicable to the taking of crows
in certain depredation or health hazard
situations outside of the crow sport hunting
season.
5. Pursuant to federal regulations, during the
Blue, Snow and Ross Geese Conservation
season, waterfowl hunters may use
unplugged shotguns and electronic calls.

Big Game Check-In

1. Big game animals shall be checked in at
any approved TWRA checking station,
on the TWRA website or by the TWRA
mobile application before leaving the state
or being gifted to another, and before the
end of the calendar day. Evidence of the
big game animals species and sex must
be available for inspection by TWRA
personnel until the animal is checked in.
After check-in, documentation on approved
TWRA forms or TWRA mobile application
shall be available for inspection by TWRA
personnel until time of nal processing. This
documentation of a conrmed check-in
shall accompany any big game animals
taken to a taxidermist or meat processor.
Evidence of the animals sex, species and
antlered status (if applicable) must remain
with the animal while aeld.
2. All harvested bears must be checked in
at any approved physical checking station
(excluding internet and mobile applications).
Bears may be whole or eld dressed but
must weigh 75 pounds or greater when
checked in. If bears are quartered or boned
out, the total of the meat, hide, etc., must
equal or exceed 75 pounds. The reproductive sex organs shall remain attached to
each bear harvested at least until the bear
has been ocially checked out at any ocial
checking station.
3. Elk shall be checked in as instructed in the
hunters informational packet.
4. It is a violation of this section to provide
false information during the check-in
process. By completing the required
check-in information, whether on paper
or electronic form, the hunter is a rming
that the information as it appears on the
permanent record is valid and correct. This
harvest record is a legal document.

2.

3.

4.
5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Miscellaneous
1. Where hunting is allowed from vessels,
it is legal to hunt from any vessel, so long
as the vessel is not under forward motion
from any inuence of mechanical means or
sail. On private property, it is legal to hunt
from any motorized vehicle (to include
ATVs, golf carts, etc.), provided the vehicle
is stationary. Nothing in this subsection (1)

10.

shall be construed as authorizing hunting

from a vessel, automobile or other motor
vehicle while under power. Nothing in this
subsection permits hunting from or across a
public road or right-of-way.
Hunters who have lled their seasonal or
daily bag limit for any species may continue
to accompany other hunters provided they
are not in possession of any ammunition or
any weapon. This person must also comply
with all other legal requirements. Access for
hunters accompanying may be limited on
some WMAs. A bear hunter who has lled
the daily or seasonal limit may continue
to carry a rearm and take hogs where
incidental taking is allowed.
Every game animal, wounded or unwounded
by hunting and/or trapping and taken into
possession by the hunter or trapper shall be
immediately slain and become part of the
daily bag limit. No person shall, at any time,
or by any means, possess or transport live
animals taken under the authority of hunting
season proclamations.
Gigs, angling equipment, archery, rimre
and air rearms are legal for taking bullfrogs
Archery equipment is permitted during
the archery, muzzleloader and gun seasons.
Muzzleloader equipment is permitted
during the muzzleloader and gun seasons.
Pursuant to TCA 39-17-1351, persons with
a valid handgun carry permit may possess a
handgun the entire year while on the premises of any TWRA refuge, public hunting
area, state owned wildlife management
area or, to the extent permitted by federal
law, national forest land maintained by the
state, and private land. For other federally
managed properties hunters should contact
that specic facility or location. Nothing in
this subsection shall authorize a person to
use any handgun to hunt unless such person
is in full compliance with all wildlife laws,
rules and regulations.
During a deer archery only season, a fall
turkey hunter may not be in possession of
both archery equipment and rearms.
During archery deer/bear seasons a properly
licensed big game hunter may use air guns .25
caliber or smaller to hunt small game while
archery hunting for deer/bear. During the
muzzleloader and gun deer/bear season, a legal
deer or bear hunter may use rimre or airguns
.25 caliber or smaller to hunt small game.
During an archery only or muzzleloader/
archery only deer, bear or elk season,
furbearers may not be taken with ries and
handguns using centerre ammunition.
During the gun/muzzleloader/archery
seasons, furbearers may be taken by legal big
game hunters licensed for the weapon they
are using.
The use of suppressors/silencers is legal for
persons possessing the required federal
license from the United States Department of
Treasury. Hunters using these devices must
have proof of such license on their person.
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CARRYING CAPACITY
Wildlife Management 101: Carrying Capacity
If you are reading this, you obviously know and LOVE wildlife. As passionate as you may be, the
passion needs a base for understanding on how things work. With this understanding, you can
begin to develop realistic expectations. Without this understanding, there may be unrealistic
expectations which, consequentially, may lead to disappointment or unjustied demands for
change. Case in point
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has spent a great deal of time teaching deer hunters
about realistic expectations when it comes to the quality of deer that can be produced. Our
harvested age structure is comparable to the great destination deer states (e.g., Illinois, Iowa,
etc.) and there is nothing we can do to improve body size or antler development given our
environment. Since the majority of our passionate deer hunters understand this, they know
what to expect; hence, they tend to enjoy the sport much more knowing our deer herd is in
excellent shape and functioning as well as can be expected for this part of the country.
If you like seeing animals, there is a need to understand a little bit about wildlife populations.
The undeniable fact of wildlife populations is they grow until one of two things happens: 1)
another animal population stabilizes that population (think predator vs. prey), or 2) the animal
population runs out of resources (food, shelter, etc.). In either case, the population has reached
a plateau called carrying capacity where the population will begin to cycle through highs and
lows depending on environmental factors.
This article is about K which is better known as carrying capacity.
WARNING: Technical moment!

Biologically and environmentally speaking, the land

can only support a certain amount of animals.
Again, this is known as carrying capacity (K). There
are certain things that limit the number of animals
that can be out there. First and foremost are food
and water. Everyone knows these as basic requirements for all living beings. There are, however, other
things that can limit animals as well. For example,
cover (i.e. shelter) and space are necessary requirements for all species. Animals that get eaten, also
known as prey species, need places to hide. While
some larger animals need lots and lots of space since
they dont tolerate each other very well. Th ink of
you and your extended family, including the in-laws,
all living under the same roof. While knowing you
need food and water is a no-brainer, this helps to
understand the need for space to keep all parties
healthy and sane, in that analogy. (I believe that
may have been the easiest principle to explain for
some folks!) Because animals need cover and space,
they are considered limiting factors, much like food
and water.
Okay, there are two things that wildlife lovers need
to understand when it comes to seeing animals,
especially as it pertains to the expectation of seeing
animals. The numbers that may have been seen
in years past may not always be there from year to
year. This is especially true for hunters who usually
keep pretty good tabs on game populations. Have
you recently heard someone say, Theres just not as
many deer as there were a few years ago? The same
sentence can just as easily be heard with the word
turkey, or quail, or any species instead of deer.
Why is that?

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This is just a fancy way of saying birth rate is

affected by the amount of competition for
resources. In other words, when populations are low
and resources are high, animals tend to give birth at
a higher rate. As those resources are stretched due
to overcrowding, animals tend to give birth to fewer
offspring. Why is this important to wildlife watchers?
Seeing less babies around may not be a sign of a
problem. Rather, it may suggest populations have
never been stronger.
Take home message: Regardless whether a
population is at K or not, there is very little that can
be done to impact K. Food added to the landscape
is insufficient in quality and quantity to impact the
population.
Local observations of wildlife populations are too
small to represent true swings in the population.
There may be annual variation on a single farm
or lease that is not consistent with changes in the
population over a larger area.

Well it may be for a couple of reasons.

The rst is that carrying capacity is always changing;
its NEVER a static (i.e. unchanging) number.
Though you may not detect the changes, there could
be tremendous swings in animal populations based
on changes to carrying capacity. Great examples of
this are booms or busts in food supply. Some years,
dependent upon weather conditions, especially
drought, you may have more or less food available
for the animals. This could drastically aect the
number of animals you see from year to year.
For example, there
Overshoot
Carrying Capacity (K)
are many species
highly dependent
on hard mast (nuts,
acorns) production.
Black bears are one
of the best-known
Time
forest-dwelling
creatures and
population swings are directly related to mast
production. Interestingly enough, when there is little
mast, many female bears enter hibernation in poor
condition The egg is fertilized in the summer and
it literally waits for a chemical cue from the moms
body before implanting in the uterus. If moms body
is in poor condition due to a severe lack of food,
she simply aborts the embryo. The embryo may fail
to develop and obviously the bear will produce no
young during that year. On the contrary, if there is
plenty of food available in the fall, the fatter she is
and the more cubs shell bear (pun intended!). There
have been many instances of female bears giving
birth to quadruplets when acorns were plentiful the
year before.
Population

K is the biological term for carrying capacity.

Simply put, how many animals of a given species
can, or should, the area support. Here is something
to considerthe can and should are two dierent
principles. The should is often thought of as how
many animals the public expects on the landscape,
this is also known as social carrying capacity. This
article will only focus on the can.

Density Dependent Fecundity

Keep in mind, populations may not always only be

aected by food. Another less obvious example of
changes to carrying capacity is how oods dictate
how many animals can survive along riparian
areas. These are areas along rivers and streams. The
Mississippi river ood plain is a vast area that has
seen a number of recent ood events that wreak
havoc on ground nesting bird populations. If a ood

occurs when birds are on nest, it may wipe out most

of the reproduction for that year. Does this mean
those populations are at risk? Nope because some
animals inevitably survive. It means those areas
simply cannot support as many ground nesting
birds as its upland counterparts (i.e. the areas that
dont ood).
The second, and probably more important principle
to understand about carrying capacity, is that
restored populations almost always see a decline
in their peak numbers when they nally begin
settling on K. In other words, you may never see
the numbers of animals you once remember seeing.
Here is why
Wildlife agencies across America began restoring
many animal populations, mainly through
protection but occasionally through restocking.
When that occurred, many of those edgling
populations had vast resources. In other words, they
had all the food, water, cover and space they needed.
This allowed them to thrive.
Thriving populations usually do one thing they
reproduce. In fact, they reproduce so eciently
that they dont know when to stop. This means
their populations grow so large that they either
eat themselves out of house and home or create
conditions where theres a population crash, or
die-o in some magnitude. Sometimes it is due to
lack of food or water resources and sometimes its
due to disease because of over-crowded conditions.
Either way, the population takes a hit and people
notice.
This is not to say that wildlife agencies are not
concerned when populations appear lower than
years past, its simply to say that the reasoning of
why it happened is often understood. When it is not
understood, wildlife agencies are usually responsive
and determined to nd out why.
Who knew there was so much science involved in
watching wildlife? Its a good thing there is an entire
Agency of devoted professionals out there watching
over it for everyone!

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SMALL GAME HUNTING

Hunting Seasons
All hunting seasons are closed unless
opened by specific Tennessee Fish and
Wildlife Commission proclamations.
Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit except on
opening day. Dogs allowed for hunting all small game
species, except on specic WMAs where indicated.
Armadillo, Beaver, Coyote, Groundhog, Striped
Skunk - Open year-round. No limit.
Foxb, Mink, Muskrat, River Otterc, Spotted Skunk,
Weasel - Open Nov. 21, 2014 - Feb. 28, 2015. No limit.

Small Game Species

Migratory Birds

Furbearers

Other

Coots

Beaver

Armadillo

Crow

Bobcat

Bullfrog

Gallinules/Rails

Coyote

Collared Dove

Mourning Dove

Fox

Grouse

Wilson Snipe

Groundhog

Quail

Woodcock

Mink

Rabbit

Muskrat

Squirrel

Opossum
Waterfowl regulations will be
published in mid-September
and are also available on the
TWRA website.

River Otter
Raccoon

Bobcata - Open Nov. 21, 2014 - Feb. 28, 2015. Limit 1

per day.
a.

Bobcat pelts must be tagged with Tennessee

U.S. CITES tags in order to be exported from
the U.S. Contact your TWRA regional oce for
instructions.
b. Exceptions to the statewide fox season are: Benton
- unlawful to take or kill red foxes; Dyer, Lauderdale,
Smith and Wilson - open year-round to hunting and
trapping red and gray foxes; Washington - unlawful.
c. All river otters harvested must be tagged by
harvester with Tennessee U. S. CITES tags. Contact
your TWRA regional oce for instructions.

Skunk
Weasel

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Bobcat pelts must be tagged with Tennessee

U. S. CITES tags in order to be exported
from the U. S. Contact your TWRA regional
oce for instructions.
b. Exceptions to the statewide fox season are:
Benton - unlawful to take or kill red foxes;
Dyer, Lauderdale, Smith and Wilson - open
year-round to hunting and trapping red and
gray foxes; Washington - unlawful to take or
kill red and gray foxes.
c. All river otters harvested must be tagged by
harvester with Tennessee U. S. CITES tags.
Contact your TWRA regional oce for
instructions.

Opossum can be taken during the raccoon

hunting season. No limit.

Legal Traps & Specific Regulations

Bullfrog Hunting
All waters of the state are open to bullfrog
hunting except waters within state and federal
wildlife refuges. Season is open year-round,
except on TWRA managed lakes the season is
June 130. Bag limit is 20 per person, per night.
The use of rearms is prohibited for bullfrog
hunting on wildlife management areas and
TWRA lakes, except air guns may be used. Only
domestically raised bullfrogs or parts thereof
may be sold. A hunting license is required to take
bullfrogs. No WMA permit is required.

Statewide - Opens sunset Sept. 19, 2014 - Feb.

28, 2015; bag limit 2 per person per night. Night
is dened as one 24-hour period beginning at
sunset.

Trapping Seasons
Beaver, coyote, groundhog - Open year-round.
No limit.
Bobcata, Foxb, Mink, Muskrat, Opossum,
River Otter c, Raccoon, Spotted Skunk, Striped
Skunk, Weasel - Open Nov. 21, 2014 - Feb. 28,
2015; no limit.

a.

Regarding legal trapping devices and specic

regulations see page 14-15.

Dog Training
Training of bird dogs and squirrel dogs is
permitted year-round on private lands, during
daylight hours only. Training of rabbit dogs
is permitted year-round on private lands day
and night. The chasing of foxes with hounds is
permitted year-round, day and night. A hunting
license is required while training dogs except
when a person is competing in recognized eld
trials. When training on a WMA, a small game

permit (see page 9) is required. Refer to specic

WMA listings for WMA dog training seasons.
See page 30 for bear dog training.

Raccoon Dog Training

(no taking)
Year-round except where regulated by Private
Acts. The following counties are regulated
by Private Acts: DeKalb County is open for
year-round training except in the portion lying
south and west of State Hwy. 96 and U. S. Hwy. 70
where the training season will open 30 days prior
to the hunting season. Refer to specic WMA
listings for WMA raccoon dog training seasons.

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Spring Squirrel (2015)

May 9

June 14

10

Grouse (closed W. of I-65)

Oct. 11

Feb. 28

Rabbit

Nov. 1

Feb. 28

Quail

Nov. 1

Feb. 28

Fall Squirrel

Migratory bird seasons are subject to change by federal framework;

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Daily Bag

Sept. 1

Sept. 28

152

Oct. 11

Nov. 2

152

Nov. 29

Jan. 6

152

Woodcock1

Oct. 25

Dec. 8

31

Wilson Snipe1

Nov. 14

Feb. 28

81

Crow (Fri./Sat./Sun.)

June 1

Feb. 28

No limit

Canada Goose1 (Early Season)

Sept. 1

Sept. 15

51

Wood Duck/Teal1,3

Sept. 13

Sept. 173

43

Dove1 (Opens at noon on Sept. 1)

1. Tennessee Migratory Bird Permit required (see page 9).

2. No limit on Eurasian collared doves; however, any doves not readily identifiable as Eurasian collared
doves will be considered mourning doves and count towards the mourning dove daily bag and
possession limits.
3. Possible teal bag increase and additional teal-only days, see TWRA website in late August. Daily bag
not to exceed two (2) wood ducks.
Regulations for the sandhill crane and late duck and goose seasons will be published in
the Waterfowl Hunting Guide available in October. Check TWRA website for updates.
Sandhill Crane drawing and season information will be posted on the TWRA website and
printed in the Waterfowl Hunting Guide in late September.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TENNESSEES

FREE HUNTING DAY!

Heres your opportunity to introduce a youngster, friend, family member,

neighbor or coworker to the tradition, challenge, and enjoyment of a day
in the woods.

Important Notice of
Ginseng Harvest Season
Law Change (TCA 70-8-203)
Effective July 1, 2012, the harvest season
for wild ginseng shall be from September
1 through December 31, inclusive, of each
year. For additional information, contact
the Department of Environment and
Conservation, (615) 532-431.

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NO hunting license or permit is required for

Tennessee residents.
Hunter Education regulations are applicable.
Mark your calendar for August 23, 2014, contact
your nearest TWRA regional office for details, and
get out there in the Tennessee woods.

A good time awaits!

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BIG GAME HUNTING

All hunting seasons are closed unless opened by specific

Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission Proclamation. Big
game animals are deer, red deer, turkey, bear and elk.
Fluorescent Orange: Hunters must wear on the upper portion of their
body and head a minimum of 500 square inches of daylight uorescent
orange (blaze orange), visible front and back while hunting big game
except on archery-only and turkey hunts. (A hat and vest fullls
requirements.) Blaze orange camo is legal if it contains 500 square inches
of uorescent orange. In those areas where the archery-only deer season
dates overlap with another big game gun season (i.e. bear), archers are
required to wear 500 square inches of daylight uorescent orange.
Field Dressing Big Game: Evidence of species or sex of big game animals
must not be destroyed prior to checking in and/or while the animal is
aeld. Normal eld dressing, quartering and icing down of the meat is
permitted.

Big Game Found Dead: All big game found dead should be left where
found and need not be reported. Individuals wanting to keep big game
found dead, or any portion of the animal, must rst contact the local
Regional TWRA oce within 48 hours for authorization.
Any vehicle in which an illegally possessed big game animal is found
is subject to conscation. Big game, except bear, accidentally killed by
a motor vehicle may be possessed by any person for personal use and
consumption if the TWRA or a local law enforcement agency is notied
within 48 hours. A bear killed by a motor vehicle may be possessed only
upon the issuance of a receipt from the TWRA.

Dont let ignorance of the law

cost you a trophy of a lifetime.
Stop the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease
Carcass Importation laws are in effect
CWD has NOT yet been found in Tennessee
and does not pose a risk to human health.
Should CWD ever be discovered in Tennessee it will absolutely have an aect on the way
we manage our whitetail deer herd.

Therefore...

D id y o u k n o w ?
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conservation projects this year?

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Email: [email protected]

If you plan on hunting cervids (mule deer,

whitetail deer, moose, or elk) in the United
States and Canada that have CWD, you
Chronic Wasting Disease, must properly prepare the carcass accordotherwise known as CWD, ing to the instructions below BEFORE
is a transmissible, neurotransporting it into Tennessee. Visit
logical disease of deer and www.tn.gov/twra/pdfs/cwdban.pdf for a
elk that produces small le- list of CWD states and detailed information
sions in brains of infected regarding importation regulations.
animals. It is characterized
by loss of body condition,
Carcass Preparation Procedures
behavioral abnormalities
Carcasses and other parts from these areas
and death. CWD is clasthat may be brought into or possessed in
sied as a transmissible
Tennessee include:
spongiform encephalopa- a. meat that has bones removed
thy (TSE), and is similar to
mad cow disease in cattle b. antlers, antlers attached to cleaned skull
plates or cleaned skulls (where no meat
and scrapie in sheep.
or tissues are attached to the skull)
While the possibility of
c.
cleaned
teeth
human infection remains
a concern, it is important d. nished taxidermy and antler products
to note there have been no e. hides and tanned products.
veried cases of humans
Failure to comply with the above
contracting CWD.

will be in violation of Tennessee law!

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Big Game Check-In Procedures

Big game animals shall be checked in at any approved TWRA checking
station, on the TWRA website, or by the TWRA mobile application before
leaving the state or being gifted to another, and before the end of the
calendar day. Evidence of the big game animals species and sex must be
available for inspection by TWRA personnel until the animal is checked
in. After check in, documentation on approved TWRA forms or TWRA
mobile application shall be available for inspection by TWRA personnel
until time of nal processing. This documentation of a conrmed check
in shall accompany any big game animals taken to a taxidermist or meat
processor. Evidence of the animals sex, species and antlered status (if
applicable) must remain with the animal while aeld.

eld dressed, but must weigh 75 pounds or greater when checked in. If bears
are quartered or boned out, the total of the meat, hide, etc., must equal or
exceed 75 pounds. The reproductive sex organs shall remain attached to each
bear harvested at least until the bear has been ocially checked out at any
ocial checking station.
Elk shall be checked in as instructed in the hunters informational packet.
It is a violation of this section to provide false information during the check in
process. By completing the required check in information, whether on paper
or electronic form, the hunter is arming that the information as it appears
on the permanent record is valid and correct. This harvest record is a legal
document.

All harvested bears must be checked in at any approved physical checking

station (excluding internet and mobile applications). Bears may be whole or

See page 15 for additional check-in regulations.

There Are Three Ways You May Check-In Big Game Animals
Physical Checking Station

On the Internet

Mobile Application

1. Take your harvest to the

local checking station
2. Provide your harvest
information
3. Finalize the process:
Keep your printout
-ORWrite confirmation
number on a harvest log
4. All bears must be
checked in this manner

1. Go online to
www.tnwildlife.org
2. Provide your harvest
information
3. Finalize the process:
Keep your printout
-ORWrite confirmation
number on a harvest log
4. Not a valid method for
bear check-in.

1. Use your mobile device

and go to
www.tnwildlife.org
2. Provide your harvest
information
3. Verify final harvest
record in your digital
harvest log & diary
-ORWrite confirmation
number on a harvest log
4. Not a valid method for
bear check-in.

Mobile Application
If an animal is checked in using the
TWRA Mobile Application, the app
will automatically self-populate an
entry in the Hunters Harvest Log &
Diary found on the mobile application.
That digital version containing a confirmation number is all that is required
as long as you have an operating cell
phone or other mobile device. If there
are concerns about losing signal or
battery power, it is advisable for you to
complete a harvest log.

*REMEMBER: Big game must be checked-in the same day as harvested

or before leaving the state or being gifted to another.

Big Game Harvest Log

Big Game Harvest Confirmation
Date:
Sex:

Species
M

Antler Points:

Harvest Log

Confirmation Number:
Date:
Sex:

Species
M

Antler Points:

Confirmation Number:
Date:
Sex:

Species
M

Antler Points:

Confirmation Number:
Date:
Sex:

Species
M

Antler Points:

Although you are rarely required to

have a harvest log, we have provided
a log for your convenience. If you write
the confirmation number (received
at the end of all check in procedures)
on a harvest log, you are good to go!
Take a harvest log with you when you
go hunting and you cant go wrong.
Harvest logs are available from many
different sources including: on your
hunting license, in the hunting guide,
on the TWRA website (www.tnwildlife.
org), and at your local checking station.
Multiple logs may be used.

Confirmation Number:
WR-1057
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three deer units, as follows:

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Unit L Counties

Unit A Counties

Unit B Counties

Unit L includes Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll,

Cheatham, Chester, Coee, Crockett, Davidson,
Decatur, Dickson, Fayette, Franklin, Gibson, Giles,
Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry,
Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence,
Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Marshall,
Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Moore, Obion,
Perry, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby, Smith,
Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Wayne, Weakley,
Williamson, Wilson.

Unit A includes Bledsoe, Bradley, Clay,

Cumberland, DeKalb, Dyer, Grundy, Hamilton,
Jackson, Lake, Lauderdale, Marion, McMinn,
Meigs, Overton, Putnam, Rhea, Roane,
Sequatchie, Tipton, Van Buren, Warren, White.

Unit B includes Anderson, Blount, Campbell,

Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Fentress, Grainger,
Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jeerson,
Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Pickett,
Polk, Scott, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union,
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Season Type

Season Dates

Antlered Bag
Limits

Antlerless Bag Limit

Unit L

Unit A

Unit B

Archery

Sept. 27 - Oct. 24 and Oct. 27-Nov. 7

3/day

Muzzleloader

Nov. 8 - Nov. 21

3/day

Gun

Nov. 22 - Jan. 4

3/day*

See Antlerless Gun

Hunts on page 26

See Antlerless Gun

Hunts on page 26

Young Sportsman**

Oct. 25-26 and Jan. 10-11

3/day

Statewide

3
(one antlered deer
per day, not to
exceed 3 for the
year)

*A Type 094 permit is required to hunt antlerless deer during this season except for landowners hunting under the landowner exemption (as described in
T.C.A. 70-2-204), Sportsman license holders (including Lifetime Sportsman) and hunters who possess a Type 167 permit. A Type 094 permit is required
for all ages.
** Youths 6-16 years of age may participate. Young sportsmen must be accompanied by a nonhunting, adult, 21 years of age or older, who must remain in
a position to take immediate control of the hunting device and who must also comply with fluorescent orange regulations, as specified for legal hunters.
Multiple youths may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult.

Archery equipment is legal during muzzleloader and gun seasons. Muzzleloading equipment is legal during gun season.
Legal Bucks: Deer must have at least one antler measuring a minimum of three (3) inches in length on buck-only or antlered-only hunts.
Antlerless Deer: Defined as those deer with no antlers or deer with both antlers less than three (3) inches in length.
Albino Deer: Hunting, trapping or possession of albino deer is prohibited as set forth in TCA 70-4-130. An albino deer is a deer with a lack, or significant
deficiency, of pigment in the skin and hair, and has pink eyes.

White-Tailed Deer Hunting Units

and Bag Limits
For better wildlife management, Tennessee is
divided into three deer units.
The statewide bag limit for antlered bucks is
three (3).
No more than one (1) antlered deer may be
taken per day.
The only way the bag limit of three (3) antlered
bucks may be exceeded is if bucks are taken on
TWRA or NWR managed hunts where the bucks
are noted as bonus deer. Check specific public
lands for more information.

2014-2015 Hunting & Trapping Guide

Measuring an Antler Point

For scoring purposes, a measurable point is defined as a
projection at least one inch long, measured from the tip
of the point to the nearest edge of the beam, following
mid-line of the tine, as illustrated below.

> 1 inch

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DEER HUNTING
2014-15 Antlerless Deer Non-Quota Hunts

Antlerless Deer Hunts

The following counties and portions of
counties are open to antlerless deer hunting
during the regular gun season as specied.

Number Of Antlerless Deer Per Hunt

County
Nov. 22-23

Non-quota Hunts - No hunter quota but

a Type 094 permit is required except for
landowners hunting on their own land,
Sportsman license holders (including Lifetime
Sportsman), and hunters who possess a Type
167 permit. A Type 094 permit is required
for all ages.

Anderson

Note: Unit A & B: the bag limit for each county

for each non-quota hunt is dened in the Table.

Carter2

Unit L: a hunter may harvest 3 antlerless deer

per day during the regular gun season.

Week 1
Nov. 24-30

Week 2
Dec. 1-7

Week 3
Dec. 8-14

Week 4
Dec. 15-21

Week 6
Dec. 29-Jan. 4

Bledsoe
Blount1

1
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Bradley

1
1

Campbell
1

Claiborne
Cocke

Week 5
Dec. 22-28

1
2

DeKalb

Special Regulations
Deer dened as bonus animals do not count
toward statewide, seasonal or daily bag limits.

Dyer

Greene2

Jefferson

Hamblen
1

Hamilton

Hancock
Hawkins

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McMinn

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2014-15 Statewide Deer Season

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DEER HUNTING
Special Red Deer Hunt, Claiborne County
Allow taking of Red Deer in that portion of Claiborne County south of the Powell River. Hunters must submit any Red Deer harvested for a
biological sample.
Take red deer to: Cunningham Slaughter House
Business: 423-626-6666
860 Cedar Fork Road, Tazewell, TN 37879
Hours: 8AM-5PM. 7 days a week.
If for some reason no one is available or if you have questions regarding the hunt, call the Region 4 office for further instructions. 423-587-7037

Same dates and hunting implements as listed for Claiborne County deer hunts.

No limit-Either sex

Differences Between Elk, White-tailed Deer, and Red Deer

Elk
Tail: short tail
Rump: tan rump patch
Antlers: sweep back
Coloring: black legs and black neck
Size: 4 - 5 feet at shoulders

White-tailed Deer
Tail: long tail with white underside
Antlers: curve forward
Coloring: white throat patch
Size: 3 - 3 1/2 feet at shoulders

Red Deer
Tail: short tail
Antlers: may be crowned at top
Coloring: dark red
Size: 3 1/2 - 4 feet at shoulders

Persons convicted of illegally killing a wild elk are subject to $2,500 in fines and/or up to 11 months/29 days in jail.

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BEAR HUNTING
2014 Statewide Bear Season (See WMA Section for WMA Bear Seasons)
Five (5) bear hunt zones (BHZs) have been established, as follows:

BHZ1:

BHZ3:

Carter, Cocke (North

of I-40), Greene,
Johnson, Sullivan,
Unicoi, & Washington.

McMinn (East of Hwy 411),

Monroe, Polk (East of Hwy
411 & North of Hwy 64),
excluding South Cherokee
WMA.

BHZ2:

BHZ4:

Blount, Cocke (South of

I-40), Jeerson (East of
Hwy 411), Sevier.

Cumberland (North of
I-40), Fentress, Morgan,
Pickett (East of Hwy 111),
& Scott (West of Hwy 27).

Transitional:
Bradley, Hamblen, Hamilton (East of TN River),
Hancock, Hawkins, Grainger, Jeerson (west of Hwy
411), Knox, Loudon, McMinn (West of Hwy 411), &
Polk (West of Hwy 411).

Bear Reserves, State Parks, Scott State Forest, National Parks and Recreation Areas are closed to bear hunting.
Bear Hunt Zone (BHZ)

Gun/Muzzleloader/ Archery
(Dogs Allowed)

BHZ 1

BHZ 2

BHZ 3

BHZ 4

Transitional

Oct. 6-10
Nov. 3-7
Dec. 1-20

Sep.29-Oct.5
Nov. 3-7
Dec. 1-25

Oct. 4-12
Nov. 3-7
Dec. 1-14
Dec.30-Jan.2

Closed

Closed

Sep.27-Oct.24

Sep.27-Oct.24

Sep.27-Oct.24

Sep.27-Oct.24

Sep.27- Oct.24

Gun/Muzzleloader/ Archery (No Dogs)

Nov. 22-25

Nov. 22-25

Nov. 22-25

Closed

Closed

Young Sportsman* G/M/A (No Dogs)

Oct. 25-26

Oct. 25-26

Oct. 25-26

Closed

Closed

Archery Only (No Dogs)

* Youths 6-16 years of age may participate. Young sportsmen must be accompanied by a non-hunting, adult, 21 years of age or older, who must remain in a
position to take immediate control of the hunting device and who must also comply with uorescent orange regulations, as specied for legal hunters.
Multiple youths may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult.

Bear Dog Training Season

The following bear hunt zones (BHZs) are open for a bear dog training season during daylight hours only (Bear reserves closed to dog training, refer
to pages 57 and 64):
BHZ1 and BHZ2: Aug. 23Sep. 28, 2014; BHZ3: Sep. 3-12, 2014.

Special Bear Season Regulations

1. Bear Limit: One (1) bear either sex per year.
The limit on bear for any person participating in statewide or WMA hunts or both shall not exceed one bear per calendar year. This bear may
be either sex.
Cubs or female bears with cubs at side may not be taken at any time. A cub is dened as a bear weighing 75 pounds or less.
Bears may be whole or eld dressed but must weigh 75 pounds or greater when checked in.
The reproductive (sex) organs must remain attached to each bear harvested until the bear has been ocially checked-in at an ocial TWRA
checking station.
2. Bear may not be checked-in via the internet. All harvested bears must be checked in at any approved checking station (excluding internet and
mobile applications). For physical checking station locations, go to www.tnwildlife.org or download our mobile application. Bears may be
whole or eld dressed, but must weigh 75 pounds or greater when checked in. If bears are quartered or boned out, the total of the meat, hide,
etc., must equal or exceed 75 pounds. The reproductive sex organs shall remain attached to each bear harvested at least until the bear has been
ocially checked out at any ocial checking station.

Legal Hunting Equipment

See page 14.
Taking Wild Hogs During Bear Dog Hunts: Individuals licensed to hunt bears
may take wild hogs during any proclaimed bear hunt.

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Attention Bear Hunters

Help with bear population monitoring by submitting a pre-molar tooth from your bear.
What is the need for submitting teeth?
Aging bears using teeth allows biologist to more accurately model bear
populations. Historically, teeth were collected by Agency personnel. However,
with longer seasons and higher bear harvest, it is no longer feasible for TWRA
personnel to collect all the samples. So hunters can make an important
contribution to bear management in Tennessee by voluntarily submitting a
tooth from each bear harvested.
How do I collect a tooth?
The upper premolar tooth is right behind the canine (see photo). Using a knife
or screwdriver, push the gum line toward the top of the bears head exposing
more of the tooth. Loosen the tooth with a knife or screwdriver using the
canine as leverage. Once loose, the tooth can be extracted with pliers. Note:
The entire tooth, roots included, is needed. If the tooth breaks, try pulling the
premolar from the other side. See instructional video on the TWRA mobile
application on how to correctly remove a bear tooth.

Pre-Molar Bear Tooth Data Sheet

Hunter Name:

Why submit a tooth?

TWRA ID:

In order to accurately model bear populations, teeth need to be submitted

from all age classes (young and old).

County of
Harvest:

How do I submit a tooth?

Complete data sheet and send with tooth to:
TWRA Bear Data Collection
3030 Wildlife Way
Morristown, TN 37814

Date:
Sex:

L O N G L E A F C A M O. C O M

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ELK HUNTING

Elk Bag Limits and Season Dates

A quota permit system is used to select most of the elk hunt participants. A single elk hunt permit will be issued to a qualifying non-prot wildlife
conservation organization with all proceeds beneting the TWRA elk management program. The elk hunt takes place on North Cumberland WMA,
located in the Cumberland Mountains of eastern Tennessee. Five Elk Hunting Zones (EHZs) have been designated on the North Cumberland WMA.
Each of the ve hunters is assigned a separate EHZ. The youth hunter is allowed to use all 5 EHZs.
For the purpose of these hunting regulations and better wildlife management, ve (5) elk hunting zones have been designated on the North Cumberland
Wildlife Management Area (WMA), as follows:

Elk Bag Limits, Season Dates, and Quotas

Season Type

Season Dates

Permits

Bag Limit

Gun/
Muzzleloader/
Archery

Oct. 20-24

1 antlered elk per

permit

Gun/
Muzzleloader/
Archery

Oct. 25-26

1*

1 antlered elk per

permit

*Special Youth Elk Permit - allocated to a resident hunter between the ages of 13-16
on the first day of the hunt.

Special Regulations
1. Hunters will be assigned an EHZ as designated by TWRA. However,
if during the course of the hunt, one hunter remains with an unlled
tag, that hunter may be re-assigned an EHZ according to TWRA
specications.
2. Upon harvesting an elk, the hunter must immediately attach the elk
harvest tag provided by TWRA to the carcass. All harvested elk must
be checked out at the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area
Oce before leaving the Wildlife Management Area.
3. The harvest location must be clearly marked with agging tape. The
location must be adequately marked so that TWRA employees can
identify the harvest site. This must be accomplished by doing one of
the following:
Providing GPS coordinates,
Accompanying a TWRA employee to the harvest site, or...
Flagging a trail that can be easily followed from the harvest site to
a road.
4. Use or possession of electronic tracking equipment is prohibited.
5. Bugling or calling of elk is prohibited within the EHZs during all elk
hunts except by permitted hunters and their assistants.

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Wild hog status in Tennessee
Wild hogs cause extensive damage to crops, wildlife habitat,
contribute to erosion and water pollution, and carry diseases
harmful to livestock and other animals as well as humans. The
damage they cause has become more common and widespread
during the last fteen years as they have gone from being present
in 15 counties in Tennessee to being present in nearly 80 of a total
of 95 counties. In 1999, TWRA made an attempt to control the
expansion of the wild hog population by opening a statewide wild
hog season with no bag limit. Unfortunately, it was during this
period of unlimited hunting that the wild hog population expanded
the most. Disjointed populations of hogs began to occur in areas
of Tennessee where they had never existed before as the result of
illegal stocking by individuals whose goal was to establish local
hunting opportunities.
In 2011, new regulations were enacted that changed wild hog
management. Wild hogs are no longer regarded as big game
animals in Tennessee. In order to remove the incentive to relocate
wild hogs, they are now considered a destructive species to be
controlled by methods other than sport hunting.
It is illegal to possess, transport, or release live wild hogs.

Wild hog control for landowners

Landowners have more opportunity than ever before to
control wild hogs on their properties. They can shoot wild hogs
year-round during the day without limit and trap with bait outside
of big game seasons. Furthermore, landowners may obtain an
exemption from their TWRA regional oce enabling them to kill
wild hogs at night using a spotlight, trap year-round, etc. Once an
exemption is obtained, family members and tenants that qualify
under the Farmland Owner License Exemption (page 10) and up
to ten additional designees may help private landowners with wild
hog control eorts. For properties over 1,000 acres, an additional
designee per 100 acres may be assigned. In order to renew each
year, exemption holders are required to report the number of
hogs killed on their property and the manner in which they
were killed to TWRA. Landowners may also take advantage of
technical assistance provided by TWRA to help with a trapping
program or additional wild hog control techniques.

Wild hog control for public land

In Region I, on the Land Between the Lakes WMA, wild hogs
may be taken incidental to any hunt.
In Region III, wild hogs may be taken incidental to deer hunts on
the following WMAs: Alpine Mountain, Bridgestone-Firestone
Centennial Wilderness, Catoosa, Skinner Mountain, Standing Stone State
Forest, and Tellico Lake. Wild hogs may be taken on any deer or bear hunt
on South Cherokee WMA. There are also the following wild hog control
seasons in which the use of dogs is permitted: two ve-day control seasons
on Catoosa WMA and one three-day control season on Skinner Mountain
WMA.
In Region IV, wild hogs may be taken on any big game hunt on the North
Cherokee; any deer or turkey hunt on Kyker Bottoms Refuge; and on any
hunt, small game or big game, on the Foothills WMA and the entire North
Cumberland WMA.
On the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, wild hogs may
be taken with a special permit during any deer hunts and by small game
hunters after the deer season.
Refer to the regulations for individual WMAs and public hunting areas to
determine how and when hogs can be taken.

Disease risks
Wild hogs are known carriers of at least 45 dierent parasites and diseases
that pose a threat to livestock, pets, wildlife, and in some cases, human
health. The United States Department of Agriculture recognizes these
risks and recommends the following precautions when handling deceased
wild hogs:
1. Always wear disposable plastic or rubber gloves when eld-dressing,
cleaning, and butchering a wild hog carcass. Avoid direct contact with
blood and reproductive organs.
2. As soon as possible, wash hands with soap and hot water after dressing
wild hogs.
3. Burn or bury gloves and remains from butchered wild hogs.
4. Cook wild hog meat thoroughly.

Individuals licensed to hunt bears may take wild hogs during any scheduled
bear-dog hunt.

For more information regarding wild hogs see our website:

www.tnwildlife.org
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FALL TURKEY HUNTING

The following counties are open for fall turkey hunting. Bag limits for this season are dened by the following table. The bag limits listed in the table are
for turkeys, either sex. If a county is listed in the table, turkey may also be harvested with archery equipment during the deer/archery only season. Turkeys
harvested during the deer/archery only season count toward the county bag limit. During a deer archery only season, a fall turkey hunter may not be in
possession of both archery equipment and rearms.

2014 Fall Turkey Hunting (Shotgun/Archery) - October 1124

County

Turkey Bag Limits

County

Turkey Bag Limits

Anderson

Hamblen

Morgan

Bedford

Hamilton

Obion

Benton

Hancock

Overton

Blount

Hardeman

Perry

Campbell

Hardin

Pickett

Cannon

Hawkins

Putnam

Carroll

Henderson

Rhea

Carter

Henry

Roane

Cheatham

Hickman

Robertson

Chester

Houston

Rutherford

Claiborne

Humphreys

Scott

Clay

Jackson

Sequatchie

Cocke

Jefferson

Sevier

Coffee

Johnson

Smith

Cumberland

Knox

Stewart

Davidson

Lewis

Sullivan

Decatur

Lincoln

Sumner

DeKalb

Macon

Trousdale

Dickson

Madison

Union

Fayette

Marion

Van Buren

Fentress

Marshall

Warren

Franklin

Maury

Washington

Gibson

McNairy

Weakley

Grainger

Meigs

White

Greene

Montgomery

Williamson

Grundy

Moore

Wilson

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SPRING TURKEY HUNTING

All Tennessee counties are open to spring
turkey hunting including WMAs and refuges
unless specifically listed.

Statewide Spring Turkey Season

April 4, 2015 - May 17, 2015.

Bag Limits
One (1) bearded turkey per day, not to exceed
four (4) per season.

Statewide Young Sportsmen Hunt

(6-16 years of age)
March 28-29, 2015. Youths must be
accompanied by a non-hunting adult 21 years of
age or older, who must remain in a position to
take immediate control of the hunting device and
is not required to have a license. Multiple youths
may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult.

Hunting Hours

White Turkeys
Albino, grey/silver phase, bronze or other non-typical
plumages regularly appear in the Tennessee flock but at
extremely low frequencies. These aberrantly colored birds
are often considered a prized natural trophy or a perceived
domestic problem. Very little is known about these color
phases but most biologists believe the influence of domestic
genes in the wild flock has little impact on population health
or the expression of these rare plumages. Regardless of color,
all wild turkey in Tennessee are legal for harvest during the
open turkey season and must be checked in according to big
game check-in procedures.

Wildlife Management Areas

Special Regulations

Most WMAs are open with statewide seasons

and bag limits, but some have restricted dates or
quota hunts. See WMA section for specic dates
and regulations

Turkeys dened as bonus animals do not count

toward statewide, seasonal or daily bag limits.

Thirty minutes before legal sunrise to legal

sunset.

Legal Hunting Equipment

1. Shotguns using ammunition loaded with No.
4 shot or smaller. No restriction on number
of rounds in magazine.
2. Longbows, recurve bows, compound bows,
crossbows and other bows drawn or held by a
mechanical device.
3. Firearms and archery equipment may be
equipped with sighting devices except those
devices utilizing an articial light capable
of locating wildlife. Night vision scopes are
illegal.

Prohibited Acts
It is illegal to bait for turkeys.
Ries and handguns are prohibited.
Turkeys may not be shot or stalked from a boat
in Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby
or Tipton counties.
Use or possession of electronic calls while
turkey hunting is prohibited.
Use of live decoys is prohibited. However, articial and mounted decoys are permissible.
Possession of ammunition loaded with shot
larger than No. 4 while turkey hunting is
prohibited.
A licensed turkey hunter, who has lled his
bag limit or does not possess a valid permit for
a quota hunt, may accompany another turkey
hunter who has a valid permit (except on
WMAs where prohibited) and assist him in
calling but may not have a gun or bow in his/
her possession.

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Calling or attempting to call wild turkeys
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TWRA FIRING RANGES

Region I
Lake Graham Firing Range
(731) 423-5725
Natchez Trace State Park Firing Range
Natchez Trace State Park oce.
(731) 968-3742
TWRA Hunter Education and Range Facility
3200 Brother Blvd., Bartlett, TN
Sam Murrey - (901) 213-3124
Fee required.
Hours:
Tuesday: 12 p.m. 9 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m. 9 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. 6 p.m.
All guns must be cased when not in use.
Wolf River Firing Range
(901) 878-0855
Firing range open for rie sight-in during the
whole month of October.

Region II
Cheatham WMA Firing Range
and Archery Range
1299 Headquarters Rd., Ashland City, TN 37015
Randy Cromer - (615) 792-4510.
Use or possession of alcoholic beverages prohibited. Field points only for archery. Automatic
rearms prohibited. Must purchase the range
permit from a TWRA license agent. No permits
available at range. Fee required.
Hours:
Daily: 12 noon until dark.

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Montgomery County Shooting Complex

4201 Southside Road, Southside, TN 37171
(931) 387-3456, www.shoottn.org
Permits must be purchased before entrance to
range. Fee required.
Hours:
Thursday: 3 p.m. until sunset (Apr. - Nov.
Archery and Shotgun ranges only.)
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. until sunset (but
no later than 8 p.m.)
Sunday: 1 p.m. until sunset (but no later than
8 p.m.)
Stones River Hunter Education Center
2618 Hobson Pike, Antioch, TN
Open Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Call (615) 641-8896 for times.
Fee required. Shotguns prohibited.
Hours:
Apr. Oct.: Fri. - Sat. 10 a.m. 6 p.m.,
Sun. 16 p.m.
Nov. Mar.: Fri.Sat. 10 a.m. 4:30 p.m.,
Sun. 14:30 p.m.
Check website for scheduled holiday
closures.
Yanahli Firing Range
(931) 840-4042.
Days and hours as posted at the range.
Automatic rearms prohibited

Region III
Catoosa WMA
Genesis Checking Station.
Open daily, except closed during deer archery
hunts and turkey hunts. Daylight hours only.
Jim Lane - (931) 456-2479

Peavine Campground
Open:
Apr. 1 - Jan. 31, except closed during deer
archery hunts and turkey hunts. Daylight
hours only.
Prentice Cooper WMA
Clint Smith - (423) 658-0298
Ries and handguns only. No shotguns.
Open:
Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday only,
daylight hours only. Closed during WMA
Big Game hunts.
South Cherokee WMA (Spring Creek Range)
(423) 338-3300
U.S. Forest Service Fee ($3 per vehicle) required
Annual pass available. Open daylight hours.
Closed on Tuesday.

Region IV
John Sevier Hunter Education Center
2327 Rie Range Road, Knoxville
Joe Everett - (865) 594-6279
Fee required.
Hours:
Closed 1st full weekend of each month.
Pistol/rie/archery ranges open: Tuesday
and Thursday: 1 p.m.6 p.m., Saturday:
10 a.m.6 p.m., Sunday: 1 p.m.6 p.m.
Shotgun ranges open: Saturday and Sunday:
1 p.m.6 p.m., Tuesday: 6:30 p.m.10 p.m.
(must arrive by 7 p.m. on Tuesdays)
Chuck Swan WMA Firing Range
Dustin McCubbins - (865) 278-3248.
Range open on Thursday and Friday noon to
sunset, Saturday and Sunday sunrise to sunset.
Closed during all big game quota hunts. No
buckshot allowed.
North Cumberland WMA Firing Range
Flatwoods Road.
Joe Elkins - (423) 566-8557
North Cherokee WMA
(423) 735-1500
U.S. Forest Service Fee ($2 per vehicle) required
Annual pass available. Open daylight hours
only.
Jacobs Creek
Denton Valley Road, Sullivan Co.
Pond Mountain
Hwy. 321, Carter Co.
Scioto
Scioto Road, Unicoi Co.
Bubbling Springs
Hwy. 107, Cocke Co.
(423) 638-4109

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Other Hunting Lands
Other TWRA lands not proclaimed as a WMA or refuge are open with
statewide seasons unless otherwise indicated.
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
In addition to state hunting license, a Big South Fork Permit is required
to take wild hogs. Hogs may only be taken during the deer season and
the Jan.Feb. small game season. All hogs must be taken with big game
hunting devices. For information about obtaining a wild hog permit call
Big South Fork NRRA at (423) 569-9778 or the BSFNRRA Brandy Creek
Visitor Center at (423) 286-7275 or visit www.nps.gov/biso.
Fort Campbell Outdoor Recreation
(270) 798-2175
Website: www.fortcampbellmwr.com/Recreation/hunting/index.html

Tims Ford State Park Huntable Lands

Permit required, available at the Park Oce. Same seasons and regulations
as Owl Hollow Mill WMA. For more information call (931) 962-1183.
Big Hill Pond State Park(McNairy Co.) Huntable Lands
The portion that is south of the railroad tracks is open to hunting during the
statewide seasons.

Federal Refuges
Federal refuge seasons and regulations may be dierent from the ones
listed in this guide. Contact the individual refuge for their specic seasons
and regulations.
Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge
(731) 635-7621
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge
(931) 232-7477 - All hunters must have type 064 permit, even lifetime and
sportsmans license holders. Available at all TWRA license agents.

Holston Army Ammunition Plant

(423) 578-6276
Milan Army Ammunition Plant
(731) 686-6682
Website: www.milanarsenalhunting.com

Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge

(731) 635-7621

Tennessee State Forests

Operated by Tennessee Division of Forestry. State forests listed below are
open to hunting during statewide seasons.For information concerning
locations and state forest user regulations, consult website:
www.state.tn.us/agriculture/forestry/stateforests.html
Bledsoe State Forest
Cedars of Lebanon State Forest
Franklin State Forest
Lone Mountain State Forest
Stewart State Forest

Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge

(731) 772-0501
Reelfoot and Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuges
(731) 538-2481
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge
(731) 642-2091 - All hunters must have type 064 permit, even lifetime and
sportsmans license holders. Available at all TWRA license agents.

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WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA REGULATIONS

There are over 100 WMAs and refuges
across Tennessee managed by the
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Varying in size from 53 to 625,000
acres, all WMAs are available to the
public for various outdoor activities,
although certain regulations do apply.
On WMAs open with statewide seasons,
the season dates, bag limits, weapon
types and ammunition types that
pertain to the county where the WMA
is located apply to that WMA, except
special regulations listed specically
for those WMAs still apply.

General Regulations

GENERAL REGULATIONS

Prohibited Acts
Acts of disorderly, obnoxious or boisterous
conduct, including acts which interfere with
the orderly process of hunting, are prohibited.
Violators shall be removed from the area and/or
prosecuted.
Alcoholic beverages: Possession of any
alcoholic beverage, narcotic drug, barbiturate
or marijuana while hunting within the
management area is prohibited. No individual
may be under the inuence of these substances
at any time while within a management area.
The use of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited
on these areas year-round: Catoosa, Cheatham,
Chuck Swan, Forks of the River, Laurel Hill, Pea
Ridge and Prentice Cooper, except in designated
camping areas.
Bag limits: Statewide bag and possession limits
apply unless special exception is indicated.
Baiting: The placement or depositing of any type
of food to feed or attract wildlife on WMAs is
prohibited.
Dog training: Year-round unless otherwise
indicated.
Firearms: Use, possession or transportation of
rearms, bows and arrows or other arms and
ammunition is expressly prohibited except when
authorized. Firearms loaded with ammunition
in either the chamber or magazine may not
be transported in vehicles. A muzzleloader is
considered to be unloaded if the cap or primer
is removed. A crossbow is considered to be
unloaded if the bolt/arrow is removed from
the device. See page 12 for handgun carry
regulations.

15 inches

Horses permitted on roads and trails open

to motorized trac and other trails or routes
established for their use, except as otherwise
indicated. Riding o roads into elds, woods
or on foot trails is prohibited unless otherwise
provided.
Access Hours: Hunters (except raccoon,
opossum, turkey and waterfowl hunters) may
not enter prior to one hour before sunrise, and
they must be out of the area by one hour after
sunset. Raccoon and opossum hunters must
be out of the area by one hour after sunrise
except on Cherokee WMA. Public access will be
prohibited in the subimpoundments of Barkley
Unit I, Cheatham Lake, Haynes Bottom, Old
Hickory Units I and II, Camden Units I and
II, Big Sandy, Gooch Unit A, Tigrett and West
Sandy from two hours after legal waterfowl
shooting hours have ended until 4 a.m. the
following day during the late duck season(s).
Hunting near private dwellings: It is unlawful
to hunt, shoot at, chase or kill with or without
dogs any wild animal, wild birds or waterfowl
on public lands and waters within 100 yards of
a visible dwelling house, without the owners
permission, whether or not such a dwelling is on
public or private lands.
Litter: No litter or sewage may be deposited
in the area.
Motorized vehicles: All motorized vehicles
must be muer equipped to suppress noise
and be spark-arrestor equipped to prevent res.
Operation of motorized vehicles is conned
to roads not designated as closed. O-road
vehicles are restricted to roads open to other
motorized trac (except where prohibited by
state or federal statute) and designated trails
only. ORVs may be operated during daylight
hours and at other times when participating
in authorized activities. Driving o roads into
woods, elds or utility right-of-ways is prohibited
for all motorized vehicles. Motorized vehicles
may be prohibited on any agency-owned
wildlife management area if deemed necessary
to protect wildlife, vegetation and/or property.
Some exceptions apply. See individual WMAs
for specic restrictions.
No person shall damage or remove any trees or
other plants, dirt, gravel or sod from any wildlife
management area or other Tennessee Wildlife
Resources Agency-controlled lands without
specic authorization.
No species of wildlife may be harassed except
those authorized to be harvested, and no animal
killed shall be dismembered to the extent that
its species and sex cannot be identied before
checking out of the area.

On some WMAs, antlered bucks legal for harvest must have

an outside antler spread of 15 inches or larger. When judging
the size of antlers in the field, remember the general guideline
that if the outside antler spread is wider than the bucks ears,
then the outside antler spread is at least 15 inches.

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Access to all caves on agency controlled lands

is closed except to authorized personnel only,
unless designated dierently through signage or
agency brochures.
Overnight camping may be permitted on
designated areas by permission from area
manager, park ranger, lake manager, park
superintendent or national forest supervisor.
Such camping is subject to the limitation
prescribed in the permit, if required. On areas
where overnight camping is allowed, rearms
and archery equipment must remain in camp
except during legal hunting hours.
Pen-raised game birds: The release or
possession of pen-raised quail is prohibited
except on approved eld trial areas on Percy
Priest and Tellico Lake WMAs (Manager
approval required).
Safety zones: Hunting is prohibited in safety
zones except where provided.
Target practice is prohibited except on
designated ranges. See page 36 for a list of
TWRA ring ranges.
Unauthorized persons are prohibited
from being in the area during big game
hunts except when indicated. Unauthorized
persons are prohibited from being in the
wildlife management area during managed
turkey hunts, except on the Cherokee, North
Cumberland, Tellico Lake and Land Between
the Lakes wildlife management areas. Only
persons having valid turkey hunt permits
for the hunt date are authorized to be on the
management area. Exception: A licensed
turkey hunter, who has filled his/her bag
limit or does not possess a valid permit for
a quota hunt, may accompany another
turkey hunter (except on Oak Ridge WMA)
and assist him/her in calling, but may not
have a gun or bow in his/her possession.
Calling or attempting to call wild turkeys
using any sound that mimics those made by a
wild turkey is prohibited from March 1 to the
opening day of the spring turkey hunts on all
WMAs.
Wanton waste: Hunters are required to retrieve
all crippled or dead game if possible and are
prohibited from disposing of dead wildlife on
WMAs.
Wheelchair-bound hunts, zones or blinds
are open to hunters who are totally and
permanently conned to a wheelchair as
certied by a physician. On wheelchair-bound
big game hunts, each wheelchair-bound
hunter must be accompanied by a non-hunting
assistant (age 16 years or older), except on
Cordell Hull WMA, where the assistant may
also participate in hunting. On wheelchairbound waterfowl hunts, each wheelchair-bound
hunter must be accompanied by at least one, but
not more than three assistants (at least one of
whom must be age 16 years or older), who may
also participate in hunting.

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trapping license: Annual Senior Citizen Permit
(Type 167); Annual Small Game only (Type
093); 1-Day Small Game and Waterfowl (Type
092); or Annual Small Game and Waterfowl
(Type 091). Lifetime Sportsman, Sportsman
License holders or youths age 615 who are
accompanied by an adult with a valid permit are
exempt from purchasing a permit.
Closures during big game hunts: Closures
may apply, see specic WMA listing for those
closures.
Quail - On WMAs open with the statewide
seasons, quail season runs from the 1st
Saturday in November until January 15, unless
otherwise noted.

GENERAL REGULATIONS

Big Game Hunting on WMAs

Permits: WMAs with a BG after the name
require a Big Game WMA Permit in order
to hunt big game, in addition to the regular
hunting and big game licenses. There are
two types of big game WMA permits for all
WMAs depending upon the hunt: Quota and
Annual Nonquota Special Season/WMA
Big Game. Quota Permits must be obtained
by application to the Tennessee Wildlife
Resources Agency and are allocated based
upon a computer random drawing. Annual
Nonquota Special Season/WMA Big Game
Permits (Type 094) or Type 167 permits are
available at all license agents and oces of
the TWRA and are valid for all nonquota big
game hunts, including the Cherokee WMA,
for the entire license year. Lifetime Sportsman
and Sportsman License holders do not need to
purchase the nonquota permit and may apply
for quota permits at no charge.
On the Cherokee WMA, a Type 094, Type 095
or Type 167 is required to hunt big game and
is valid for all nonquota Cherokee WMA big
game hunts. Type 095 permits are not valid for
any other WMA.
Cherokee party dog hunts: Applications are
available from the TWRA Region III Oce
(931) 484-9571 beginning in mid-June.
WMA permits are not transferable.
Youths hunting big game on a WMA: Proof
of hunter education certicate is required for
youths 10 years of age and older. An appropriate
hunting license is also required for youths 13
years of age and older. All youths, age 616, are
required to have a WMA permit (Type 094) or
a quota permit where applicable, unless they
are hunting with a Lifetime License. Youths age
616 may also apply for WMA quota hunts.
Youths age 616 must be accompanied by an
adult, 21 years of age or older, who must remain
in a position to take immediate control of the
hunting device, who is not required to have
a license (if not hunting) but must wear 500
square inches of blaze orange.

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Young Sportsmans Hunts: Young Sportsmans

deer hunts are for youths age 616 unless
otherwise noted. Proper licenses and permits
required. Each youth must be accompanied by a
nonhunting adult 21 years of age or older. Both
adult and youth must wear 500 square inches of
blaze orange.
WMA Big Game Quota Hunts: Deadline for
applications is July 23, 2014.
Muzzleloading firearms are legal on all
gun hunts except where indicated under the
individual WMA listings.
Antlered and Antlerless Defined: Deer taken
on buck-only hunts must have at least one antler
a minimum of three (3) inches in length unless
otherwise specied. On antlerless only hunts,
antlerless deer are dened as those deer with no
antlers or deer with antlers less than three (3)
inches in length.
Big Game Check-In Procedures: See pages 15
and 23.
Treestands: The use of wire, nails or other
metal material is prohibited in the building
or attaching of climbing devices or hunting
stands. Portable devices or stands that do
not injure trees can be used. Hunting from
permanent, attached stands is prohibited.
Leaving any personal property, including
treestands, unattended for more than 24 hours
is prohibited without prior approval of the
area manager. WMAs require that treestands
must be marked with the hunters TWRA ID
number.

Crow may be taken on small game hunt days

that coincide with the statewide crow season
(see page 20).
Falconry open with statewide falconry seasons.
Raccoon and opossum hunting is open on
sunset of opening dates shown from sunset
of the date shown to sunrise of the next day.
Raccoon dog eld trials permitted Sept. 1 - Apr.
30 unless prohibited.
Field Trials: Small game (except raccoon) and
retriever eld trials permitted year-round with
approval of the area manager unless otherwise
specied.
Dogs are allowed for small game hunting
unless special exception is indicated. A
permit is required for dog training on
areas that require a small game permit.
On Cherokee and LBL management areas,
dogs are allowed on improved roads and in
permitted camping areas. All dogs must be
detained by chain or leash if not being legally
used for hunting.
Dogs are allowed during spring squirrel
season except where noted.
Youth hunting small game on a WMA:
Youths, ages 616, must be accompanied by an
adult, 21 years of age or older, who must remain
in a position to take immediate control of the
hunting device except as otherwise noted.

Waterfowl Hunting on WMAs

On WMAs open with statewide seasons, the

season dates, bag limits, weapon types, and
ammunition types that pertain to the county
where the WMA is located apply to that WMA,
except special regulations listed specically for
those WMAs still apply.

Permits: WMAs with a WF after the name

require either an Annual Small Game and
Waterfowl permit (Type 091) or a 1-Day Small
Game and Waterfowl permit (Type 092) in
addition to a regular hunting license (Type
001) and Waterfowl license (Type 005). There
are three exceptions: Lifetime Sportsman,
Sportsman License holders and youths age 615
who are accompanied by an adult with a valid
permit do not need a permit. Nonresidents,
however, must have either a Type 091 or Type
092 in addition to their license.

Permits: In order to hunt or trap small game on

WMAs with a SG after the name, individuals
are required to have one of the following
permits in addition to the regular hunting or

Blind Site Drawings: A hand drawing will

be held on the rst Saturday in August for
permanent waterfowl draw blind sites on
Barkley Unit I, Big Sandy (including

Small Game Hunting on WMAs

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Cheatham Lake, Gooch Unit A, Harmon
Creek, Haynes Bottom, Old Hickory Units
I and II, Tigrett, AEDC (Woods Reservoir),
West Sandy and Reelfoot. Individuals
wishing to compete in the drawing must appear
in person at the designated location, with the
appropriate licenses and permits, and submit
an application between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. The
drawing will be held immediately after the last
person signs up. One application is permitted
per person, and no one may apply for more than
one area. Each applicant must be at least sixteen
(16) years of age to compete in the drawing or
sign-on.

Computerized Blind Drawings: A computerized drawing will take place for duck and blind
sites for Bogota and Thorny Cypress WMAs
in Dyer County, Meeman-Shelby Forest State
Park, C.M Gooch (Unit E) and White Oak
(Lebanon Pond) and four Chickamauga WMA

units (Candies Creek, Johnson Bottoms, Rogers

Creek and Yellow Creek). Quota application
period runs from Sept. 3 - 24, 2014.
West Sandy (Springville Bottoms) and
Reelfoot registered blinds: West Sandy blind
sites must be registered at the designated
location on the rst Saturday in August
by 10 a.m. CDT. Reelfoot blinds must be
registered with the TWRA manager prior
to August 1. Lifetime Sportsman License or
Sportsman License, and Annual Small Game
and Waterfowl Permit (Type 091) or a Type
167 permit is required at registration except
Reelfoot where a Reelfoot Duck Blind Permit
(Type 025) is required. Individuals claiming
blind sites on these areas may not compete for
blind site drawings on other areas.
All blind sites will be given a registration
number, which must be displayed using
lettering 2 inches or larger inside the blind
or on a stake at oating blind sites. When
oating blinds are moved to designated blind
stakes, the number must be immediately
transferred from the stake to the blind. No
blind may be constructed, repaired or any
oating blinds moved onto the area that have
not met the deadlines for registering the
blind and displaying the registration number.

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Permanent registered and permanent draw

blinds: Waterfowl hunting on all the above
WMAs (except Big Sandy, Camden Unit II,
Harmon Creek, Barkley Unit II, Reelfoot and
West Sandy) permitted only from permanent
blinds allocated by the hand-held drawing,
unless otherwise specied. On Big Sandy,
Camden Unit II, Harmons Creek, Barkley
Unit II, Reelfoot and West Sandy, hunting is
permitted from registered blinds and from
temporary blinds or hides. Blinds, blind
materials, boats, hides and decoys must be
removed from temporary sites at the end of the
shooting hours each day.

Blind permittee, the person to whom the

TWRA issued the permit, must occupy his/her
blind by the legal daily opening shooting time
on days he/she wishes to hunt, and if the blind
is unoccupied at that time by the permittee, the
rst person or party occupying the blind shall
be entitled to the privilege of its exclusive and
uninterrupted use until the end of shooting
hours that day. Exclusive and uninterrupted
use entitles the person or party the right to
exclude all others from the blind at the persons
or partys option, except for law enforcement
personnel engaged in the performance of their
duties. The permittee has priority use (exclusive
and uninterrupted) only if he/she is at the blind
on or before the legal daily opening shooting
time, regardless of whether or not the blind is
occupied by another person or party, provided
the permittee produces identication and his/
her blind permit. No more than 8 individuals
age 16 or older may occupy a permanent
draw blind at any time. No restrictions on the
number of youths under age 16.

Quota Hunts
What exactly is a quota hunt?
TWRA realizes that on some WMAs, the number of animals
harvested must be restricted so there will not be a major impact
on the wildlife. In these areas, the agency uses a quota hunt
system. Wildlife biologists determine how many animals need
to be harvested then determine how many permits need to be
issued in order to reach their harvest goals. The permits are then
allocated, and the end result is a quota hunt.

What types of quota hunts are there?

Quota hunts are drawn hunts, and these are for specific hunts
on WMAs during the fall and spring big game hunting seasons.
Hunters apply for individual hunts, and then a computer
randomly selects hunters until all the permits are allocated. More
information about the WMA drawn hunts is found on page 40.

How do I apply for a quota hunt?

All applications are electronically processed through the the
Online License Center on the internet at www.tnwildlife.org,
through TWRAs On The Go mobile app, or through any TWRA
license agent. No mail-in applications are accepted.

What is priority?
Tennessee has a priority point system in place for several of its
WMA quota hunts. An applicant is awarded one point for each
year he/she applies and is not drawn for that quota drawing, i.e.,
WMA Big Game, Spring Turkey WMA, etc. Applicants with the
highest priority are always drawn first.

Priority Facts:
In order to be drawn with priority, applicants must apply either
alone or in a party in which all applicants have the same priority status. If a party includes a member with a different priority,
that party (and all its members) will be drawn at the lowest
priority of the application.

Each applicants priority is individual; it is only in the drawing

that an applicants party priority is considered. When a party is
unsuccessful, each applicants actual current priority status will
increase by one point up to the maximum.
Each point system is unique and separate for the different
quota drawings. When a person is drawn for a quota hunt, his/
her priority points will be reset to 0 the following year.
Spring Turkey WMA: Maximum of five (5) priority points.
WMA Big Game: No limit. Currently the maximum number of
priority points any hunter will have going into the 2014 WMA
drawing will be nine (9).
WMA Young Sportsman hunts are given a maximum of two (2)
priority points.
Elk and youth elk hunts: No priority. An applicant successfully
drawn may not reapply for 10 years.

How much does it cost to apply?

Unless you are a Sportsman (Type 004), Lifetime License holder
or senior possessing a Type 167, the cost is $10.00 non-refundable
for each permit applied for. Example: The Maximum Awarded
Permits for WMA Big Game is two, meaning two drawings are
held for the same pool of applicants. You may choose to enter
one drawing; you will only be eligible for one permit, and the
cost will be $10.00, plus any applicable fees. If you enter both
drawings, you will be eligible for two permits, and the cost will be
$20.00, plus any fees. You must choose the number of drawings,
party information and hunt choices on one application. Please
see the instruction sheet for the hunt you are interested in for
additional information.

Any questions regarding Quota Hunts,

please call (615) 781-6621.

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Unregistered and/or unnumbered blinds are
subject to removal.

Wildlife Management Area (WMA) - Icon Key

No blind may be locked or barricaded to deny

entrance to other hunters when the blind is not
in use.

Big Game

Wheelchair-bound blind sites: Certain

WMAs have special blind sites established for
wheelchair-bound hunters. See specific WMAs
for regulations if applicable.

Deer

Fall Turkey

Spring Turkey

Elk

Small Game

Temporary blinds and decoys must be

removed at the end of shooting hours each day,
unless otherwise indicated under the individual
WMA listing.
All decoys must be removed by the owner of the
blind within ten days after the close of waterfowl
season, unless otherwise indicated under the
individual WMA listing. Refer to the 2014
Waterfowl Guide for additional restrictions.
Youths hunting waterfowl on a WMA: Youths,
ages 615, must be accompanied by an adult,
21 years of age or older, who must remain
in position to take immediate control of the
hunting device except as otherwise noted.

Bear

Coyote

Crow

Dove

Grouse

Opossum

Quail

Rabbit

Raccoon

Snipe

Fall Squirrel

Spring Squirrel

Trapping

Waterfowl

Woodcock

Other

Trapping on WMAs

Shooting Range

Other TWRA lands not proclaimed as a WMA

or refuge are open with statewide seasons
unless otherwise indicated.

WMA Dog Training (Year-round except as otherwise noted.)

Permits: A WMA small game permit is

required to trap on all areas that require a small
game hunt permit.

Permit Key

BG

Big Game quota permit or nonquota WMA annual permit.

SG

Combination waterfowl and small game WMA permit.

WF
NP

Small Game WMA permit or combination waterfowl and small game WMA permit.
No permit required.

Using the Icons:

If an icon is listed in a WMA, that season is open with possible
restrictions that will be listed.
If the Big Game and/or Small Game icon is listed, then all Big Game
and/or Small Game species are open with the statewide season
unless otherwise noted.
The top line of each WMA is a quick reference guide to see what
species are open to hunting during the statewide season.
The WMA summaries supply hunt dates, bag limits and special
regulations. There are general regulations that may not be listed
but apply to all WMAs (pages 38-42). Read ALL regulations
before visiting a WMA.
If there are special managed hunts or seasons, these will be listed
separately underneath each WMA. Specific dates, bag limits, and/
or restrictions will be listed there.

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Wheelchair

204- BEAR HOLLOW MOUNTAIN

FRANKLIN COUNTY 17,000 ACRES
STACY STEVENSON (931) 968-6215 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons and bag limits, except as noted. Only one
antlerless deer per day.
Special Regulations - ATVs may be used only on existing roads and
only to retrieve harvested deer.
No littering. Hunter camping allowed only at designated campground
(Lakeview). Fires permitted only in designated campground. Bear
Hollow, Cave Springs, Keith Springs, Poplar Springs and Box House
Road will be opened for scouting on the 4th Saturday in Aug.
During daylight hours, all users outside of an enclosed vehicle or out of
camp must wear blaze orange during the deer gun and muzzleloader
seasons.

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103-BIG SANDY (GIN CREEK)

118
101
HENRY
STEWART
OBION
WEAKLEY
124
131 114
134 119 HOUSTON
133
108
125
102
105
103 113
120
135
DYER
116
EYS
112 130
PHR
GIBSON
132
HUM
122
CARROLL
126
106
115
RDE
CRO
123
CKET
LAU LE
T
DA
117
129
PERRY
MADISON
TIPTON
109

BENTON/HENRY COUNTIES 2,370 ACRES

DAVID ULDERICH (731) 593-0588 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

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104
128

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121
111

STEWART COUNTY 8,090 ACRES

HWY. 79 DOWNSTREAM TO RIVER MILE 85
DAVID ULDERICH (731) 593-0588
UNIT I SG, WF, BG

AN
RD

137

MCNAIRY

HARDIN

110

UNIT II SG, WF, BG

ALL OF BARKLEY WMA EXCEPT THAT DEFINED
AS UNIT I

Same as statewide seasons

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Waterfowl - Same as statewide seasons,
except as noted.
During the late duck season, all activities are
prohibited in the sub-impoundments when
waterfowl hunting is closed.
Duck seasons 45 days or longer: Hunting of
waterfowl during the late duck and goose seasons
permitted only on Wednesday, Thursday,
Saturday, Sunday, and the rst and last day of each
segment of the late duck and goose seasons.
Duck seasons under 45 days: Hunting of waterfowl
during the late duck and goose seasons permitted
only on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday,
Monday, and the rst and last day
Dog training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15, except
closed during the late duck season.
Special Regulations -All activities are prohibited
in the sub-impoundments ve days before each
opening day of the statewide duck season.
Fishing, trapping, and hunting of all species
other than waterfowl prohibited in the subimpoundments during the late duck season(s).
Deer and Small Game hunting is only allowed on
days waterfowl hunting is closed during the late
duck seasons.

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102-BEAN SWITCH REFUGE

WEAKLEY COUNTY 530 ACRES
OFF HWY. 54 NEAR GREENFIELD ON MIDDLE
FORK OF THE OBION RIVER LARRY ARMSTRONG
(731) 749-5587 SG, BG

Closed to all forms of use and trespass from

Nov. 15 - last day of Feb.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Closed to dove and waterfowl hunting.
Turkey - Two quota hunts as part of the
complex of Upper Obion River WMAs. Closed
to fall turkey hunting. Complex of Upper Obion
River WMAs Quota Hunts. Complex includes
Bean Switch, Hop-in, Maness Swamp Refuge,
C.M. Gooch, Obion River, and Three Rivers
WMAs. Hunters must possess an Upper Obion
River WMAs Quota Turkey permit to hunt on
any of the WMAs in this complex during the
following quota hunts. Two quota hunts: April
24-26, 2015 and May 8-10, 2015. Hunter quota 100
per hunt. One bearded turkey per hunt, counts
toward statewide bag limit.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide
season.

Special Regulations - All activities are prohibited

in the sub-impoundments ve days before each
opening day of the statewide duck season.
Any temporary blinds, hides, and decoys must be
at least 200 yards from any permanent blinds and
be removed at the end of shooting hours each day.
During the late duck season, all activities are
prohibited in the sub-impoundments when
waterfowl hunting is closed.

(731) 423-5725

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Same as statewide seasons except as noted.

Dog training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15 except

closed during late duck season.

REGION I

101-BARKLEY

EM

FAYETTE

127

HA

SHELBY

135

107

Waterfowl - Same as statewide season,

except hunting of waterfowl during the late duck
and goose seasons permitted only on Wednesday,
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and the rst
and last day of each segment of the late duck and
goose seasons.

Fishing, trapping and hunting of all species

other than waterfowl prohibited in the subimpoundments during the late duck season(s).

104-BLACK BAYOU REFUGE

LAKE COUNTY 1,350 ACRES
FIVE MILES NORTH OF TIPTONVILLE
ON HWY. 78
JEFF MARTIN (731) 253-7343
REELFOOT PRESERVATION PERMIT REQUIRED

Closed to all forms of use and trespass from

Nov. 15 - the last day of Feb. Designated
observation areas will be open year-round.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service only.
Archery equipment only during the muzzleloader
season.
Closed to Young Sportsman deer hunts.
Dog training - Sep. 1 - Nov. 14.

105-BOGOTA
DYER COUNTY 2,293 ACRES
JASON MAXEDON (731) 285-6124 SG, WF, BG

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106-CAMDEN
Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Areas
within 150 yards of draw waterfowl pools are
closed during small game, trapping and statewide
deer gun season(s).

BENTON COUNTY 3,682 ACRES

HWY. 70, WEST OF NEW JOHNSONVILLE
DAVID ULDERICH (731) 584-7317
UNIT I SG, WF, BG

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Special Dove (Youth) - Sep. 1, noon until
sunset. Each youth must be accompanied by a
non-hunting adult. Designated fields only.

REGION I

(731) 423-5725

Dove - Sep. 2 through the remainder of the 1st and

2nd segments of the statewide season. Designated
fields only.
Waterfowl (Designated Pools Only) - Same
as statewide season, except hunting of waterfowl
during the late duck season permitted only on
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the first and last
day of each segment of the late duck season and
the youth waterfowl season. Goose seasons
to coincide with statewide season after the
youth waterfowl season, no pool restrictions or
drawings.
All hunting shall cease at 3 p.m. (CST) each
day, except the last day of each season and the
remaining goose seasons when hunting shall close
at sunset.
Special Regulations - Designated pools (except
Pool 1) will be allocated by computer draw.
Waterfowl hunting is restricted to temporary
blind sites. No waterfowl hunters permitted
in Pool 1 or access area from two hours after
legal shooting hours have ended until 4 a.m. the
following day during the late duck season(s).
No permanent blinds. All decoys, temporary
blinds, blind materials and boats must be removed
daily.
Hunters are restricted to pools or numbered
stakes as specified by special instructions supplied
by TWRA annually.
Decoys and temporary blinds may be left out over
the specified hunt but must be removed upon
completion of the hunt on the last day.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Waterfowl - Waterfowl hunting shall
close at 3:00 p.m. (CST) each day of the regular
statewide waterfowl seasons, except the last
day of each segment of the late duck season and
remaining goose seasons when hunting shall close
at sunset.
Dog training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15 except
closed during the late duck season.
Special Regulations - All activities are prohibited
in the sub-impoundments five days before each
opening day of the statewide duck season.
Fishing, trapping, and hunting of all species other
than waterfowl prohibited during the late duck
season(s).
UNIT II SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Any

temporary blinds, hides and decoys must be at
least 200 yards from any permanent blind and
removed at the end of the hunt day.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Deer - Deer hunting will be with archery
equipment only during waterfowl seasons.
Archers must comply with the legal blaze orange
requirements during the deer gun season.
Dog training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15 except
closed during the late duck season.

Motorized vehicles are allowed only on designated

roads, trails and parking areas.
No vehicles are allowed in fields, woods or on
levees.
Turkey - One Quota hunt. April 24-26.
Hunter quota 10. Tumbleweed WMA is included
in this hunt. One bearded turkey counts towards
statewide bag limit.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide
season.
Dog Training- Sep. 1 - Oct. 31.

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Same as statewide seasons, except Units A and E

are closed during the waterfowl seasons and are
closed to all activities five days before the first
opening of the late duck season.

107-CHICKASAW STATE FOREST

HARDEMAN/CHESTER COUNTIES 11,215 ACRES
PETE CREECH (731) 687-3444 NP

Same as statewide seasons.

108-C. M. GOOCH

Turkey - Two quota hunts as part of the

complex of Upper Obion River WMAs. Please
refer back to Bean Switch Refuge. Closed to fall
turkey hunting.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide
season
Waterfowl - Same as statewide season,
except Gooch waterfowl hunting closes at 3 p.m.
on Units A and E. Waterfowl hunting on the last
day of each segment of the duck and remaining
goose seasons closes at sunset.
Fishing and trapping is prohibited in Units A and
E during the waterfowl season. On Gooch Unit
E, no waterfowl hunters permitted on the unit or
access area from two hours after legal shooting
hours have ended until 4 a.m. the following day
during the late duck season(s).
No permanent blinds. All temporary blinds, blind
materials, and boats must be removed from Unit
E daily.
Gooch Unit E will be allocated by computer
draw. Waterfowl hunting is restricted to
temporary blind sites. Hunters are restricted
to numbered stakes as specied by special
instructions supplied by TWRA annually.
Decoys may be left out over the specied hunt
but must be removed upon completion of
the hunt on the last day. Draw hunts will be
Opening weekend(s), Monday-Thursday, and
Friday-Sunday.

109-CYPRESS POND REFUGE

DECATUR COUNTY 585 ACRES EAST DECATUR,
SOUTH OF WHITES CREEK ON THE TENNESSEE
RIVER PETE CREECH (731) 687-3444 SG, BG

Closed to all forms of use and trespass from

Nov. 15 - the last day of February.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Closed to waterfowl hunting.
Dove - Sep. 1, noon-sunset. Closed Sep. 2-5.
Re-opens Sep. 6
Dog Training - Closed.

OBION COUNTY 7,000 ACRES

EAST OF HWY. 51 AND SOUTH OF OBION
LARRY ARMSTRONG (731) 749-5587 SG, WF, BG

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HARDIN COUNTY 4,000 ACRES
NORTH OF PICKWICK LAKE NEAR BRUTON
BRANCH
PETE CREECH (731) 687-3444 SG, BG

No antlerless deer may be taken during the

statewide deer gun season.

112-ERNEST RICE, SR.

DYER COUNTY 2,900 ACRES
JASON MAXEDON (731) 285-6124 SG, WF, BG

114-HOP-IN REFUGE
OBION COUNTY 650 ACRES
ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE OBION RIVER,
HWY. 89 NEAR KENTON
LARRY ARMSTRONG (731) 749-5587 SG, BG

Closed to all forms of use and trespass from

Nov. 1 - the last day of Feb.

Same as statewide seasons.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Same as statewide season, except small game

hunting is closed during the big game gun hunts
except as noted.

111-EAGLE LAKE REFUGE

SHELBY COUNTY 3,253 ACRES
ADJACENT TO SHELBY FOREST WMA
CHRIS PARK (731) 738-0233 SG, BG

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Waterfowl, Raccoon, Opossum - Same as
statewide seasons, except as noted. Waterfowl,
raccoon and opossum seasons are not closed
during the big game hunts.
Deer - Same as statewide seasons, except
as noted. Archery equipment only. Bucks must
be spike or nine antler points or better. Archers
must comply with legal blaze orange requirements
during Muzzleloader and Gun seasons.
Deer (Gun) - One hunt. Dec. 20 - Jan. 1. One deer,
antlered only. Bucks must be spike or nine antler
points or better.
Deer (Gun - Young Sportsman) - Open with
statewide seasons. No antler requirement on this
hunt.

Turkey - Hunting to coincide and be

included with drawn quota hunts on MeemanShelby Forest State Park and Natural Area.

Turkey - One quota hunt. April 24-26.

Hunter quota 10. Thorny Cypress WMA is
included in this hunt. One bearded turkey, counts
toward statewide bag limit.

Dog Training - Closed.

Special Regulations - Except for the Bomprezzi
Unit, Eagle Lake Refuge is closed to all hunting
Nov. 15 - last day of Feb.

Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide

season.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service required for small game hunting.
Access to the south end of Meeman-Shelby Forest
State Park and Natural Area WMA through Eagle
Lake Refuge will be permitted during hunting
seasons.
Observation tower open only during Meeman
Shelby Forest hunt days that coincide with the
hunting season.
BOMPREZZI UNIT

Dog Training - Closed.

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113-HARMON CREEK
BENTON COUNTY 983 ACRES
DAVID ULDERICH (731) 584-7317 SG, WF, BG

Any temporary blinds, hides, and decoys must

be at least 200 yards from any permanent
blinds and be removed at the end of shooting
hours each day.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Same as statewide seasons.

Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide

season.

115-HORNS BLUFF REFUGE

CROCKETT/GIBSON COUNTIES 1,790 ACRES
SIX MILES NORTHEAST OF ALAMO OFF HWY. 54
CHAD HARDEN (731) 467-0362 SG, BG, WF

Refuge closed Nov. 15 - Feb. 15. Observation areas

closed sunset to sunrise.
Same as statewide seasons except for closure
dates. Deer hunting with archery equipment only.
Closed to Quail hunting or taking.
Waterfowl - North unit (portion of refuge
north of Middle Fork Forked Deer River Canal)
open to waterfowl hunting on Saturday and
Sunday during late duck season(s). Walk-in only.
No blinds, decoys, materials may be left overnight.
All hunting shall cease at 3 p.m. except the last
day of the season when hunting closes at sunset.
No access before 4 a.m. or after 5 p.m. No access
during refuge closure dates except for waterfowl
hunters on open hunt days.

116-JARRELL SWITCH REFUGE

CARROLL COUNTY 250 ACRES NEAR MCKENZIE
ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE OBION RIVER
LARRY ARMSTRONG (731) 749-5587 SG, WF, BG

Closed to all forms of use and trespass from

Nov. 15 - last day of Feb.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Special Regulations - Shotguns only for small
game. Muzzle loaders and shotguns with ried
slugs are legal for deer. Centerre ries are
prohibited.

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Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Closed to waterfowl hunting.

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Same as statewide seasons and bag limits, except

as noted. Hunting allowed Monday, Wednesday,
and Saturday only. Waterfowl season is closed.

Turkey - Two quota hunts as part of the

complex of Upper Obion River WMAs. Please
refer back to Bean Switch Refuge. Closed to fall
turkey hunting.

REGION I

Closed to all forms of use and trespass

from Nov. 15 - last day of February, except
Bomprezzi Unit. Designated observations
will be open during Shelby Forest hunt dates.
Dog training is prohibited. Access to the
south end of Shelby Forest WMA through
Eagle Lake Refuge will be allowed during
hunting seasons. Bomprezzi Unit has a
separate access.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Closed to dove and waterfowl hunting.

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117-JOHN TULLY
LAUDERDALE COUNTY 15,500 ACRES
HWY. 19 WEST OF RIPLEY AND HWY. 87
WEST OF HENNING
CHRIS PARK (731) 738-0233 SG, BG, WF

Camping is permitted in designated camp sites

only. Some roads may be posted as closed to
motorized vehicles during the deer hunts.

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(731) 423-5725

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

temporary blinds only which must be removed

at the end of the day. No blinds, blind materials,
boats, or decoys may be left overnight.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

120-MANESS SWAMP REFUGE

WEAKLEY AND GIBSON COUNTIES 1,200 ACRES
AT THE JUNCT. OF SOUTH & MIDDLE FORKS OF
THE OBION RIVER
LARRY ARMSTRONG (731) 749-5587 SG, BG

Closed Nov. 1 - Feb. 14 to all forms of use and

Deer - Antlered deer must be spikes or must trespass unless otherwise indicated. Designated
have nine points or more. No antlerless deer to be observation areas will be open year-round.
taken during the gun season. Deer count toward
Unit A bag limit. All deer taken must be checked
out at Cold Creek Grocery, Woodards Grocery or Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.
Hargetts Meat Processing. Tree Stands must be
marked with hunters TWRA ID Number.
Turkey - Two quota hunts as part of the
complex of Upper Obion River WMAs. Please
Turkey - Two hunts. April 24-26 and
refer back to Bean Switch Refuge. Closed to fall
May 8-10, 2015. Hunter quota 30 per hunt. One
turkey hunting.
bearded turkey counts toward statewide bag limit.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide
season.
season.
Dove - Open Sep.1 through the remainder
of the statewide seasons. One youth-only eld and
two adult elds.
Waterfowl - Same as statewide seasons,
except hunting ends at 3 p.m.
Waterfowl (Fig Field Unit/Fullen North Tract) Waterfowl Hunting will be allocated by hand
held weekly draw hunts For three-day hunts
Friday-Sunday and opening weekend(s). The hand
held drawing will be held on the Monday prior to
the hunt at 6:00 p.m. at the John Tully Field Oce.
Hunting will only be allowed from designated
locations. Waterfowl hunting closes at 3 p.m.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

118- LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES

STEWART COUNTY 170,000 ACRES (60,000 IN TN)
BETWEEN PARIS LANDING AND DOVER
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT USDA FOREST
SERVICE, LBL, 100 VAN MORGAN DRIVE, GOLDEN
POND, KY 42211, (270) 924-2000

119- LICK CREEK

BENTON COUNTY 198 ACRES

DAVID ULDERICH (731) 593-0588 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons.

Waterfowl - hunting allowed from
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Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

121-MEEMAN-SHELBY
FOREST STATE PARK AND
NATURAL AREA

Turkey (Young-Sportsman) - One hunt. Mar.

28, 2015. One bearded turkey.
Turkey - Two hunts; Apr. 16-18, 2015 and Apr.
30 - May 2, 2015. Hunter quota 50 each hunt. One
bearded turkey counts toward statewide bag.
Successful hunters must check out at nearest county
checking station.
Trapping - Beaver trapping by special permit
only. Trapping of all other species prohibited.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Dog Training - Open Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday, Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.
Field Trials - Sep. 1 - Apr. 30.
Special Regulations - Shotgun, muzzleloader
and archery equipment only. Ries and handguns
prohibited.
Small game hunters must meet blaze orange
requirements.

122-MOSS ISLAND
DYER COUNTY 5,119 ACRES
SIX MILES SOUTH OF HWY. 20
ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVEE,
23 MILES WEST OF DYERSBURG
JASON MAXEDON (731) 285-6124 SG, WF, BG

SHELBY COUNTY 13,000 ACRES NEAR

MILLINGTON, NORTH OF MEMPHIS
CHRIS PARK (731) 738-0233 SG, WF, BG

Small game hunting is closed during big game

hunts except for waterfowl, raccoon and
opossum. Waterfowl hunting from temporary
blinds only. No blinds, blind materials, boats, or
decoys may be left overnight.

All hunters are required to register and

obtain a free permit at the park headquarters
(901) 876-5215.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday within

statewide seasons, except as noted. No antlerless deer
may be taken during the statewide deer gun season.
Special Squirrel Hunt (Youth) - Aug 16.
Spring Squirrel season is closed.
Waterfowl - Late season Waterfowl hunting
will be allocated by computer draw and is restricted
to temporary blind sites. Hunters are restricted to
numbered stakes as specied by special instructions
supplied by TWRA annually. Decoys may be left
out over the specied hunt but must be removed
upon completion of the hunt on the last day. Draw
hunts will be Opening day(s) and Thursday-Saturday.
Hunting will be limited to designated areas.
Waterfowl (Youth) - Saturday(s) of the Statewide
Youth Waterfowl season.

Deer - Same as statewide seasons, except

as noted. Archery equipment only. Bucks must be
spike or nine antler points or better. Archers must
comply with legal blaze orange requirements during
Muzzleloader and Gun Seasons.
Deer (Gun)- One hunt. Dec. 20 to Jan. 1. One deer
antlered only. Bucks must be spike or nine antler
points or better.
Deer (Gun - Young Sportsman) - Open with
statewide seasons. No antler requirement on this hunt.
Turkey - One quota hunt. April 24-26. Hunter
quota 15. One bearded turkey, counts toward
statewide bag limit.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide
season.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Dog Training - Closed.

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STATE FOREST
BENTON/CARROLL/HENDERSON COUNTIES
48,000 ACRES OFF I-40, EXIT 116
DAVID ULDERICH (731) 584-7317 SG, BG

complex of Upper Obion River WMAs. Please

refer back to Bean Switch Refuge. Closed to fall
turkey hunting.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide
season.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Same as statewide seasons.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Shooting Range - See page 36.

124-NEW HOPE
BENTON COUNTY 88 ACRES
DAVID ULDERICH (731) 593-0588 SG, WF, BG

Special Regulations - Closed to all activities

ve days before the rst opening of the late
duck season. All hunting other than waterfowl
is prohibited during the late duck season. No
waterfowl hunters permitted on Unit or Access
area from two hours after legal shooting hours
have ended until 4 a.m. the following day during
the late duck season(s).

Same as statewide seasons.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

126-PARKER BRANCH

125-OBION RIVER
OBION/WEAKLEY/GIBSON COUNTIES
8,500 ACRES
ALONG THE OBION RIVER BETWEEN
HWY. 45W AND HWY. 45E
LARRY ARMSTRONG (731) 749-5587 SG, WF, BG
ALL UNITS (special regulations apply to
Maness Swamp Hunting Unit) No permanent
blinds. No blinds, blind materials, boats, or
decoys may be left overnight.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Turkey - Two quota hunts as part of the
complex of Upper Obion River WMAs. Please
refer back to Bean Switch Refuge. Closed to fall
turkey hunting.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide
season.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
MANESS SWAMP HUNTING UNIT
NORTH OF STATE HWY. 445, BORDERED BY THE
SOUTH FORK AND MIDDLE FORK OF THE OBION
RIVERS AS MARKED.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Turkey - Two quota hunts as part of the
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Same as statewide seasons.

Dog training - Nov. 1 - March 15.
Quail - Closed to hunting.
Special Regulations - Farm pond closed to shing
sunset to sunrise.

Special Regulations (Ensley Unit) - Access

permitted from Shelby Drive only. Access
permitted only to TWRA authorized personnel
and permit holders.

128-REELFOOT
LAKE/OBION COUNTIES 24,000 ACRES
NORTH OF HWY. 22 AND EAST OF HWY. 78
JEFF MARTIN (731) 253-7343

No WMA permits are required. However,

in addition to regular hunting and shing
licenses, a Reelfoot Preservation Permit
is required to hunt, trap, sh or boat on
Reelfoot WMA, (including the washout and
tailwaters downstream as marked, and that
portion of Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge
in Tennessee). The exceptions are Sportsman
License holders, Lifetime Sportsman License
holders, youth under 16 and residents over 65.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Opossum, Raccoon - Sunset, Aug.
29 - the last day of Feb. No limit.

127-PRESIDENTS ISLAND

Deer (Archery) - Three hunts. Sept. 20 Oct. 24, Oct. 27-Oct. 31, Nov. 8 - Dec. 28. Three
deer, either sex per segment (bonus deer).

SHELBY COUNTY 6,300 ACRES

CHRIS PARK (731) 738-0233 BG

Deer (Gun - Young Sportsman) - Same as

statewide season.

Hunters must check in at a hunter check station

before hunting and check out at the completion of
each days hunt. Permit will be held while hunters
hunt. Access allowed only to TWRA authorized
personnel and permit holders.

Deer (Muzzleloader) - One hunt. Nov. 1-7. One

deer, buck only (bonus deer).

Deer (Archery - Excluding Ensley Unit) - One

antlerless hunt Oct. 17-19. Hunter quota 150. Bag
limit 2 deer (Bonus deer), which may be antlerless
or spike bucks. Scouting date Oct. 16. Permit
holders only.
Deer (Archery - Excluding Ensley Unit) - One
hunt. Dec. 5-7. Hunter quota 50. Two deer, one
antlered buck, and one antlerless (bonus deer).
Bucks must have at least nine antler points.
Scouting date: Dec. 4 for the Dec. 5-7 permit
holders only.

Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Open with

statewide season.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Waterfowl - Same as waterfowl zone
seasons. Waterfowl hunting closed at 3 p.m. (CST),
except for last day of each segment of the late duck
and the remaining Reelfoot goose seasons when
hunting ceases at sunset.
Waterfowl (Wheelchair-bound only
blind sites) - Application must be received by
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GIBSON COUNTY 263 ACRES

OFF HWY. 186 BETWEEN GIBSON AND TRENTON
CHAD HARDEN (731) 467-0362 SG, BG

Deer (Archery - Ensley Unit) - One hunt.

Dec. 5-7. Hunter quota 30. One deer, buck only
(bonus deer). Bucks must have at least nine antler
points. Scouting date: Dec. 4 for the Dec. 5-7
permit holders only.

REGION I

Waterfowl hunting from temporary blinds

only. No blinds, blind materials, boats, or
decoys may be left overnight.

Waterfowl - Same as statewide season,

except hunting of waterfowl during the late duck
season permitted only on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
and the rst and last day of each segment of the
late duck season. All hunting shall cease at 3 p.m.
(CST) each day, except the last day of the season
and the remaining goose seasons when hunting
closes at sunset.

Special Regulations - Hunters must check in at

hunter check station before hunting and check
out at completion of each days hunt. Permit will
be held while hunters hunt. Access permitted
from Farm Road only. No access permitted from
Mississippi River, McKellar Lake, or from the
Causeway. Access permitted only to TWRA
authorized personnel and permit holders.

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the TWRA Region I Oce by noon on Oct. 24.
Persons holding a permit for another blind are
not eligible to compete in the wheelchair-bound
blind drawing. If blind is not occupied by shooting
time, another wheelchair-bound hunter and 1 to 3
assistants (at least one assistant must be age 16 or
older) may occupy the blind for that day. Hunting
restricted to wheelchair hunters and assistants
only within the marked wheelchair-hunting zone
at designated blinds.

SHELBY FOREST
SEE MEEMAN-SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK AND
NATURAL AREA

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129-SOUTH FORK WATERFOWL

REFUGE
MADISON COUNTY 778 ACRES ON HWY. 412
CHAD HARDEN (731) 467-0362 SG, BG, WF

Waterfowl - Same as statewide season,

except hunting of waterfowl during the late duck
season permitted only on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
and the rst and last day of each segment of the
late duck season and the youth waterfowl season.
Goose season to coincide with statewide season
after the youth waterfowl season, no pool restrictions or day, except the last day of each season and
the remaining goose seasons when hunting shall
close at sunset.
Special Regulations: Designated pools (except
Pool 10, Pool 11 and Pool 12) will be allocated by
computer draw. Waterfowl hunting is restricted
to temporary blind sites. Hunters are restricted
to pools or number stakes as specied by special
instructions supplied by TWRA annually. All
hunters in a party are required to hunt in the same
temporary blind site for which they are drawn.
Decoys and temporary blinds may be left out over
the specied hunt but must be removed upon
completion of the hunt on the last day. Motorized
vehicles are allowed only on designated roads,
trails and parking areas. No vehicles are allowed in
elds, woods or on levees.

All small game hunting (excluding waterfowl

hunting) closed on this area during the Young
Sportsman hunts.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Waterfowl - Waterfowl hunting closes at
3 p.m. (CST) each day of the regular statewide
waterfowl seasons, except the last day of duck
seasons and remaining goose seasons when hunting
closes at sunset.

133-TUMBLEWEED
LAKE COUNTY 2,924 ACRES
SOUTHWEST CORNER, ON HWY. 79
JASON MAXEDON (731) 285-6124 SG, BG, WF

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - open with
statewide season.

Same as statewide seasons, except closed to all

activities ve days before the rst opening of the
late duck season to Feb. 15. All hunting other
than waterfowl is prohibited during the late duck
season. No access during refuge closure dates
except for waterfowl hunters on open hunt days.
Fall turkey season closed.

No waterfowl hunters permitted in Pool 10, Pool

11 or Pool 12 or access area from two hours after
legal shooting hours have ended until 4 a.m. the
following day during the late duck season(s). No
permanent blinds. All decoys, temporary blinds,
blind materials and boats must be removed daily.

Waterfowl - Same as statewide season,

except hunting of waterfowl during the late duck
season permitted on Saturday and Sunday and the
rst and last day of each segment of the late duck
season. All hunting ceases at 3 p.m. (CST) each
day, except the last day of the season when hunting
closes at sunset. Walk-in only. No blinds, decoys,
materials may be left overnight. No access before
4am or after 5:00 p.m.

131-THREE RIVERS

134-WEST SANDY
(SPRINGVILLE BOTTOMS)

OBION COUNTY 1,577 ACRES

LARRY ARMSTRONG (731) 749-5587 SG, WF, BG

HENRY COUNTY 4,319 ACRES

DAVID ULDERICH (731) 593-0588 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Fishing, trapping and hunting all species

other than waterfowl prohibited in the subimpoundments during the late duck season.

130-THORNY CYPRESS
DYER COUNTY 3,100 ACRES
TRACT I - BETWEEN HWY. 104 AND I-155
TRACT II - BETWEEN BOOTHSPOINT RD. AND
WHITE LAKE REFUGE
JASON MAXEDON (731) 285-6124 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted, and

areas within 150 yards of draw waterfowl pools are
closed during small game, trapping and statewide
deer gun season(s).
Turkey - Thorny Cypress is included in the
Ernest Rice Sr. WMA quota hunt and otherwise
closed to spring turkey hunting.

Turkey - Two quota hunts as part of the

complex of Upper Obion River WMAs. Please
refer back to Bean Switch Refuge. Closed to fall
turkey hunting.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide
season
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Waterfowl - No waterfowl hunters
permitted on unit or access area from two hours
after legal shooting hours have ended until 4:00
a.m. the following day during late duck season(s).

132-TIGRETT
DYER COUNTY 7,000 ACRES
CHAD HARDEN (731) 467-0362 SG, WF, BG

Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide

seasons.
Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

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Tumbleweed is included in the Bogota WMA

Quota and otherwise closed to Spring Turkey
Hunting.

Same as statewide seasons,

Waterfowl - Waterfowl hunting closes at
3 p.m. (CST) each day of the regular statewide
waterfowl seasons, except the last day of duck
seasons and remaining goose seasons when
hunting closes at sunset.
Waterfowl (Wheelchair-bound blind) Wheelchair-bound blind provided - rst come,
rst serve.
Hunting restricted to wheelchair hunters and
assistants only within the marked wheelchair
hunting zone.
Quail - Dec. 1-31.
Dog training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15. Closed
during the late duck season.
Special Regulations - All activities are prohibited
in the sub-impoundments ve days before each
opening day of the statewide duck season..
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JASON MAXEDON (731) 285-6124 SG, BG

blind site for which they are drawn. Decoys

and temporary blinds may be left out over the
specied hunt period but must be removed upon
completion of the hunt on the last day of that
period.

Closed to all forms of use and trespass from

Nov. 15 - the last day of February.

Special Regulations - All small game hunting

closed during Young Sportsman deer hunts.

135-WHITE LAKE REFUGE

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Closed to dove, fall turkey, and waterfowl.
Turkey - One quota hunt. Apr. 24-26, 2015.
Hunter quota 5. One bearded turkey counts
toward statewide bag limit
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide
season.
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136-WHITE OAK

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Dove - Sept 1, noon-sunset. Closed

Sep. 2-5. Re-opens Sep. 6 continuing with
statewide season.
Quail - Dec. 1-31.

FAYETTE COUNTY 7,000 ACRES ON HWY. 57

EAST OF MEMPHIS, SOUTH OF LAGRANGE
BRANDON GILBERT (901) 878-0855 SG, BG, WF

Ghost River Natural Area is open same as

Wolf River WMA. Hunting or access to hunt
from the boardwalk structure is prohibited.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Dove - Sep. 1 at noon and every day
thereafter during the remainder of the statewide
dove seasons.
Quail - Closed to quail hunting; dog
training permitted.
Rabbit - Nov. 15 - Jan. 31.

Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Same as statewide

season
Waterfowl - Waterfowl hunting closes at
3:00 p.m. (CST) each day during the late duck
season(s), except the last day of each segment
of the season(s) when hunting closes as sunset.
Temporary blinds only.
Dog training - Sep. 1 - Jan. 31, except closed
during deer gun hunts.
Special Regulations - Adjacent Ghost River State
Natural Area open same as Wolf River WMA.
Hunting or access to hunt from the boardwalk
structure is prohibited.
All small game hunting is closed during Young
Sportsman deer hunts.
No centerre ries, except on Young Sportsman
deer hunts.
Shooting range - Rie Sight-In Range open
in Oct.

Deer - Deer hunting is archery equipment

only after Nov. 21 through the end of statewide

Deer - Same as statewide seasons, except

archery-only deer hunting after Nov. 30. Archers
must meet legal blaze orange requirements during
this period. Closed to January Young Sportsman
deer hunt.
Waterfowl - Same as statewide seasons,
except as noted. Waterfowl hunting closes at 3
p.m. (CST) during the late duck season(s) and all
types of water trac prohibited after 5 p.m.
No waterfowl hunters permitted on the area or
access areas before 4 a.m. opening day(s), and from
5 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following day during the late
duck season.
Waterfowl (Lebanon Pond) - Special Regulations:
Lebanon Pond waterfowl hunting area will
be allocated by computer draw as specied in
the waterfowl quota hunt computer drawing
and allocation procedures. Draw hunts will be
Opening weekend(s), Monday-Thursday, and
Friday-Sunday within the late waterfowl seasons.
Waterfowl hunting is restricted to ten temporary
staked blind sites designated by GPS coordinates.
Successful applicants and guests will be required
to hunt within 25 yards of staked blind sites
and are required to hunt at the same temporary

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Turkey - Closed to fall turkey hunting.

137-WOLF RIVER AND GHOST RIVER

STATE NATURAL AREA

Turkey - Closed to fall turkey season.

Two hunts. Apr. 10-12. Hunter quota 25. Apr.
24-26. Hunter quota 30. One turkey (bonus
bird). Hunting ends at 2 p.m. each day. Successful
hunters must check birds at Wolf River Check
Station by 3 p.m.

REGION I

HARDIN COUNTY 7,000 ACRES

SOUTHEAST OF MILLEDGEVILLE,
OFF OF HWY. 69
PETE CREECH (731) 687-3444 SG, WF, BG

All water trac prohibited ve days before the

opening day(s) of the statewide duck season.

deer seasons. Archers must meet legal blaze

orange requirements during this period. Closed to
January Young Sportsman deer hunt.

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207
MONTGOMERY

ROBERTSON

227
214

209

TROUSDALE

212

AM

MACON

SUMNER

223 224

TH
EA

CH

226
213
WILLIAMSON

218

RE

NC
E

ORE

LA

ON

222 219
BEDFORD

MO

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230

MA
RSH
AL

LEWIS
216

REGION II

215

229
MAURY

201-AEDC AND WOODS RESERVOIR

REFUGE

RD

FO

ER

TH

RU

CA

221
HICKMAN
205

202
210 206
228
WAYNE

SMITH
WILSON

208 DAVIDSON

NN

DICKSON

GILES

LINCOLN

211

203
COFFEE
217
201

FRANKLIN
220
225
204

muzzleloading pistols are prohibited. Air ries

are allowed for small game hunting, except for
migratory birds.

COFFEE/FRANKLIN COUNTIES 32,000 ACRES

NEAR TULLAHOMA, I-24 EXIT #117
WES WINTON (931) 967-6101 SG, WF, BG

ATVs are prohibited on AEDC WMA.

All access is strictly controlled. Big Game and

Small game hunters are required to sign-in
at one of the three hunter sign-in stations.
Sign-in stations are located just west of
Wattendorf Hwy on Dixie Road next to I-24 and
on Harton Blvd. at the west end of Wattendorf
Hwy. Hunters may also sign in at the check
station. Hunters must ll out a sign-in card
and keep a portion of the card on their person
while hunting. One card per hunt will suce
(weekend, if staying in the campground or daily).
Deer hunters will be required to ll out an
observation card at the end of each deer hunt.

Unauthorized digging on AEDC is prohibited

for safety and legal reasons. Buried and
unexploded ordinance (UXO) could be
encountered and unauthorized ground
disturbance is a violation of Federal Law.

Certain areas will be closed due to military

training. These areas will be gated o and signs
will be placed at the gates. These areas may
be hunted only if the gates are open. Deer
Archery Zones may be hunted on any deer
hunt by drawn hunters with archery equipment
only. These areas are closed to small game
hunting and turkey hunting. These areas will be
marked with orange signs and orange paint.
Caution: There are areas of AEDC that
may contain unexploded ordnances (small
ammunition, anti-personnel mine, mortars,
and artillery rounds.) There are also areas of
AEDC where open holes (manholes, wells, and
sinkholes) are present. Some of the areas, but
not all, are marked.Hunters are advised to use
extreme caution. If any unexploded ordnance or
open holes are found DO NOT TOUCH. STAY
AWAY and notify the AEDC Operations Center
at (931) 454-7752.
Shotgun and archery equipment only,
except muzzleloading rifles are permitted.
Ries, center re and rim re, are prohibited.
Federal law prohibits all handguns, including

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Camping and fires are prohibited outside of

designated campgrounds.

Deer must be checked in at the Hunters

Checkin station on Old Brick Church Rd. If the
Check-in station is closed, hunters should go to
the Lake Road Market on Hwy 127.
Woods Reservoir Waterfowl Refugeall forms of
trespass is prohibited from Dec. 1 - Jan. 31.
UNIT 1 Previously known as the TNARNG
maneuver area.
UNIT 2 Old Camp Forrest area, from golf
course to UTSI road and Wattendorf Memorial
Hwy to southern property boundary.
UNITs 3, 4, 5, & 6 remainder of WMA
UNIT 1 (PREVIOUSLY THE TNARNG MANEUVER
AREA)

Public access only through gate on Rie Range

Road north of railroad tracks

Closed to small game hunting.

Deer (Special Regulations) - All deer

hunting season dates are subject to coordination
with military training mission. Hunt dates will
be conrmed a month in advance and advertised
on the TWRA website and posted at the sign-in
stations. Special quota permits will be sold by
REAL system license agents or purchased on-line
through the TWRA website.
Deer (ShotgunMuzzleloader) - Seven hunts.
Potential hunt dates: Nov. 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 28-30,
Dec. 5-7, 13-14, 20-21. 100 hunter quota. Two deer,
either sex, only one may be antlered (bonus deer).
Deer (Young Sportsman - Shotgun/Muzzleloader) - One hunt. Potential Hunt Dates:
Oct. 4-5. No hunter quota . Two deer, either sex,
only one may be antlered (bonus deer).
UNIT 2 (OLD CAMP FORREST AREA FROM GOLF
COURSE TO UTSI ROAD AND WATTENDORF
MEMORIAL HWY. TO SOUTHERN PROPERTY
BOUNDARY)

Public access only through gate west of re

tower eld.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. The area

will be open to hunting as military training allows.
Dates will be posted on the TWRA website and at
sign-in stations. Hunting closed during deer hunts.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Closed to trapping.
Deer (Special Regulations) - All deer
hunting season dates are subject to coordination
with military training mission. Hunt dates will be
conrmed a month in advance, advertised on the
TWRA website and posted at the sign-in stations.
Special quota permits will be sold by REAL system
license agents or purchased on-line through the
TWRA website.
Deer, Turkey (Archery) - Three hunts. Potential
hunt dates: Oct. 10-12, 17-19, 24-26. No hunter
quota. Two deer, either sex, only one may be
antlered (bonus deer). One turkey, either sex.
Deer (Young Sportsman - Shotgun/Muzzleloader) - One hunt. Potential hunt dates: Oct. 4-5.
No hunter quota. Two deer, either sex, only one
may be antlered (bonus deer).
Deer (Shotgun/Muzzleloader) - Four hunts.
Potential hunt dates: Nov. 8-9, Nov. 28-30, Dec. 5-7,
20-21. 200 hunter quota. Two deer, either sex, only
one may be antlered (bonus deer).

Closed to trapping.
Spring Turkey - except as noted. The area
will be open to hunting as military training
allows. Turkey hunts will be posted on the TWRA
website and at the sign-in stations.

Turkey (Fall) - One hunt. Dec. 8-14. No

hunter quota, Three turkeys, either sex.
Turkey - Seven hunts. Mar. 28-30, Apr. 3-5,
10-12, 17-19, 24-26, May 1-3, 8-10. One bearded bird
per hunt, not to exceed four per season.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - Mar. 21-22

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Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Small
game hunting closed during deer hunts.

204-BEAR HOLLOW MOUNTAIN

Deer (Young Sportsman - Shotgun/Muzzleloader) - One hunt. Oct. 4-5. No hunter quota,
Two deer, either sex, only one may be antlered
(bonus deer).
Deer (Shotgun/Muzzleloader) - Two hunts.
Nov. 28-30, Dec. 5-7. 600 quota. Two deer either
sex, only one may be antlered (bonus deer).

Turkey - Seven hunts. Mar. 28- 30, Apr. 3-5,

10-12, 17-19, 24-26, May 1-3, 8-10. One bearded
bird per hunt, not to exceed four per season.
Turkey hunting in Unit 3 closes at noon each day.
Turkey (Young Sportsman Hunt) - March 21-22.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Same as statewide seasons and bag limits, except
as noted. Only one antlerless deer per day.
Special Regulations - ATVs may be used only on
existing roads and only to retrieve harvested deer.
No littering. Hunter camping allowed only
at designated campground (Lakeview). Fires
permitted only in designated campgrounds. Bear
Hollow, Cave Springs, Keith Cove, Poplar Springs
and Box House Road will be opened for scouting
on the 4th Saturday in Aug.
During daylight hours, all users outside of an
enclosed vehicle or out of camp must wear blaze
orange during the deer gun and muzzleloader
seasons.
Horseback riders must stay on designated trails
and park their vehicles in designated parking areas
at all times. Possession of alcoholic beverages
is prohibited while horseback riding. No tying
horses to trees.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

208-CHEATHAM
CHEATHAM COUNTY 20,810 ACRES
SOUTH OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER,
NEAR ASHLAND CITY
RANDY CROMER (615) 792-4510 SG, BG

Unauthorized entry or presence is prohibited

between sunset and sunrise.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Buck

only during muzzleloader and gun seasons.
Turkey - One hunt. Oct. 13-24. Hunter
quota 150. Two turkeys, either sex.
Turkey - Same as statewide spring season.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Dog training - Daylight hours only.

205-BEAVER DAM CREEK

HICKMAN COUNTY 7,619 ACRES
SOUTH OF CENTERVILLE
REGION II OFFICE (615) 781-6622 SG, BG

Firing Range - Open 12 noon until one hour

after sunset daily. Automatic weapons prohibited.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

209-CHEATHAM LAKE

Archery Range - Open daily. Field points only.

Dog training - Sep. 1 - Feb. 28.

Woods Reservoir Waterfowl Refuge - Dec. 1 Jan 31. All forms of trespass are prohibited.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

CHEATHAM COUNTY 5,152 ACRES

OFF HWYS. 49 AND 12, WEST OF ASHLAND CITY
RANDY CROMER (615) 792-4510 SG, WF, BG

202-ARNOLD HOLLOW
WAYNE COUNTY 7,844 ACRES
NORTH OF WAYNESBORO
PAM McDONALD (931) 762-5749 SG, BG

206-BROWNTOWN
WAYNE COUNTY 6,336 ACRES
NORTH OF WAYNESBORO
PAM McDONALD (931) 762-5749 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

203-BARK CAMP BARRENS

COFFEE COUNTY 2,800 ACRES
WES WINTON (931) 967-6101 SG, BG

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Same as statewide seasons on Sycamore Creek

upstream from railroad trestle, Harpeth River
upstream from Highway 49 and on Johnson Creek
upstream from Johnson Creek Bridge.
Hunting on remainder of Cheatham Lake WMA
same as statewide season, except during the
late duck season when hunting is open only on
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and the
rst and the last day of each segment of the late
statewide duck season.
Waterfowl hunting is permitted only from
registered blind sites and from staked temporary
blind sites during the late duck season.

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Waterfowl - Same as statewide season,

except open on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
and Sunday of the late duck season and the rst
and last day of each segment. Hunting from
registered blind sites only on Woods Reservoir.
During the early duck and goose season, hunting
is allowed outside of registered blind sites, except
150 yards from the bank starting at the pumping
station going west to the Rowlands Creek
causeway. Waterfowl hunting is allowed from
drawn blind sites during big game deer hunts.

FRANKLIN COUNTY 17,000 ACRES

STACY STEVENSON (931) 968-6215 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Archery equipment only for Big Game. Archers
must comply with legal blaze orange requirements
during muzzleloader and gun seasons.

REGION II

Turkey (Fall) - One hunt. Dec. 8-14. No

hunter quota. Three turkeys either sex.

ROBERTSON COUNTY 200 ACRES

REGION II OFFICE (615) 781-6622 SG, WF, BG

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Deer, Turkey (Archery) - Three
hunts: Oct. 10-12, 17-19, 24-26. No hunter quota.
Two deer, either sex, only one may be antlered
(bonus deer). One turkey, either sex.

207-CEDAR HILL SWAMP

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Hunting on Harpeth Island, Marks Creek, and
Blu Creek wade-in areas is not restricted to
registered or staked temporary sites.
Night hunting, trapping and shing prohibited in
waterfowl impoundments during the waterfowl
season.
The sub-impoundment units as posted are closed
to all types of activity ve days before the opening
of the rst segment of the late duck season.
Waterfowl (Wheelchair-bound only
blind site) - Applications must be received by the
TWRA Region II Oce by noon on the 4th Friday
in October. Persons holding a permit for another
blind are not eligible.

REGION II

(615) 781-6622

Dove - Same as statewide. Hunting

permitted from designated elds only.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15, except
closed during duck seasons.
CHEATHAM LAKE - PARDUE POND REFUGE
AND DYSON DITCH REFUGE

Closed to all forms of use and trespass from

Nov. 15 - the last day of February. Designated
observation areas will be open year round.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Archery

equipment only for deer. All seasons closed during
refuge closure dates unless otherwise indicated.
Archers must comply with legal blaze orange
requirements during muzzleloader and gun seasons.

Archery equipment only for deer. Guns may be

used on Young Sportsman hunts and during the
fall turkey season. Archers must comply with legal
blaze orange requirements during muzzleloader
and gun seasons.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Special Regulations - Night hunting, trapping,

dog training and shing prohibited in the
waterfowl impoundment from Oct. 15 - May 31.

Dog training - Daylight hours only.

Participating waterfowl hunters only in the

bottoms during waterfowl seasons.
No horseback riding during big game hunts.

212-GALLATIN STEAM PLANT

SUMNER COUNTY 250 ACRES NEAR GALLATIN
REGION II OFFICE (615) 781-6622 BG

Free Gallatin Steam Plant daily permit

required in addition to WMA permit. Daily
permits available at the cemetery parking area
kiosk. Follow instructions on permit.
Deer, Turkey - Same as
statewide season, except as noted. Archery
equipment only. Archers must comply with legal
blaze orange requirements during muzzleloader
and gun seasons.
Special Regulations - Parking in designated areas.
No camping. Scouting begins one week prior to
opening day.

213-HALEY-JAQUETH
WILLIAMSON COUNTY 200 ACRES
COLLEGE GROVE
TOMMY EDWARDS (931) 840-4042 SG, BG

Special Regulations - Access by boat only.

210-EAGLE CREEK
WAYNE COUNTY 22,000 ACRES
NEAR WAYNESBORO
PAM McDONALD (931) 762-5749 SG, BG

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Dog training - open all year-round.
Daylight hours only.

215-HEADWATERS
CANNON COUNTY 600 ACRES (IN 4 PARCELS)
NEAR WOODBURY
REGION II OFFICE (615) 781- 6622 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Closed to quail hunting.
Blaze orange required by all users during deer
muzzleloader and gun hunts.
Night hunting prohibited.
Dog training daylight hours only.
Horseback riding on designated trail only.
No ATVs permitted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Turkey - One hunt. Oct. 13-24. Hunter
quota 50. Two turkeys, either sex.

Waterfowl - Waterfowl hunting permitted

only from registered blind sites beginning with
the rst day of the late duck season.

Parking in designated areas only.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.
Archery equipment only for deer. Archers must
comply with legal blaze orange requirements
during muzzleloader and gun seasons.
Dove - Sep. 6. Youth only (6-16) accompanied
by a non-hunting adult, and shooting is from
staked positions only. Sep. 8 and every Saturday
thereafter of the 1st segment open to all ages. All
hunting is on designated eld only.

No parking at Blanton School Road gate

(May 31 - Sept 15). Use River Road Trail access/
parking during Blanton School gate closure.

216-HICK HILL
LEWIS COUNTY 3,608 ACRES
SOUTH OF HOHENWALD
PAM McDONALD (931) 762-5749 SG, BG

Dog training - Daylight hours only.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

211-FLINTVILLE HATCHERY
LINCOLN COUNTY 750 ACRES
EAST OF FAYETTEVILLE ON HWY. 64
REGION II OFFICE (615) 781-6622 NP

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

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214-HAYNES BOTTOM
MONTGOMERY COUNTY 971 ACRES
NEAR DOTSONVILLE, ADJOINING THE
CUMBERLAND RIVER
DOUG MARTIN (615) 781-6622 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. During

the late duck season, waterfowl and small game
hunting is open only on Wednesday, Thursday,
Saturday, Sunday and the rst and last day of each
segment of the late statewide duck season.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

217-HICKORY FLATS
COFFEE COUNTY 800 ACRES
WES WINTON (931) 967-6101 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
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219-MAPLE SPRINGS

LAWRENCE COUNTY 14,952 ACRES

WEST OF LAWRENCEBURG OFF HWY. 64
PAM McDONALD (931) 762-5749 SG, BG

COFFEE COUNTY 122 ACRES

NORTH OF MANCHESTER
WES WINTON (931) 967-6101 SG, BG

All horses and ATVs must be ridden on

designated trails or roads open to motorized
vehicles. Possession of alcoholic beverages is
prohibited. No fox chases permitted. Unauthorized entry or presence is prohibited between
sunset and sunrise. Foot trac only beyond
cables/gates during spring turkey season.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

220-MINGO SWAMP
Same as statewide season except as noted.
Coyote/Bobcat may be taken on Big Game
hunts with the weapon legal for that hunt. The
remainder of the season is rimre only during
daylight hours only.

FRANKLIN COUNTY 460 ACRES

WEST OF WINCHESTER
STACY STEVENSON (931) 968-6215 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Fox Chasing - No fox chasing permitted.

Deer (Gun - Young Sportsman) - One hunt. Oct.

18-19. One deer, either sex (bonus deer), no antler
restrictions.

Dove - Same as statewide season, except for

Bartons Creek. Bartons Creek opens Sep. 7 and
every Friday-Sunday and Wednesday thereafter
during the rst segment of the statewide season.
Waterfowl - Hunting is permitted only
from registered blind sites and staked temporary
blind sites during the late duck season. Same as
statewide season, except waterfowl hunting shall
cease at 3 p.m. (CST) during the late duck season,
except hours same as statewide on the last day of
each segment of the late duck season.

221-MTSU
HICKMAN COUNTY 995 ACRES
WEST OF CENTERVILLE
REGION II OFFICE (615) 781-6622 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Waterfowl (Wheelchair-bound only

blind site) - Applications must be received by the
TWRA Region II Oce by noon on the 4th Friday
in Oct. Persons holding a permit for another blind
are not eligible.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15, except
closed during duck seasons.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Deer (Muzzleloader) - One hunt. Oct. 23-26.

Hunter quota 500. One deer, buck only (bonus deer).

222-NORMANDY

Deer (Gun) - Three hunts. Nov. 14-16, Nov. 28-30,

Dec. 19-21. Hunter quota 500. One deer, buck only
(bonus deer).

BEDFORD/COFFEE COUNTIES 750 ACRES

ON NORMANDY LAKE
WES WINTON - (931) 967-6101 SG, BG

UNIT II
HWY. 109 DOWNSTREAM TO OLD HICKORY
DAM SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons.

Turkey - Same as statewide spring turkey
season.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Trapping - Dec. 1 - Feb. 11.

223-OLD HICKORY
Dog Training - Sep. 1 Mar. 15, daylight
hours only.
SHIELDS FARM UNIT

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Centerre ries and handguns prohibited.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

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NORTH OF LEBANON ON OLD HICKORY LAKE
DAN LAVACOT (615) 444-6673

Areas consists of 6,000 huntable acres in

narrow strips of land along the 21,700 acres of
water on Old Hickory Lake. Of the 6,000 acres
only 1,000 acres have public land access.
The remaining 5,000 acres are primarily
accessible by water.
UNIT I
HIGHWAY 109 UPSTREAM TO RIVER MILE 267
EXCLUDING LOCK 5 REFUGE SG, WF, BG

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Waterfowl - Same as statewide seasons,
except as noted. Hunting from registered blind
sites only, except during the early duck season. All
goose hunting is from registered blinds only.
UNIT III
FROM RIVER MILE 267 UPSTREAM
TO THE OLD LOCK 6 SITE
AT RIVER MILE 281 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Waterfowl - Same as statewide seasons,
except as noted. Hunting from temporary blinds
only. Decoys must be picked up each day.
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Deer (Archery) - One hunt. Sep. 20 - Oct. 5.

Three deer, either sex (bonus deer). Special Buck
Regulations apply on all deer hunts. Bucks must
have at least ve antler points on one side or a
15-inch minimum outside spread.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Dove (Youth/Adult) - Youth/Adult only

hunt is Sep. 6 on Bartons Creek. Hunting begins
at 6 a.m.

REGION II

Raccoon, Opossum - Sep. 12 Feb. 28. Bag limit 2 raccoon per person per night.
Opossum: no limit. Hunting closed at sunset the
day before and during big game hunts

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Small

game hunting is closed after 3 p.m. (CST) during
the late duck season. The sub-impoundment units
as posted are closed to all types of activity ve days
prior to the opening of the rst segment of the late
duck season. Raccoon and opossum hunting, trapping
and shing are prohibited in sub-impoundments
during the late waterfowl season.

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UNIT I

224-OLD HICKORY LOCK 5 REFUGE

TROUSDALE/WILSON COUNTIES 900 ACRES
NORTH OF LEBANON; LOCATED FROM HWY. 231
UPSTREAM TO RIVER MILE 265.5
DAN LAVACOT (615) 444-6673

NEAR LAVERGNE NORTH OF SMYRNA AIR BASE

1,408 ACRES SG, BG

Unit I closed to all activity from sunset to

one-half hour before sunrise, except as noted.
Trucks and ATVs allowed o-road during
eld trials only.

Public use, including all forms of trespass,

is prohibited from Nov. 15 to the last day of
February. Public entry and shing permitted
while on the main river channel passing
through the refuge.

All activities, except dove hunts on

designated elds and scheduled eld trials,
prohibited on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
from Sept. 1 - Apr. 30.

Special Regulations - Public entry and shing

permitted while on the main river channel passing
through the refuge. Closed to waterfowl hunting.

Horses permitted on all areas, except freshly

planted and standing crops, and special
areas as posted.

OLD HICKORY LOCK 5 REFUGE (NORTH OF THE

CUMBERLAND RIVER).

Additional WMA closures for special eld

trial dates are:
2014: Nov. 5-6, 20, 27; Dec. 25
2015: Jan. 29; Feb. 25-26; Mar. 2-5; Apr. 27-30

REGION II

(615) 781-6622

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

OLD HICKORY LOCK 5 REFUGE (SOUTH OF THE
CUMBERLAND RIVER)

Quail (Young Sportsman Only) - Nov.1 Nov. 14.

Deer, Turkey (Young Sportsman
Only) - Sep. 27-28, Oct. 4-5, 11-12, 18-19. Archery
equipment only.
Deer (Young Sportsman Only) - Archery/
Muzzleloader only - Oct. 25-26, Nov. 1-2, 8-9
Turkey (Young Sportsman Only) - Same as
statewide spring turkey season.
Special Regulations - Boat access only.

225- OWL HOLLOW MILL

FRANKLIN COUNTY 3,000 ACRES
NEAR TIMS FORD LAKE
STACY STEVENSON (931) 968-6215 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Dove (Youth Only) - Sep. 6. Youth only
(6-16) must be accompanied by a licensed
non-hunting adult. Maple Bend Road eld only.
Rest of WMA closed.
Dove - Sep. 7. Entire WMA open to all ages for the
remainder of the statewide dove season.

226-PERCY PRIEST
DAVIDSON/RUTHERFORD/WILSON COUNTIES
TWO UNITS CONSISTING OF 10,768 HUNTABLE
ACRES SURROUNDING 14,500 ACRES OF WATER
BORDERING PERCY PRIEST LAKE
GLEN ROGERS (615) 355-0914

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Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Dove - Sep. 1, and each Saturday and
Sunday thereafter, and Labor Day during the
statewide season. Shooting from staked positions
only. On Sep. 1, staked positions will be assigned
by a drawing held on site at 10 a.m. and hunters
must check out at the conclusion of their hunt.
Successful applicants must be at their staked
position at the start of shooting hours.

hours before and after scheduled dates without a

small game hunt permit.
Bird and Rabbit Dog and Fox Hound Trials Sep. 1 - Apr. 30. Trials must be scheduled with
Area Manager, and special eld trial permits must
be obtained from the Region II Oce at least 30
days in advance of trial dates. Field trial gallery
must be kept out of standing or planted crops by
Marshals provided by sponsoring club. Fox hound
trials subject to special regulations.
UNIT II

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Deer

is shotgun/muzzleloader/archery only.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Waterfowl - Same as statewide seasons.
Temporary blinds only. No blinds, blind
materials, boats, or decoys may be left overnight.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Apr. 30. No hunting
or training from horseback.
Archery Practice - Open yearround, on designated
range site (Poole Knobs) only. Target arrows only.

227-SHELTON FERRY

Squirrel - Same as statewide season, except

as noted.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY 628 ACRES

SOUTH OF CLARKSVILLE
REGION II OFFICE (615) 781-6622 SG, WF, BG

Quail, Rabbit (Youth) - Same as

statewide seasons, except Monday through
Thursday only. Shotguns only. Each Youth must
be accompanied by an adult who may not hunt or
carry weapons. Each adult must possess a valid
hunting license and an area permit.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Deer

is archery equipment only, except during Young
Sportsman hunts.

Deer, Turkey (Archery Only) - Same

as statewide seasons.
Deer (Muzzleloader) - Nov. 10-13, 17-19.
Remainder of deer season is archery only.
Turkey - Same as statewide spring turkey
season, except closed FridaySunday until Apr. 30.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Apr. 30. Small
game permit required. Training from horseback
prohibited before Oct. 1. Participants of sanctioned
eld trials may train 72 hours prior to and after
scheduled dates without a small game permit.
Blank ammunition only. Night time dog training
prohibited
Retriever Dog Training and Trials - Year-round
in designated areas only. Trials must be scheduled
with Area Manager, and special eld trial permits
must be obtained from the TWRA Region II
Oce at least 30 days in advance of trial dates.
Participants of sanctioned eld trials may train 72

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Firing Range - Montgomery County
Shooting Complex, see page 36.

228-TIE CAMP
WAYNE COUNTY 8,088 ACRES
NORTH OF WAYNESBORO
PAM McDONALD (931) 762-5749 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

229-WILLIAMSPORT
MAURY COUNTY 1,722 ACRES
ON HWY. 50 APPROXIMATELY 10 MI.
WEST OF COLUMBIA
TOMMY EDWARDS (931) 840-4042 SG, BG

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after sunset on hunt days. All horses must be
ridden on designated trails only. No riding
during scheduled Big Game hunts Possession
of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.

Deer (Muzzleloader) - One hunt, Oct. 24-26.

Hunter quota 100. Two deer, either sex but only
one can be antlered (bonus deer).
Deer (Gun) - Four hunts, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 7-9,
14-16, 28-30. Hunter quota 100. Two deer, either
sex but only one can be antlered (bonus deer).

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Turkey (Young Sportsman) - One hunt,

Mar. 21-22. One bearded bird.

Dove - Same as statewide season, except

open only on Sep. 1 and every Saturday during
the rst segment. Designated elds only. Shooting
from staked positions only on Sep. 1. On Sep. 1,
staked positions will be assigned by a drawing
held on site at 10 a.m. Hunters must be present
at drawing and must check out at the conclusion
of the hunt. Successful applicants must be at the
staked position at legal shooting hours.

Turkey - Two hunts, Mar. 28-31, Apr. 10-13. One

bearded bird per hunt.

MAURY COUNTY 12,325 ACRES

SOUTH EAST OF COLUMBIA
TOMMY EDWARDS (931) 840-4042 SG, WF, BG

All horses must be ridden on designated

trails only. Possession of alcoholic beverages
is prohibited while horseback riding. During
daylight hours, all users outside of an
enclosed vehicle or out of camp must wear
fluorescent orange during the deer gun and
muzzleloader seasons.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Crow - Sep. 1 - Feb 28. All crow hunting is
limited to Saturdays during the month of September
during the rst segment of dove season, thereafter on
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15, daylight
hours only.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Firing Range - Automatic weapons
prohibited. See page 36.

REGION II

Deer (Archery) - Three hunts, Sep. 19-21,

Sep. 26-29, Oct. 3-5. Two deer, either sex, but only
one can be antlered (bonus deer).

230-YANAHLI

Deer (Gun - Young Sportsman) - Two hunts, Oct.

11-12, 18-19. Two deer, either sex, but only one can
be antlered (bonus deer).

(615) 781-6622

Farmland Owner License Exemption Statement

FARMLAND OWNER LICENSE EXEMPTION STATEMENT
County:_________________ Map #:____________ Parcel #:____________
Location:______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Name of landowner:_____________________________________________
Name of hunter/fisherman:_______________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
TN Drivers License #:____________________________________________
I attest that I am exempt from requirements to possess a hunting and
fishing licsnse under the terms of TCA 70-2-204(a) while hunting or fishing
on the property identified aboce due to the following owner relationship.
I am a resident of Tennessee and I am (check one):
an owner of the property

a tenant on the property

a spouse of the owner

a spouse of the tenant

a child of the owner

a dependent child of the tenant

_____________________________________________________________
Signature of hunter/fisherman
This card shall be completed, signed and submitted upon the request of
an officer of the TWRA, or upon presenting game to a check station.

TCA 70-2-204. Hunting and shing on farm land - License

exemption to owner, tenants and their spouses and children (a) The owners and tenants of farmlands, and their spouse and
children, have the right to engage in the sport of hunting and
shing, subject to all the provisions of all laws or regulations
concerning wildlife, upon such lands and waters thereon of
which they or their spouses or parents are the bona de owners
or tenants with the permission of the landowners, during the
season when it is lawful to do so, without procuring a hunting
and sport shing license. Tenants and their spouses and their
dependent children must be bona de residents of the state and
must actually reside on the land. Owners and their spouses
and children must be bona de residents of the state. Land
may qualify as farmland onlh if it is owned by no more than
one (1) individual or a family; provided, that if land is owned
jointly or in common by persons who are rst cousins related
by blood, then such cousins and their children may hunt
small game and sh on such land under the provisions of this
subsection. Family means any combination of kinship within
the third degree, including any spouse who has an interest
in the property. Tenant means an individual who receives
compensation such as free rent or money for acting either in
the place of or at the direction of the landowner in tending ot
the requirements needed to care for the farmland. The primary
purpose of the tenancy shall be ahgricultural in nature.

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WMA Region III
ETT

329

328

316
301

308

307

326

PICK

CLAY
JACKSON

331

FENTRESS

OVERTON
MORGAN

PUTNAM

310

303
317
319
CUMBERLAND 321

DEKALB
WHITE

325

323
E
318
324
320
332

302
RHEA

312

333
314 306 315

BLEDSOE

MONROE

Q
SE
UA
TC

GRUNDY

M
EIG
S

VANBUREN
WARREN

AN

RO

306

E
HI

306 306
306

MCMINN

305
330
305

HAMILTON

309

MARION

(931) 484-9571

327

BRADLEY

304

POLK

313

301-ALPINE MOUNTAIN

Deer (muzzleloader)- Nov. 8-13. Bag limit: same

as statewide season.

OVERTON COUNTY 1,642 ACRES

REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 SG, BG

Deer (gun/archery) - Nov. 22 - Dec. 12. Bag limit:

same as statewide season.

Deer (gun/archery) - Young Sportsman: Oct. 25 26. Bag limit: same as statewide season.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Wild hogs may be taken during any deer hunt by
legal deer hunters.

REGION III

311
322

Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

Antlered deer must have a minimum of four

(4) points on one antler or a 15 inch minimum
outside spread on all hunts.
Wild hogs may be taken during any deer hunt by
legal deer hunters.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15
BIG BOTTOM UNIT

302-BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE
CENTENNIAL WILDERNESS
WHITE COUNTY 15,454 ACRES
ON THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY LINE
6 MILES SOUTH OF HWY. 70S
JAMES DOUGLAS (931) 935-3280 SG, BG

No ATVs, motorcycles, or horseback riding

permitted. Closed to all non-hunting
activities during big game hunts.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed

to all hunting March 1 through the fourth Friday
in August, except during spring turkey and squirrel
seasons. Small game hunting and dog training closed
at sunset on the day before and during scheduled
deer and turkey hunts. Closed to quail hunting.

Same as statewide seasons, except deer season is

closed Nov.14-21 and after Dec. 12.
Deer (archery) - Sep. 27-Oct. 24, Oct. 27Nov. 7. Bag limit: same as statewide season.

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prohibited on all hunts. Unauthorized entry

or presence is prohibited between sunset and
sunrise. During big game hunts, the area is open
only to legal big game hunting participants.
ATVs and motorized bikes are permitted only
by individuals possessing a hunting and shing
license and a WMA permit, from the fourth
Saturday in August through the spring squirrel
season. ATVs, motorized bikes, and horseback
riders may not enter the area except through
gated TWRA access points. Big game hunters
are required to check out big game and wild
hogs at the WMA check stations when stations
are in operation. Attention persons participating in the hog control hunt: There have
been multiple documented cases of Brucellosis
in hogs on Catoosa. Use caution when handling
harvested hogs.

Unauthorized entry is prohibited between

sunset and sunrise. Motorized vehicles
and ATVs restricted to designated roads.
Camping in designated areas only. Closed to
all non-hunting activities during big game
hunts Wild hogs may be taken during any
deer hunt by legal deer hunters.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Closed to quail hunting.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

303-CATOOSA
CUMBERLAND/MORGAN COUNTIES
79,740 ACRES
I-40 EXITS, PEAVINE, GENESIS
AND WESTEL ROADS
JIM LANE (931) 456-2479 SG, BG

Entire area open on all deer hunts. Catoosa WMA

will be closed to all users Feb. 1 through last Friday
in March except for walk-in small game hunting
and trapping from Feb. 1 - last day of Feb. Guides

Same as statewide seasons, except closes at

sunset the day before and during scheduled big
game hunts, unless otherwise noted. Dogs are
not permitted during the spring squirrel season.
Trapping and small game hunting closed during wild
hog control season. Closed to quail hunting. Closed
to all hunting Mar. 1 - fourth Friday in August, except
during turkey and spring squirrel seasons.
Ries and handguns using center-re ammunition
are legal for hunting beaver, bobcat, foxes, coyotes,
groundhogs and crows only during big game seasons
and the hunter must be a licensed legal big game
hunter. During big game hunts, coyotes may be taken
with any weapon legal for that hunt. Chasing fox,
coyote or bobcat with dogs is not permitted.
Raccoon and opossum season is Nov. 1
to sunrise Dec. 31, except closes at sunset on the day
before and during scheduled big game hunts..
Deer - On all hunts, antlered deer must have
a minimum of 4 points on one antler or a 15-inch
minimum outside antler spread. Wild hogs may be
taken during any deer hunt by legal deer hunters.
Deer (Archery) - Three hunts, Oct. 11-13,
14-16, 17-19. Archery equipment only. Area
checking stations operated. Entire area open. Two
deer, no more than one antlered (bonus deer).
Deer (Muzzleloader) - One hunt, Nov. 20-23
Station quota: Genesis 1,000; Bicolor 1,000. One
deer, buck only (bonus deer).
Deer (Gun) - One hunt, Nov. 13-16. Station quota:
Genesis 1,000; Bicolor 1,000. One deer, buck only
(bonus deer).
Deer (Gun - Young Sportsman) - One hunt.
Oct. 25-26. Two deer, no more than one antlered
(bonus deer).
Deer (Gun) - One hunt, Dec. 4-7. Entire area open.
One deer, buck only (bonus deer).
Wild Hog (Control Season - Dogs Permitted) Dec. 10-14, Jan. 7-11 Entire area open. No limit,
either sex.

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wear on the upper portion of their body and
head a minimum of 500 square inches of daylight
fluorescent orange, visible front and back. Participants may use any legal weapon and ammunition
that is legal for taking Deer, Bear or Elk. Legal
hours - One-half hour before sunrise to one
half-hour after sunset. Checking stations open on
Catoosaall hogs must be transported whole to
the checking stations for data collection.
Bullfrog - Apr. 1 - Sep. 1. No hunting during
turkey hunts.
Turkey - Six hunts, Apr.10-12, 14-16, 21-23,
24-26, 28-30, May 1-3. One turkey per hunt, not to
exceed four per season.
Turkey (Young Sportsman) - One hunt,
Apr.18-19. One turkey (bonus bird).
Trapping - Dec. 15 - Feb. 28.

Firing Range (Genesis Checking Station) Open daily except during deer archery hunts and
turkey hunts. Daylight hours only.
Firing Ranges (Peavine Campground) - Open
Apr. 1 - Jan. 31, except closed during deer archery
hunts and turkey hunts. Daylight hours only.

BRADLEY COUNTY 495 ACRES

REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 SG,WF, BG

Use of motorized vehicles prohibited.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Deer

season closes Dec. 12. Archery equipment only
for deer.

Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

305-SOUTH CHEROKEE
ALONG THE TENNESSEE-NORTH CAROLINA STATE
LINE SOUTH OFTHE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK 250,000 ACRES
DAVID WHITEHEAD (423) 884-6767 BG

Includes former Ocoee and Tellico Units. Bear

reserves are closed to all big game hunting
when the bear season is open on the South
Cherokee. It is illegal to possess firearms with
any breed of dog other than pointing breeds
during daylight hours, excluding bear season,
except as provided. Cherokee WMA Nonquota
Big Game permit (Type 095, Type 167 or
Type 094) or Sportsman License required
to hunt the nonquota big game hunts. Some
roads normally open to public travel may
be closed from Dec. 15 - March 31. Wild hog
may be taken during any deer or bear hunt
with no limit. During gun and muzzleloader
Big Game hunts all wild hog hunters must
comply with the Big Game Hunter Orange
requirements. A bear hunter who has filled the
daily or seasonal limit may continue to carry
a firearm and take wild hogs where incidental
taking is allowed.

Same as statewide, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Small game hunters, except raccoon and opossum
hunters, must wear 500 square inches of blaze orange
during big game muzzleloader and gun hunts.

Closed to all hunting Mar. 1 - 4th Friday in Aug.,

except during turkey season.
Small game hunting in bear reserves and
party hunt area during scheduled party hunts
prohibited one day before and during bear hunts.
Dogs permitted for squirrel hunting outside of
Bear Reserves Jan. 1 - last day of Feb.
It is illegal to possess firearms with any breed of
dog other than pointing breeds during daylight
hours, excluding bear season, except as provided.
Season open on groundhog, fox and skunk during
any small game hunt with weapons legal for that
small game hunt. Bobcat may be taken on any
scheduled big game or small game hunt that
coincides with the statewide bobcat season with
weapon legal for that scheduled hunt. Beaver and
coyote may be taken on any hunt with weapon legal
for that hunt. Bobcat hunting with dogs is prohibited.
Deer (Archery) - One hunt, Sep. 13-26. One
deer, either sex (bonus deer).
Deer (Muzzleloader) - One hunt, Oct. 27 - Nov.2.
One deer, buck only (bonus deer).
Deer (Gun - Young Sportsman) - One hunt, Oct.
18-19. One deer, either sex (bonus deer).
Deer (Gun) - Two hunts, Nov. 22-30, Dec.15-29.
Two deer, buck only (bonus deer).
Bear (Gun - Dogs Permitted) - Four hunts,
Oct. 4-12, Nov. 3-7, Dec. 1-14, Dec. 30 - Jan. 2. One
bear, either sex. Hunting confined to that area
outside the Ocoee and Tellico Bear Reserves.
Bear Party-Dog Hunts (Gun - Dogs Permitted) Four hunts. Oct. 4-5, Oct. 11-12, Nov. 3-4,
Dec 1-2. Quota party dog hunts, 75 permits
per party. One party permitted in each of the
following areas: Upper Tellico, Lower Tellico,
Upper Bald River, and Lower Bald River. One
bear, either sex. Party-Dog Area closed during
scheduled quota party-dog hunts.

South Cherokee Bear Reserves

Cherokee Party Hunt Compartments

Ocoee Bear Reserve

Upper Tellico

The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area and private inholdings

bounded on the north by Ocoee Lake and Ocoee River, on the
south by the Tennessee/Georgia state line and on the east and
west by the National Forest Boundary.

The portion of the Tellico River drainage lying north of the Tellico
River Road, south of the North River Road and west of the North
Carolina line.

Tellico Bear Reserve

That portion of the Bald River and Tellico River drainages lying
south of the Tellico River Road, and north of the Holly Flats Road.

The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area in Monroe County

that lies north of the Tellico-Robbinsville Road, east of Forest
Service Road 35, south of Forest Service Road 26 and west of the
ridge running from Farr Gap through Little Fodderstack to Big
Fodderstack and following the North Carolina state line to the
Tellico-Robbinsville Road.
For other bear reserves, see page 64.

Lower Bald River

Lower Tellico
That portion of the Tellico River drainage lying east of Turkey
Creek, north of the Tellico River Road, west of the North Carolina
state line, and south of the Tellico-Robbinsville Road.
Upper Bald River
That portion of the Bald River and Tellico River drainages lying
south of the Tellico River road, south of the Holly Flats Road, and
north of the North Carolina state line.
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304-CHARLOTTE ANN
FINNELL NEAL

Dec. 13 - last day of Feb., except as noted. Squirrel

season open from last Saturday in Aug. to Sep. 26,
and during spring squirrel season. Dogs are not
permitted during spring squirrel season. Quail
season ends Jan. 15.

REGION III

Dog Training - Dog training is closed.

Spring squirrel season is closed.

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Non-hunting juveniles under the age of 13 may
accompany an adult hunter (18 years old or older)
who has a valid party-hunt permit. Juveniles must
also comply with all regulations specied for
permitted hunters.
Opossum, Raccoon - Outside of
Tellico and Ocoee Bear Reserves Nov. 8-20, Jan.3
- last day of Feb. Inside Tellico and Ocoee Bear
Reserves Jan. 3 - Feb. 2. Hunters are limited to a
maximum of two dogs per vehicle. The only legal
weapons on a raccoon hunt are .22 caliber short
and long ries.
Bear Dog Training Season - Sep. 3-12.
No bears may be harvested. No weapons may be
possessed. No training in bear reserves.

REGION III

(931) 484-9571

Turkey - Same as statewide spring turkey

season.
Trapping - Jan. 1 - the last day in Feb.
Shooting ranges - Open daylight hours only
(see page 36).
Safety Zone - On the Cherokee WMA, hunting or
discharging a rearm is prohibited within 150 yards
of a developed recreation area, campsite, residence,
building, occupied area, across or on a National
Forest system road. Contact the appropriate U.S.
Forest Service oce for more information.
Horseback riding - Horseback riding on
properties owned by the U.S. Forest Service shall
be the same as U.S. Forest Service regulations.
Contact the U.S. Forest Service (423-476-9700).
On those properties owned or leased by the
TWRA, horseback riding is only allowed upon
roads opened for vehicle travel. No riding o road
into openings, elds, trails or through streams.
Dog Training - Dog training prohibited
unless otherwise specied. The use or possession of
any electronic tracking devices from Mar. 1 - Aug. 15
is illegal. Hunting of coyotes with dogs is prohibited.

306-CHICKAMAUGA
BRADLEY/HAMILTON/MCMINN/MEIGS/RHEA
COUNTIES 4,000 ACRES
SODDY AND SALE CREEK
GREG ATCHLEY (423) 693-6604 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Closed to quail hunting. Deer hunting with
archery equipment only. Archery hunters must
comply with hunter orange requirements during
the statewide deer gun or muzzleloader seasons.
Shotguns loaded with No. 4 shot or smaller only
(except waterfowl). Waterfowl hunting restricted to
use of shotguns loaded with No. 2 shot or smaller.

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COTTONPORT, WASHINGTON FERRY

BERNIE SWINEY (423) 365-9166 SG, WF, BG
SHELTON BOTTOMS, MUD CREEK, NEW BETHAL,
MOON ISLAND, GOODFIELD CREEK, GILLESPIE
BEND,, LEDFORD ISLAND, AGENCY CREEK,SUGAR
CREEK, SOUTH MOUSE CREEK UNITS
ROB KLIPPEL (423) 693-6791 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide hunting and trapping seasons.

No waterfowl hunters permitted on Units from
two hours after legal shooting hours have ended
until 4:00 a.m. the following day during the duck
season(s). Closed to quail hunting.
CANDIES CREEK, JOHNSON BOTTOMS,
ROGERS CREEK
JASON JACKSON (423) 614-3018 SG, WF, BG
YELLOW CREEK UNITS
BERNIE SWINEY (423) 365-9166 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except units closed to

all forms of trespass including shing, trapping and
hunting for all species except waterfowl from the
rst opening day of the late duck season until the last
day of the late duck season. Closed to quail hunting.
Waterfowl - Waterfowl hunting permitted
on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and the
rst and last day of the duck season. Waterfowl
hunting ends at 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday only.
No waterfowl hunters or other activities permitted
on units from two hours after legal shooting hours
have ended until 4 a.m. the following day during
the duck seasons. Hunting is allowed only from
registered blinds sites. Blind sites and hunting dates
will be allocated through a computer drawing held
in September. Quota application period runs from
Sep. 3 - 24, 2014. Hunters selected for a blind site
may bring up to four additional hunters. No more
than ve hunters per blind. No blind site may be
hunted unless a hunter selected for that assigned
blind site and date is present. Hunters may leave in
place decoys and a temporary blind at their blind
site during their assigned hunt date, but must
remove all decoys at the end of their last hunt date.
Young Sportsman hunters may hunt blind sites
during the youth waterfowl season on a rst come,
rst serve basis. Youth hunters during the youth
waterfowl season must enter the hunting area only
from established TWRA parking areas.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15, except
closed during late duck season.

307-CORDELL HULL
JACKSON/SMITH COUNTIES 25,000 ACRES
INCLUDES ALL PROPERTY POSTED AND
PAINTED WITH CORPS OF ENGINEER AND/OR
TWRA SIGNS
GARY BLACK (931) 484-9571 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except deer hunting

ends on Dec. 12. Closed to quail hunting.
DEFEATED CREEK UNIT
Same as statewide seasons except as noted. Closed
to quail hunting. Archery equipment only for deer
hunting. Shotguns only for small game hunting.

Defeated Creek Unit is that area of Defeated Creek

that extends from the main river channel to the
Corps of Engineers boundary along Defeated Creek
excluding Defeated Creek Recreational Area.
Wheelchair-bound Hunter
Only Zone - That area in the old Corps of
Engineers Roaring River Campground area of
Cordell Hull WMA (north of Hwy. 135, north of
Roaring River, south and east of Hwy. 85 and west of
Old Roaring River Iron Bridge Road). Wheelchairbound hunter zone open to wheelchair-bound
hunters only. Same as statewide seasons, except as
noted. Deer hunting ends Dec. 13.
Deer (Gun/Archery) - Wheelchair
bound hunting zone, Nov. 22 - 23. Deer bag limit is
two deer, no more than one antlered (bonus deer).
Wheelchair-bound hunters only.
Turkey (Wheelchair-bound Hunter
Only Zone) - That portion of Cordell Hull WMA
known as the Old Roaring River Campground, as
posted. Apr. 4-May 17. Wheelchair-bound hunters
only. Two turkeys, either sex (bonus bird).
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

308-CORDELL HULL REFUGE

JACKSON COUNTY 600 ACRES
NEAR GAINESBORO BETWEEN FREESTATE
BRIDGE
HWY 85A AND HWY 56 BRIDGE
GARY BLACK (931) 484-9571 SG, WF, BG

Public use including all forms of trespass

and hunting is prohibited from Nov. 15 - last
day of Feb., except as otherwise indicated.
Public entry permitted while on the main
river channel passing through the refuge.
Fishing by boat allowed during refuge closure
in marked river channel only. TWRA will
provide hunter assistance during the opening
weekends of deer archery, muzzleloader, and
gun seasons - call TWRA Region 3 oce to
request assistance.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Deer

season is Sep. 29 - Oct. 24. All seasons closed
during refuge closure dates including dog training.
Closed to quail hunting.

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Hunter Only) - One hunt. Sep. 27-28. One deer,
either sex (bonus deer).
Deer (Gun - Wheelchair-bound
Hunter Only) - One hunt. Nov. 8-9. One deer,
either sex (bonus deer).
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15, daylight
hours only.

309-CUMMINGS COVE
HAMILTON/MARION COUNTIES 1,200 ACRES
REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

310-EDGAR EVINS STATE PARK

DEKALB COUNTY 6,000 ACRES
ON CENTER HILL LAKE
REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 BG

BLEDSOE/VAN BUREN COUNTIES 7,000 ACRES.

OFF HIGHWAY 30 BETWEEN PIKEVILLE AND
SPENCER.
REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 BG

All hunters are required to register and obtain

a free permit at the park headquarters (423)
881-5298. Dog training prohibited. Vehicle
parking restricted to designated parking areas
only during the hunting season. No parking
allowed on roadside grass. All deer and turkey
hunters must sign register at the horse stables
before hunting. Coyotes may be taken on any
hunt with weapons legal for that hunt.
Squirrel - Dec. 1 - last day of Feb. Shotguns
only. Spring squirrel season is closed.
Deer (Archery) - Four hunts. Nov. 8-10,
11-13, 14-16, Dec. 19-21. Two deer, no more than
one antlered (bonus deer). One turkey either sex.
Deer (Hunts for Warriors - Shotgun/Muzzleloader - Golf Course Zone) - One hunt, Dec. 2-3.
Hunter quota 15. Two deer, no more than one
antlered (bonus deer).
Turkey (Archery) - One hunt, Apr. 4-12.
One turkey per day, not to exceed two turkeys
(bonus bird).
Closed to dog training.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Closed to spring squirrel hunting on north side of
Center Hill Lake.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Dog Training - Same as statewide seasons,
except closed on north side of Center Hill Lake.

311-ENTERPRISE SOUTH
NATURE PARK
HAMILTON COUNTY 1800 ACRES
REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 BG

Hunters are required to check out big game at

WMA check station when check station is in
operation. Closed to hunting, trapping and dog
training except as noted.
Deer, Turkey (Archery) - One hunt,
Oct. 6-7. Hunter quota 80. Two deer, no more than
one antlered, (bonus deer). One turkey, either sex.

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TOWNSHIP
POLK COUNTY 1,107 ACRES
NEAR COPPER HILL
REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 NP

ATVs and motorcycles prohibited.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Archery equipment only for big game. Archers
must comply with legal blaze orange requirements
during muzzleloader and gun seasons. Beagles
and pointing breed dogs only. Dogs are not
permitted during spring squirrel season.
Small game hunting with shotguns only, using
No. 6 shot or smaller.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Dog Training - Beagles and pointing breeds
only. No dog training allowed during spring
turkey season.

BLEDSOE COUNTY 285 ACRES

REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571

Same as statewide seasons.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

315-HIWASSEE REFUGE
MEIGS/RHEA COUNTIES 2,500 ACRES
ON CHICKAMAUGA RESERVOIR
JASON JACKSON (423) 614-3018 SG, WF, BG

Refuge is closed to all forms of use and

trespass from Nov. 15 through the last day of
Feb., except the wildlife viewing area is open
year-round. During refuge closure, public
entry and shing is permitted while on the
main river channel passing through the refuge.
Bobcat may be taken on any scheduled big
game or small game hunt that coincides with
the statewide bobcat season with hunting
implements legal for that scheduled hunt.
Beaver and coyotes may be taken on any hunt
with weapons legal for that hunt. Season
open on groundhog, fox and skunk during any
scheduled small game hunt. All seasons closed
during refuge closure date unless otherwise
indicated. Nontoxic shot approved by the U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service is required for small
game hunting. Small game hunting and dog
training is closed at sunset on the day before
and during scheduled big game hunts, unless
special exception is indicated.
Dove - Sep. 1, 13, 16. Noon to sunset only.
No access permitted by boat.
Dove (Youth) - Sep. 6. Noon to sunset only. No
access permitted by boat.
Squirrel, Rabbit - Same as
statewide seasons except as noted.
Opossum, Raccoon - Sep. 6 Nov 8. Hunting will be limited to Tuesday and
Wednesday nights only.
Canada Goose - Sep. 1-15. No goose
hunters permitted on refuge from two hours
after shooting hours have ended until 4 a.m. the
following day.
Wood Duck, Teal - Same as Sep. Wood
Duck/Teal season. No duck hunters permitted on
the refuge from two hours after shooting hours
have ended until 4 a.m. the following day.

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Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

312-FALL CREEK FALLS

STATE PARK

314-HARP

REGION III

There is currently no public access for

Cummings Cove. The only access at present
is through private properties with the
permission from the various landowners.
TWRA is working on solving this problem.

Deer (Shotgun - Hunts for Warriors) - One hunt,

Oct. 20-21. Hunter quota 25. Two deer, no more
than one antlered (bonus deer).

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Deer (ShotgunMuzzleloader)(YoungSportsman) - One hunt, Sep. 20-21. Hunter quota
100. Two deer, no more than one antlered (bonus
deer).
Deer (Archery) - One hunt, Sep. 26-28. Hunter
quota 200. Two deer no more than one antlered,
one turkey either sex. (bonus deer).
Deer (Archery) - One hunt, Oct. 10-12. Two deer,
no more than one antlered, one turkey either sex.
(bonus deer).
Deer (Muzzleloader) - One hunt, Oct. 24-26.
Hunter quota 150. Two deer, no more than one
antlered (bonus deer).

REGION III

(931) 484-9571

Deer (Muzzleloader) - One hunt, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2.

Hunter quota 150. Two deer, no more than one
antlered (bonus deer).
Turkey - Same as statewide spring turkey
season.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15, daylight
hours only.
Retriever Dog Field Trials - Preapproved by Area
Manager at least 30 days in advance of trial dates.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Dogs are

not permitted during the spring squirrel season.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

320- MCGLOTHIN-LARGEN

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. All

hunting ends on Jan. 31, except spring squirrel
season and spring turkey season.

ROANE COUNTY 112 ACRES

REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571

Hunting only allowed on Tuesday, Thursday and

Saturday, unless exception is indicated.

Use of motorized vehicles prohibited.

Shotguns loaded with No. 4 shot or smaller only

(except waterfowl).
Closed to quail hunting.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Deer

season closes Dec. 12. Archery equipment only
for deer.
Squirrel - Last Saturday in Aug. to
Sep. 26, Dec. 13 to last day of Feb. and during
spring squirrel season except as noted. Shotguns
with No. 6 shot or smaller only.
Dove - Sep. 1, 6. Noon to sunset only on
Sep. 1.

316-JACKSON SWAMP
OVERTON COUNTY 203 ACRES
REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 SG, WF, BG

Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15. Beagles and

pointing breeds only.

Same as statewide seasons, except closed to quail

hunting.

321-MT. ROOSEVELT

Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

317-KEYES-HARRISON
CUMBERLAND COUNTY 1,740 ACRES
JIM LANE (931) 456-2479 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Dogs

are not permitted during the spring squirrel
season. Closed to quail hunting.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

318-KINGSTON REFUGE
ROANE COUNTY 300 ACRES
ROB KLIPPEL (423) 693-6791 BG

CUMBERLAND/ROANE/MORGAN
COUNTIES 11,000 ACRES
JIM LANE (931) 456-2479 SG, BG

ATVs and motorized bikes are permitted only

by individuals possessing a valid hunting and
shing license and WMA permit.

Same as statewide season except as noted. Dogs

are not permitted during spring squirrel season.
Closed to all non-hunting activities during big
game hunts (Sep. 27 - Jan. 4, Jan. 10 -11, for deer;
Mar. 28 - May 17, for turkey).
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Deer - same as statewide Unit A deer
season. Closed to special antlerless deer hunts.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

Closed to hunting, trapping and dog training.

322-NORTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK

319-LUPER MOUNTAIN

HAMILTON COUNTY 5,400 ACRES

GREG ATCHLEY (423) 693-6604 SG, WF, BG

CUMBERLAND COUNTY 2,070 ACRES

JIM LANE (931) 456-2479 SG, BG

HIXSON, ROGERS, SUTTON, THRASHER

BOTTOMS, VANDERGRIFF AND VARNER UNITS.

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No motorized vehicles outside parking areas.

Area closed after sunset except for opossum
and raccoon hunters. Trespass prohibited by
non-hunters on hunt days. Hixson, Rogers,
Varner and Vandergri Units closed to all
forms of trespass except hunting and trapping
during the late waterfowl seasons.

Bag limit for rabbits is three per day.

Hixson, Rogers, Vandergri and Varner Units
closed to all forms of trespass except hunting and
trapping during the late waterfowl seasons.
Dove - Sep. 1 and every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday of the statewide dove season.
Dove hunting from noon to sunset only. No dove
hunters or dove hunting equipment on dove elds
prior to 7 a.m. on opening day of the rst segment
on the dove season.
Deer - hunting with archery equipment
only. Archery hunters must comply with hunter
orange requirements during the statewide deer
gun or muzzleloader seasons.
Turkey - hunting ends at noon each day.
Waterfowl - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
and the rst and last day of the statewide season
and the youth waterfowl season. Shotguns loaded
with No. 2 shot or smaller. Waterfowl hunting
ends at noon each day, including the youth
waterfowl season. Hunting from temporary blinds
only. No blinds, blind materials, boats, or decoys
may be left overnight.
Deer (Archery - Wheelchair-bound
Hunter Only - Varner Unit Wheelchair
Accessible Blind Site Only) - Same as statewide
seasons, except as noted. Hunting only allowed on
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Turkey (Wheelchair-bound Hunter
Only - Varner Unit Wheelchair Accessible Blind
Site Only) - Same as statewide season, except
as noted. Hunting only allowed on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday. Turkey hunting ends at
noon each day. Shotguns loaded with No. 4 shot or
smaller only.

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Hunter Only - Varner Unit Wheelchair
Accessible Blind Site Only) - Same as statewide
seasons, except as noted. Hunting only allowed on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hunting ends at
noon each day. Waterfowl hunting restricted to
use of shotguns loaded with No. 2 shot or smaller.
Trapping - Friday before Thanksgiving - Jan.
31. Traps must be checked each day.

Scouting dates: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 25 for

the Nov. 1-2 permit holders and approved youths
only; Nov. 8 for the Nov. 15-16 permit holders and
approved youths only; Dec. 6 for the Dec. 13-14
holders and approved youths only.
Waterfowl - One half hour before sunrise to
noon - hunting on Solway Frills Bend only from
the shoreline to Solway Bend Farm Road and from
the shoreline to Frills Bend Farm Road. Access by
boat from Melton Hill Reservoir only. Hunting
from temporary blinds only.

326-PICKETT STATE FOREST

PICKETT COUNTY 11,000 ACRES
REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 NP

Same as statewide seasons.

Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

Canada Goose - Sep. 1, 6, 13, 14, and Oct. 11, 12,

18, 19.

327-PRENTICE COOPER
STATE FOREST

Wood Duck/Teal - Sep. 13-14.

PATTON UNIT
All motorized vehicles must stay on main
road while transiting the area. Possession of
alcoholic beverages prohibited.

Turkey -Two hunts, Apr. 11-12, 18-19.

Hunter quota 225. One turkey (bonus bird).
Hunting ends at noon daily. Successful hunters
must be at the check station by 1 p.m.

MARION COUNTY 24,000 ACRES

ON HWY. 27, 5 MILES EAST OF POWELLS
CROSSROADS
CLINT SMITH (423) 658-0298 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Turkey scouting date: 7 a.m. to noon EST

Apr. 4 for the Apr. 11-12 and Apr. 18-19 permit
holders and approved youths only.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

323-OAK RIDGE

Shotguns, muzzleloading ries and archery

equipment only. On big game quota hunts
and on approved scouting days for all areas,
except Tower Shielding and Chestnut Ridge/
Park City Road, one non-hunting juvenile under
the age of 16 may accompany an adult hunter
(21 years old or older) who has a valid WMA
quota permit. During deer hunts, non-hunting
juveniles must also comply with uorescent
orange regulations specied for legal hunters.
No boat access except for Haw Ridge Park
during deer hunts and waterfowl hunters
accessing Solway and Freels Bend on Sep. 1, 6,
13, 14 and Oct. 11, 12, 18, 19. During Oct., Nov.,
and Dec. big game hunts, all hunters must wear
blaze orange during all hunts, including archery
hunters in the archery-only zones. Hunters must
carry, at all times, hunting license and permit,
valid picture identication (youth excluded),
and signed current hunt map. Dog training
prohibited. Hunters are required to check out
big game at WMA check station. Coyotes may
be taken on any hunt with weapons legal for
that hunt.
Deer (Shotgun/Muzzleloader - Gun Zones
Only) - Three hunts. Nov. 1-2, 15-16, Dec. 13-14.
Hunter quota 450. Two deer, no more than one
antlered (bonus deer).
Deer (Archery - Archery Zone) - Three hunts,
Nov 1-2, 15-16, Dec. 13- 14. Hunter quota 600. Two
deer, no more than one antlered (bonus deer). One
turkey, either sex.

324-PAINT ROCK REFUGE

ROANE COUNTY 1,600 ACRES
ON WATTS BAR LAKE
ROB KLIPPEL (423) 693-6791 SG, BG

Closed to all forms of use and trespass from

Nov. 15 - last day of Feb. Public entry and
shing is permitted while on the main river
channel passing through the refuge.

Same as statewide, except as noted. All seasons

closed during refuge closure dates, including
dog training. Archery equipment only for deer.
Archers must comply with legal blaze orange
requirements during muzzleloader and gun
seasons. Shotguns only for small game. Non-toxic
shot required for small game hunting.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Nov. 14, Mar. 1-15

325-PEA RIDGE
DEKALB COUNTY 1,550 ACRES
REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 SG, BG

Same as statewide Unit A seasons, except as

noted. Closed to quail hunting.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

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Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Small

game hunting and dog training will close at sunset
the day before and during scheduled big game
hunts unless otherwise indicated.
Closed to quail hunting.
Fox, Opossum, Raccoon - 3rd Friday
in Oct. - Jan. 31, except hunting will be limited
to Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights
only. Bag limit is one per party per night. Closed
at sunset the day before and during scheduled big
game hunts.
Deer (Archery) - One hunt, Sep. 20-22.
Hunter quota 500. Two deer, no more than one
antlered (bonus deer).
Deer (Archery) - One hunt, Sep. 23-28. Two deer,
no more than one antlered (bonus deer). No area
checking station operated.
Deer (Muzzleloader) - One hunt, Oct. 9-11.
Hunter quota 350. Two deer, no more than one
antlered (bonus deer).
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ROANE/ANDERSON COUNTIES 37,000 ACRES

JIM EVANS (865) 576-2380 SG, WF, BG

Dog Training - Closed.

All listed times are Eastern Daylight Savings Time
or Eastern Standard Time.

Unauthorized entry or presence is prohibited

between sunset and sunrise. ORVs, horseback
riding, bicycles, and all other vehicles are
restricted to roads, trails or routes designated
for their use. Organized competition events for
motorized vehicles is prohibited. The maximum
noise limit for all motorized vehicles is 86 dBa,
as measured 50 feet from the exhaust, except
as otherwise permitted. Reckless operation
of motorized and non-motorized vehicles is
prohibited. Reckless operation is dened as
operating a vehicle in a reckless or negligent
manner as to endanger the life and limb of
others, or property or developments of the State,
or property of any person. The maximum speed
limit is 25 mph or less if otherwise posted. All
side roads and trails will be closed to motorized
vehicles Dec. 19 - Mar. 15. Big game hunters
are required to check out big game at the WMA
check station when station is in operation.
Closed to all hunting Mar. 1 - the fourth Friday
in August, except during spring turkey and
spring squirrel seasons.

REGION III

Dog Training (all breeds) - Sep. 1 - Jan. 31.

Hixson, Rogers, Varner and Vandergri Units closed
to dog training from the rst opening day of the late
duck season until the end of duck season.

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Deer (Gun - Young Sportsman) - One hunt,
Oct. 25-26. Two deer, no more than one antlered
(bonus deer).
Deer (Gun) - One hunt, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2. One deer,
buck only (bonus deer).
Deer (Gun) - One hunt, Nov. 29 - Dec 4. Two deer,
buck only (bonus deer).
Turkey - Six hunts, Apr. 7-9, 10-12, 15-17,
23-25, 28-30, May 1-3. One turkey per hunt, not to
exceed four turkeys.
Trapping - Dec. 15-27.

Deer - Closed to special season antlerless

season. Buck only during statewide muzzleloader
seasons. Wild hogs may be taken during any deer
hunt by legal deer hunters.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

330-TELLICO LAKE
MONROE AND LOUDON COUNTY 8,000 ACRES
DAVID WHITEHEAD (423) 884-6767 SG, BG

(931) 484-9571

Same as statewide season, except as noted. Wild

hogs may be taken during any deer hunt by legal
deer hunters. No blinds or decoys left overnight.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

328-SKINNER MOUNTAIN
FENTRESS COUNTY 4,193 ACRES
REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 SG, BG

ATVs and motorized bikes are permitted

only by individuals possessing a hunting and
fishing license and WMA permit, from the
fourth Saturday in August through the spring
squirrel season.

WEARS BEND UNIT - (THAT PORTION OF

TELLICO RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INDUSTRIAL PARK AT LTRM 18.0 ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF TELLICO RESERVOIR)

REGION III

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Wild Hog (Control Season - Dogs Permitted) Jan. 16-18. No limit, either sex. Only authorized
participants allowed on the area during the Wild
Hog Control Season.
All participants in the hog control season must
wear on the upper portion of their body and head
a minimum of 500 square inches of blaze orange,
visible front and back.
Participants may use any legal weapon and
ammunition that is legal for taking Deer, Bear or Elk.
Legal hours - One half-hour before sunrise and to
one half-hour after sunset.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

329-STANDING STONE
STATE FOREST

TELLICO WEST UNIT - (THAT PORTION OF

TELLICO RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INDUSTRIAL PARK AT LTRM 18.0 ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF TELLICO RESERVOIR)

Same as statewide, except as noted. Closed to all

forms of use and trespass from Nov. 15 through last
day of Feb., except in designated observation areas.
Wild hogs may be taken during any deer or bear
hunt by legal deer or bear hunters. All seasons closed
during the refuge closure dates.
No deer hunting Nov. 1-7.
Nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service required for small game hunting
as posted.

Dog Training - Mar. 1 - Oct. 31.

Dog Field Trials - Mar. 1 - Oct. 31. Field Trial
Permit Required. Trials must be scheduled with
Area Manager and special eld trial permit must
be obtained from the TWRA Region III Oce at
least 30 days before trial dates.

331-THE BOILS
Deer (Archery) - Four hunts. Sep. 20-21,
Oct. 25-26, Nov. 15-16, Dec. 20-21. Hunter quota
30 each hunt. One deer either sex (bonus deer).
MCGHEE-CARSON UNIT - (THAT PENINSULA OF
FT. LOUDOUN STATE HISTORIC PARK AT LTRM
21.0)

All small game hunting is for Young Sportsman

(ages 6 - 16 only). For all hunting, youths must
be accompanied by a licensed adult, 21 years of
age or older, who may not hunt or carry hunting
devices. Each adult must possess a valid hunting
license and area permit.
Dove - Sep. 1, opens at noon.
Rabbit, Squirrel - Nov. 22-23, Nov.
29-30, Dec. 20-21, Dec. 27-28, Jan. 3-4, Jan. 10-11.
Bag limit 3 rabbits per day. Shotguns only.

OVERTON COUNTY 8,764 ACRES

REGION III OFFICE (931) 484-9571 NP

Deer (Shotgun only - Young-Sportsman)One hunt. Dec. 13. Hunter quota 35. One deer,
either sex (bonus deer).

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Dog Training - Closed during eld trials

and big game hunts. Daylight hours only.

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CHOTA REFUGE UNIT - (THAT PORTION FROM

LTRM 26.0 UPSTREAM TO THE HIWASSEE ALCOA POWERLINE AT LTRM 29.7)

Rabbit, Quail - Nov. 1-7.

Same as statewide season, except as noted. Wild
hogs may be taken during any deer hunt by legal deer
hunters. Closed to special season antlerless hunts.
No blinds or decoys left overnight.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Same as statewide seasons. Trapping and small

game hunting closes at sunset the day before hog
control season. Wild hogs may be taken during
any deer hunt by legal deer hunters.

Horses permitted during dog training and eld

trials, except in freshly planted and standing crops
and special areas as posted.

Field Trial Permit required.

Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

Firing Range - Open Thursday, Friday,
Saturdays only, during daylight hours. Closed
during big game hunts.

Dog Field Trials - Field Trial Permit Required.

Sep. 1Apr. 30. Trials must be scheduled with
Area Manager and special eld trial permit must
be obtained from the TWRA Region III Oce at
least 30 days before trial dates. Field trial gallery must be kept out of standing or planted crops by
marshals provided by sponsoring clubs.

JACKSON COUNTY 119 ACRES

REGION III (931) 484-9571 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except closed to quail

hunting.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15.

332-WATTS BAR
ROANE COUNTY 3,880 ACRES
PRIMARILY ON ISLANDS AND ACCESS
AREAS ON WATTS BAR LAKE
ROB KLIPPEL
(423) 693-6791 SG, WF, BG

Same as statewide season, except as noted.

Waterfowl hunting allowed from temporary
blinds only. No blinds, blind materials, boats, or
decoys may be left overnight.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

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IRON HILL ISLAND, LONG ISLAND, AND THIEF
NECK ISLAND UNITS

a valid WMA quota permit. During deer

gun hunts, non-hunting juveniles must also
comply with fluorescent orange regulations
specified for legal hunters. Hunters required
to check out big game at WMA check station
when check station is in operation.

Deer (Gun - Young Sportsman) - Two

hunts, Oct. 4-5, 25-26. Hunter quota 75 each hunt.
Two deer, only one antlered (bonus deer).

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Deer (Gun) - One hunt, Nov. 1-2. Hunter quota 50.

One deer, either sex (bonus deer).

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Archery equipment only for deer except juveniles
may use shotguns or muzzleloaders during
statewide Young Sportsman hunts. Centerre
ries prohibited. Small Game hunting is ShotgunArchery only. Small game hunting and dog
training closed at sunset on the day before and
during scheduled deer and turkey hunts on Thief
Neck Island Unit.

333-YUCHI REFUGE

Turkey - Five hunts. Apr. 10-12, 17-19, 24-26,

Apr. 28-30, May 5-7. Hunter quota 10. One turkey
(bonus bird). Hunting ends at noon. Walk-in only.

Dove (Young Sportsman) - Sep. 1.

Dove - Sep. 6 until end of rst segment.
Raccoon, Opossum - Same as
statewide seasons, except closed after Nov. 14.
Hunting permitted on Tuesday and Wednesday
only, sunset to sunrise. Bag limit on raccoons,
one per party per night. No limit on opossums.
All dogs must be removed from the area prior to
sunrise on Thursday.
Rabbit - Nov. 3 - last day of Feb. Bag limit on
rabbits is three per day.

Non-toxic shot only in Wetland Zone.

Wetland Zone closed to all forms of public
use, including all forms of trespass, from Nov.
15 - the last day of Feb. No boat access. No
ATV, ORV, or horseback riding permitted.

Deer - Antlered deer must have a minimum of 4

points on one antler or a 15-inch minimum outside
antler spread on all hunts.
Deer, Turkey (Archery) - Two hunts.
Sep. 27-28, Oct. 11-12. Hunter quota 100 each
hunt. Two deer, no more than one antlered (bonus
deer). One turkey, either sex.

Sheriff Dept. Phone #: _________________________________

Wildlife Officer Phone #: _______________________________
HELP STOP POACHING
Report a hunting violation - call toll free:
Region I.........1-800-831-1173
Region II........1-800-255-8972
Region III.......1-800-241-0767
Region IV.......1-800-831-1174
7:00 a.m. - Midnight, Seven Days a Week

Turkey (Young Sportsman) - One hunt. Mar.

20-22. Hunter quota 10. One turkey either sex
(bonus bird).
Turkey (Wheelchair-bound Only)
- One hunt, March 27-29. One turkey, either sex
(bonus bird).
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15 in Upland
Zone. Sep. 1 - Nov. 14 and Mar. 1-15 in Wetland
Zone. Daylight hours only. No fox or coyote
chasing. No dog training one day before and
during scheduled big game hunts.
Retriever Dog Field Trials - Pre-approved by Area
Manager at least 30 days in advance of trial dates.

Hunter/Landowner Permission Card

Hunters Name:________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________
City:___________________________ State: ______ Zip:______________
Phone: (

)________________________

Vehicle Make/Model:____________________________________________
License Plate #:__________________

Vehicle Color:_________________

This card courtesy of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee Farm Bureau
Federation and Tennessee Wildlife Federation.

Landowner Copy
Hunter Copy
Hunters Name:________________________________________________

Hunter/Landowner I.D. Card

GOOD SPORTSMEN:

1. Respect the landowners property, hunting only in ownerdesignated areas.

2. Assume liability for their actions and personal safety.
3. Respect nature, taking every precaution against littering
and fire.
4. Respect the game and firearms laws.
5. Respect fellow outdoorsmen, observing all safety
precautions and the traditions of good sportsmanship
WR-0623

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Address:______________________________________________________
City:___________________________ State: ______ Zip:______________
I, the undersigned, hereby grant permission to

_____________________________________________________________
to hunt on my property on the following dates

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Landowners Signature

____________________________________________________________
Print Name / Date

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RHEA COUNTY 2,364 ACRES

BERNIE SWINEY (423) 365-9166 SG, WF, BG

On big game quota hunts, one non-hunting

juvenile under the age of 16 may accompany
an adult hunter (18 years or older) who has

Deer (Wheelchair-bound Only) - One

hunt, Nov. 8-9. One deer, either sex (bonus deer).

REGION III

Same as statewide season, except no

trapping during the duck season on the Long
Island Unit.

Closed to quail hunting. Small game seasons

closed in Wetland Zone from Nov. 15 - last day of
Feb. Small game hunting closes at sunset the day
before and during scheduled big game hunts.

Deer (Muzzleloader) - One hunt, Oct. 18-19.

Hunter quota 50. One deer, either sex (bonus
deer).

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Dog Training - Dog training prohibited unless
otherwise specied. The use or possession of any
electronic tracking devices from Mar. 1 - Aug. 15
is illegal.

WMA Region IV

HANCOCK
SCOTT

NORTH CHEROKEE
Cherokee WMA north of the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park

410
SULLIVAN

CLAIBORNE

413

402

HAWKINS

CAMPBELL

404 403
ANDERSON

411

408
JEFFERSON

KNOX

414

406

CARTER

GREENE

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401

402
WASHINGTON

GRAINGER

UNION

JOHNSON

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402

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(423) 587-7037
REGION IV

Only pointing breed dogs are permitted in the

bear reserve one day before and during bear hunts.
Wild hogs may be taken on any big game hunt
with the weapon legal for that hunt, except wild
hogs may not be taken in the bear reserves during
bear season.

BLOUNT

405

Dove, Grouse, Quail, Rabbit, Snipe, Squirrel,

Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as
noted.

GRAINGER COUNTY 342 ACRES

SCOTT DYKES (423) 587-7037 SG, BG

Cherokee WMA Nonquota Big Game permit

(Type 095, Type 167 or Type 094) or Sportsman
License required to hunt the nonquota big game
hunts. Some roads normally open to public
travel may be closed from Dec. 15March 31.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Shooting ranges - Open daylight hours only

(see page 36).

401- BUFFALO SPRINGS

Special Regulations - Waterfall parking area

closed one hour after sunset until one hour before
sunrise.
Use or possession of alcohol is prohibited in the
waterfall area.
Quail hunting closed. Quail dog training only
during statewide quail season.

402- NORTH CHEROKEE

ALONG THE TENNESSEE-NORTH CAROLINA
STATE LINE
REGION IV OFFICE (423) 587-7037 BG

Safety Zone - On the Cherokee WMA, hunting

or discharging a rearm is prohibited within 150
yards of a developed recreation area, campsite,
residence, building, occupied area, across or
on a National Forest system road. Contact the
appropriate U.S. Forest Service oce for more
information.
Horseback riding - Horseback riding on
properties owned by the U.S. Forest Service shall
be the same as U.S. Forest Service regulations.
Contact the U.S. Forest Service (423-476-9700).
On those properties owned or leased by the
TWRA, horseback riding is only allowed upon
roads opened for vehicle travel. No riding o road
into openings, elds, trails or through streams.

North Cherokee Bear Reserves

Bear hunting is not permitted in the
following bear reserves unless a special
exception is provided by proclamation.
Andrew Johnson Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area
and private inholdings lying southwest
of Hwy. 70, east of Hwy. 107 and north of
Hwys. 25-70.
Kettlefoot Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management area
and private inholdings lying north of Hwy
421, east of South Holston Lake, south of
the Tennessee-Virginia line, and west of
Hwy. 91.

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On property owned or leased by the TWRA,

ATV and OHV operation is prohibited.

Laurel Fork Bear Reserve

The Cherokee Wildlife Management area
and private inholdings lying south of
Hwy. 321, west of Poga Road, west of the
Tennessee-North Carolina line, and north
of HWY. 19 E.
Unicoi Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area
lying west of U.S. Hwy. 23, and the Devils
Fork Road, north of the Tennessee/North
Carolina state line, east of the Horse Creek
Road to Hwy. 107 and south of Hwy. 107
to Erwin.
For other bear reserves, see page 57.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Small game hunters (except raccoon and opossum
hunters between sunset and sunrise) must wear
500 square inches of blaze orange during big game
muzzleloader and gun hunts.
Beaver and coyote may be taken on any hunt with
weapon legal for that hunt.
Groundhog, fox and skunk may be taken on any
small game hunt with weapon legal for that hunt.
Fox closed in Washington County.
Bobcat may be taken on any scheduled big game
or small game hunt that coincides with the
statewide bobcat season with weapons legal for
the scheduled hunt. No dogs allowed.
Spring squirrel season is closed.
Deer, Turkey - Same as
statewide seasons, except closed to special county
antlerless hunts.
Opossum, Raccoon - Oct.10 - last day
in Feb. Season closed Oct. 10-24, Nov. 3-7,
Nov. 22-26, Dec. 1-20 in all bear reserves.
Bear - Same as statewide season, except
closed Sep. 27 - Oct. 10.
Bear Dog Training Season - Sep. 3-28.
No bears may be harvested. No weapons may be
possessed. No training in bear reserves.

403-CHUCK SWAN STATE FOREST

UNION/CAMPBELL COUNTIES 24,444 ACRES
NEAR MAYNARDVILLE
DUSTIN MCCUBBINS (865) 278-3248 SG, BG

Deer driving, loud noises, and harassment

on all deer hunts is prohibited. Entering
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the WMA from Norris Lake during the deer

and turkey hunts is prohibited. Guides
prohibited on all hunts. Horses, ATVs,
bicycles, non-licensed passenger vehicles
and motorcycles are prohibited on the main
forest road. The main forest road is dened
as the road beginning at the Big Game check
station and ending at the intersection of
the Back Valley, Forks of the River, and Big
Loop roads. ORV, horseback riding, bicycles,
and all other vehicles are restricted to roads
marked open to vehicular trac. A licensed
vehicle is dened as a vehicle that is tagged,
registered and insured and it legal to operate
on county, state and federal highways. Speed
limit is 25 mph. Organized competition
events for motorized/non-motorized vehicles
prohibited. Reckless operation of motorized
and non-motorized vehicles prohibited.
Reckless operation is dened as operating
a vehicle in a reckless or negligent manner
as to endanger the life, limb, or property of
any person or damage TWRA property or
developments. Maximum noise limit of 86
dBs for all motorized vehicles as measured at
50 feet from the exhaust.

Hunter quota 650. One deer, buck only. Deer

counts toward statewide bag.

Wild hogs may be taken during any hunt with

legal hunt devices for that hunt

Deer (Muzzleloader) - One hunt, Nov. 21-22.

Hunter quota 650. One deer, buck only. Deer
counts toward statewide bag.

406-FORKS OF THE RIVER

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Waterfowl hunting is closed as posted. Closed
to hunting Mar. 1 - the fourth Friday in August,
except for Spring Turkey and Spring Squirrel
hunting. Small game hunting will close at sunset
the day before and during scheduled big game
hunts unless otherwise specied.

404-COVE CREEK

Bobcat may be taken on any scheduled big game

or small game hunt that coincides with the
statewide bobcat season with weapons legal for
the scheduled hunt.
Quail - Quail season is closed.
Raccoon - Seven 1-night hunts. Nov. 2-8.
Hunters must check out by 1 a.m. All raccoons
must be checked out. One raccoon per party. A
party is dened as all the occupants of a single
vehicle.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Trapping - Jan. 7 - Feb 28. No raccoons.
Quota is one party per compartment. Trappers
must apply at WMA oce. No snares or conibear
traps. Trappers must report catch annually.

The early September waterfowl seasons are closed.

Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15, daylight
hours only. Pointing breed dogs prohibited.
Range open Thursday and Friday from noon
to sunset and Saturday and Sunday from sunrise
to sunset. Closed during all big game quota hunts.
No buckshot allowed on range.

CAMPBELL COUNTY 2,450 ACRES

JOE ELKINS, KEITH THOMAS (423) 566-8557
SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons.

Deer (Gun - Young Sportsman) - One hunt, Oct.

25-26. Hunter quota 200. One deer, either sex.
Deer counts toward statewide bag.
Deer (Gun) - Two hunts, Nov. 28-29, Dec. 5-6.

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Dove - Sep. 1, 6 and the remainder of the

statewide season.
Dove (Youth/Adult) - Youth/Adult eld will be
open Sep. 6 to youths who must be accompanied
by a licensed adult who may also hunt this eld.
The eld will be opened to all hunters beginning
on Sep. 7.
Pigeon is open with dove season.
Special Regulations - Shotguns, Muzzleloader
and Archery equipment only.
Area closed one hour after sunset to one hour
before sunrise, except for raccoon and opossum
hunters and scheduled events.

405-FOOTHILLS
BLOUNT COUNTY 11,000 ACRES
GPS: 35 36.766 BY 084 02.216 W
BILL SMITH (865) 856-9711 SG, BG

From Apr. 4 - May 17 (Spring turkey) area closed

to nonhunters till noon except for the paved
greenway. and perimeter trail.
Paintball guns and accessories prohibited.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

All animals accompanied by a non-hunting

person are required to be leashed.

Closed to hunting Mar. 1st through 4th Friday in

Aug., except for spring turkey.

407-FORT LOUDOUN
Opossum, Raccoon - Jan. 1 - Feb. 28.
Dog Training - Closed.

Deer (Archery) - One hunt, Oct. 17-18.

Hunter quota 400. One deer, either sex. Deer
counts toward statewide bag.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

From Sep. 7 - Feb. 28. Closed on Tues. and Thurs.

to non-hunters except for the paved greenway
and perimeter trail. On Sat. and Sun. area closed
to non-hunters till noon except for the paved
greenway and perimeter trail.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.

Coyote - Jun. 9 - Aug. 16. Centerre allowed.
Free permit required. Call Dustin McCubbins
(865) 278-3248

All hunting is closed from Mar. 1 through 4th

Friday in Aug., except for spring squirrel and
spring turkey season.

Special Regulations - Motorized vehicles and

horseback riding prohibited The use of and/or
possession of any tracking device for dogs from
Mar. 1 to Aug. 31 is not permitted.
Blaze orange required by small game hunters
during big game muzzleloader and gun hunts
(excluding spring turkey).

KNOX COUNTY 492 ACRES

LANDS OWNED BY THE TVA AND PUBLIC
WATERS OF FORT LOUDOUN RESERVOIR
BETWEEN TRM 638.5 AND TRM 649.5 AS POSTED
REGION IV OFFICE (423) 587-7037 NP

Waterfowl - Same as statewide seasons,

except open only on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, one-half hour before sunrise until noon.
Size BBB or smaller required.
Dog Training - Closed.

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Groundhog, fox and skunk may be taken on any

small game hunt with weapon legal for that hunt.

KNOX COUNTY 648 ACRES

EAST OF KNOXVILLE
GPS: 35.952572 N BY 83.858632 W
BILL SMITH (865) 856-9711 SG, BG

REGION IV

Beaver and coyote may be taken on any hunt with

weapon legal for that hunt.

Turkey - Five hunts: Mar. 26-28, Apr. 2-4,

9-11, 16-18, 23-25. Hunter quota 150. One turkey
per hunt (bonus bird). Hunting ends at noon each
day. Hunter must sign in and out at check station
and be out by 1 p.m.

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS

Wild hogs may be taken on any deer and turkey

hunt with hunting devices legal for those hunts.

JOACHIM BIBLE WATERFOWL REFUGE UNIT

(THAT PORTION OF LICK CREEK WMA BETWEEN MURRAY BRIDGE ROAD, BIBLES CHAPEL ROAD, AND SOUTH MOWHAWK ROAD)
Closed to all forms of use and trespass from
Nov. 15 - last day of Feb. except in designated
observation areas.

410-KYLES FORD

Same as statewide, except as noted.

age 21 years or older, who may also hunt.

408-HENDERSON ISLAND REFUGE

JEFFERSON COUNTY 525 ACRES
ON DOUGLAS RESERVOIR BETWEEN RIVER
MILES 42 AND 44
DAVID SAMS (423) 235-4882 SG, BG

Closed to all forms of use and trespass from

Nov. 15 - last day of Feb. except as otherwise
indicated. Public entry and fishing permitted
while in the main river channel passing
through the refuge. Horses prohibited.

Blaze orange required by small game hunters

during big game muzzleloader and gun hunts
(excluding spring turkey).

HANCOCK/HAWKINS COUNTY 1,000 ACRES

DAVID SAMS (423) 235-4882 SG, BG

Dove - Sep. 6 and everyday thereafter

during the first and second segments.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.
Rabbit, Quail - Nov. 1 - 14.
Quail - Open to training only.

REGION IV

(423) 587-7037

Dog Training - Rabbit and Quail - Sep.1 Oct. 31. All other: Mar. 1 - Oct. 31.
Special Regulations - Nontoxic shot approved
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service required for
small game hunting as posted.
All small game hunting is Youth/Adult only.
Youths must be accompanied by a licensed adult,
age 21 years or older, who may also hunt.
Public entry and fishing permitted while on the
main river channel passing through the refuge.
Blaze orange required by small game hunters
during big game muzzleloader and gun hunts
(excluding spring turkey).

Rabbit - Hunting ends at 4 p.m.

Rabbit, Quail - Nov. 114. Bag limit

2 quail/day. Hunting closes at 4 p.m.
Dog Training - Rabbit and Quail Sep. 1 - Oct. 31. All other: Mar. 1 - Oct. 31.

Quail/Rabbit dog Training - Sep. 1 - Oct. 31.

Training ends at 4 p.m.

Special Regulations - Nontoxic shot approved

by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service required for
small game (including dove) hunting as posted.

Special Regulation - Blaze orange required by

small game hunters during big game muzzleloader
and gun hunts (excluding spring turkey).

All small game hunting is Youth/Adult only.

Youths must be accompanied by a licensed adult
who may also hunt.

411-LICK CREEK BOTTOMS

412-NOLICHUCKY

GREENE COUNTY 1,400 ACRES

DAVID SAMS (423) 235-4882 SG, WF, BG

GREENE COUNTY 1,000 ACRES

TEN MILES SOUTH OF GREENEVILLE
DAVID SAMS (423) 235-4882 SG, WF, BG

Horses prohibited.
Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.
Same as statewide seasons except as noted.

409-KYKER BOTTOMS REFUGE

Quail - Open to training only.

BLOUNT COUNTY 525 ACRES

GPS: 35.602180 BY 84.122143 W
BILL SMITH (865) 856-9711 SG, BG

Rabbit - Hunting ends at 4 p.m.

Closed to all forms of use and trespass from

Nov. 15 - last day of Feb. except in designated
observation areas.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Deer hunting is open during archery and youth
only.
Turkey is Youth/Adult only. Open Friday-Sunday
only. Youth must be accompanied by a licensed
adult, age 21 years or older, who may also hunt.
Rabbit, Quail - Nov. 114. Quail bag
limit 2/day, rabbit and quail hunting closes at 4 p.m.
Dog training - Rabbit and Quail - Sep. 1 Oct. 31 Raccoon: Sept. 12-13, 19-20.
Special Regulations - Nontoxic shot approved
by the US Fish and Wildlife Service required for
small game hunting as posted.
All small game hunting is Youth/Adult only.
Youths must be accompanied by a licensed adult,
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Quail/Rabbit Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Oct. 31.

Training ends at 4 pm.
Dove - Sep. 1, 6 and the remainder of the
statewide season. Sep. 6, Youth/Adult only, from
sunrise to noon then open to all hunters.

Waterfowl - Blinds, blind materials and

decoys must be removed daily at the end of legal
shooting hours. During all waterfowl seasons,
boats may not be anchored, moored or aground
more than 1 hour after legal waterfowl hunting
hours or earlier than 1 hour before legal shooting
hours.
Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15

Entire Mohawk dove field is non-toxic shot.

Waterfowl - Same as statewide seasons
except S. Mowhawk and Skinner crossroads ponds
are open only on Tuesdays and Saturdays till
noon during the late statewide seasons. Hunters
may hunt to sunset on the last day of the season.
Decoys must be removed at the end of legal
hunting, decoys must be attended at all times and
decoys may not be put out before 3 a.m.
Special Regulations - Nontoxic shot approved
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service required for
small game (including dove) hunting as posted.
Blaze orange required by small game hunters
during big game muzzleloader and gun hunts
(excluding spring turkey and waterfowl).

413-NORTH CUMBERLAND
ANDERSON, CAMPBELL, CLAIBORNE, MORGAN
AND SCOTT COUNTIES 189,000 ACRES
ROYAL BLUE, SUNDQUIST, TACKETT CREEK &
NEW RIVER UNITS
35 MILES NORTH OF KNOXVILLE
JOE ELKINS (423) 566-8557 SG, BG
OHV INFORMATION RUSTY DUNN (423) 562-2013

All users should be aware that hazards

associated with mining (deep and strip) exist
on this area.
Public use is permitted during all hunts.
During daylight hours all users outside of an

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enclosed vehicle or outside of camp must wear,

on the upper portion of their body and head,
a minimum of 500 square inches of daylight
uorescent orange, visible front and back, during
the deer and elk gun and muzzleloader seasons.
No person shall remove minerals, including coal,
trees, plants (including vines), or building stones
from the area without specic authorization.
Camping is permitted on the entire area. Night
time use by the general public and raccoon
hunters is permitted area wide.

Spring squirrel season is closed.

Deer - Closed to non-quota county
antlerless deer hunts. One non-quota deer hunt
Dec 15-21.

COCKE COUNTY 1,975 ACRES

DAVID SAMS (423) 235-4882 SG, BG

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Special Regulations - Small game hunters (except
waterfowl) must wear blaze orange during Big
Game hunts.

Turkey - Closed to fall turkey hunting.

Quail - Nov. 1 - Jan. 15.
Dog Training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15. Chasing fox,
coyotes, and bobcats with dogs is not permitted.
Elk hunting information can be found on
page 32.
Ginseng - Sept 1. - Dec. 31.

Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed

to hunting Mar. 1 through the 4th Friday in Aug.,
except for spring turkey. Coyote hunting with
centerfire weapons only allowed during deer gun

414-RANKIN

415-WHITES MILL
BLOUNT COUNTY 53 ACRES
BILL SMITH (865) 856-9711 NP

Waterfowl, Snipe - Youth/Adult only.

Youths must be accompanied by a licensed adult
who may also hunt. Saturdays only from staked
positions.
Bullfrog - Mar. 1 - Nov. 14, gigs only.
Special Regulations - Closed to all activity from
Nov. 15 to the last day of the youth waterfowl
season except legal hunters on Saturdays.

REGION IV

ORV, horseback riding, bicycles, and all other

vehicles are restricted to roads marked open
to vehicular trac. See page 9 for Special
Use Permit information and fees. Speed
limit is 25 mph. Organized competition
events for motorized/nonmotorized vehicles
prohibited. Reckless operation of motorized and
non-motorized vehicles prohibited. Reckless
operation is dened as operating a vehicle in a
reckless or negligent manner as to endanger the
life, limb, or property of any person or damage
TWRA property or developments. Maximum
noise limit of 86 dBs for all motorized vehicles as
measured at 50 feet from the exhaust.

seasons by licensed deer hunters. Archery hunters

will be required to meet legal blaze orange requirements while hunting in the elk zones during the elk
hunt. Wild hogs may be taken during any hunt with
hunting devices legal for that hunt.

(423) 587-7037
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listed in the chart for Daylight Savings Time (DST).

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725
726
727
728
728
729
730
731
731
732
733
734
734
735
735
736
737
737
738
738
739
739
739

1713
1713
1713
1713
1713
1713
1713
1713
1713
1713
1713
1713
1714
1714
1714
1715
1715
1715
1716
1716
1717
1717
1718
1718
1719
1720

741
741
741
741
741
741
741
741
741
741
741
741
741
740
740
740
739
739
739
738
738
737
737
736
736
735

1724
1725
1725
1726
1727
1728
1729
1730
1731
1732
1733
1734
1735
1735
1736
1738
1739
1740
1741
1742
1743
1744
1745
1746
1747
1748

731
730
729
728
727
726
725
724
723
722
721
720
719
718
717
716
715
714
712
711
710
709
707
706
705
704

1754
1755
1757
1758
1759
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820

700
658
657
656
654
653
651
650
649
647
646
644
643
641
640
639
637
636
634
633
631
630
628
627
625
624

1823
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
1831
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
1839
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846

615
614
612
611
609
608
606
605
604
602
601
559
558
557
555
554
553
551
550
549
548
546
545
544
543
541

1851
1852
1853
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1859
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1912

536
534
533
532
531
530
529
528
527
526
525
524
524
523
522
521
520
520
519
518
517
517
516
516
515
515

1917
1918
1919
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1934
1935
1936
1937
1937

512
512
511
511
511
511
510
510
510
510
510
510
510
510
510
510
510
510
510
510
511
511
511
511
512
512

1942
1942
1943
1943
1944
1945
1945
1946
1946
1947
1947
1948
1948
1948
1949
1949
1949
1950
1950
1950
1950
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951

514
514
515
515
516
516
517
518
518
519
519
520
521
521
522
523
523
524
525
525
526
527
528
528
529
530

1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1950
1950
1950
1950
1949
1949
1949
1948
1948
1947
1947
1946
1946
1945
1944
1944
1943
1942
1942
1941
1940

28
29
30
31

557
558
558
559

1904
1902
1901
1900
1858

621
622
622
623

1818
1817
1815
1814

647
648
649
650
651

1737
1736
1735
1734
1733

718
719
720
721

1714
1714
1714
1713

740
740
740
741
741

1720
1721
1722
1722
1723

734
734
733
732
731

1749
1750
1751
1752
1753

702
701

1821
1822

622
621
620
618
617

1846
1847
1848
1849
1850

540
539
538
537

1913
1914
1915
1916

514
514
513
513
0512

1938
1939
1940
1940
1941

512
513
513
514

1951
1951
1951
1951

531
532
532
533
534

1939
1939
1938
1937
1936

Day

70

Chattanooga, Tennessee (Eastern Standard Time)

2014

2015

AUG.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

SEP.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

OCT.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

NOV.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

DEC.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

JAN.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

FEB.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

MAR.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

APR.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

MAY
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

JUN.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

JUL.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

551
551
552
553
554
554
555
556
557
557
558
559
600
600
601
602
603
603
604
605
606
606
607
608
609
609
610

1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
1929
1928
1927
1926
1925
1923
1922
1921
1920
1918
1917
1916

614
615
615
616
617
617
618
619
620
620
621
622
623
623
624
625
625
626
627
628
628
629
630
631
631
632

1908
1906
1905
1904
1902
1901
1859
1858
1857
1855
1854
1852
1851
1849
1848
1847
1845
1844
1842
1841
1839
1838
1836
1835
1834
1832

636
637
637
638
639
640
641
641
642
643
644
645
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
651
652
653
654
655
656
657

1825
1824
1822
1821
1819
1818
1817
1815
1814
1813
1811
1810
1809
1807
1806
1805
1804
1802
1801
1800
1759
1758
1756
1755
1754
1753

702
703
704
705
706
707
708
709
710
711
712
713
714
715
716
717
718
719
720
721
721
722
723
724
725
726

1747
1746
1745
1744
1743
1742
1741
1741
1740
1739
1738
1737
1737
1736
1735
1735
1734
1734
1733
1733
1732
1732
1731
1731
1731
1730

731
732
733
733
734
735
736
737
738
738
739
740
740
741
742
742
743
744
744
745
745
746
746
747
747
748

1729
1729
1729
1729
1729
1729
1729
1729
1729
1730
1730
1730
1730
1730
1731
1731
1731
1732
1732
1733
1733
1734
1734
1735
1735
1736

749
749
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
749
749
749
749
749
748
748
748
747
747
746
746
745
745
744

1740
1741
1742
1743
1743
1744
1745
1746
1747
1748
1749
1750
1751
1752
1753
1753
1754
1755
1756
1757
1758
1759
1800
1801
1802
1803

740
739
739
738
737
736
735
734
733
732
731
730
729
728
727
726
725
724
723
722
721
719
718
717
716
715

1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822
1823
1824
1825
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834

711
710
708
707
706
704
703
702
700
659
658
656
655
653
652
651
649
648
647
645
644
642
641
640
638
637

1837
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1849
1850
1851
1852
1853
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858

628
627
626
624
623
621
620
619
617
616
615
613
612
611
609
608
607
606
604
603
602
601
600
558
557
556

1902
1903
1904
1905
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1922

551
549
548
547
546
545
545
544
543
542
541
540
539
538
538
537
536
536
535
534
534
533
532
532
531
531

1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1935
1936
1937
1938
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1942
1943
1944
1944
1945
1946

528
528
528
528
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
527
528
528
528
528
529

1950
1950
1951
1952
1952
1953
1953
1954
1954
1955
1955
1956
1956
1956
1957
1957
1957
1958
1958
1958
1958
1959
1959
1959
1959
1959

531
531
532
532
533
533
534
534
535
535
536
536
537
538
538
539
540
540
541
542
542
543
544
544
545
546

1959
1959
1959
1959
1959
1959
1958
1958
1958
1957
1957
1957
1956
1956
1956
1955
1955
1954
1954
1953
1952
1952
1951
1950
1950
1949

28
29
30
31

611
612
612
613

1915
1913
1912
1910
1909

633
634
634
635

1831
1829
1828
1826

658
659
659
700
701

1752
1751
1750
1749
1748

727
728
729
730

1730
1730
1730
1730

748
748
749
749
749

1737
1737
1738
1739
1740

744
743
742
742
741

1805
1806
1807
1808
1809

713
712

1835
1836

635
634
632
631
630

1858
1859
1900
1901
1901

555
554
553
552

1923
1924
1925
1926

530
530
529
529
529

1947
1947
1948
1949
1949

529
529
530
530

1959
1959
1959
1959

547
547
548
549
550

1948
1947
1947
1946
1945

Day

Knoxville, Tennessee (Eastern Standard Time)

2014

2015

AUG.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

SEP.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

OCT.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

NOV.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

DEC.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

JAN.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

FEB.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

MAR.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

APR.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

MAY
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

JUN.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

JUL.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

543
544
545
546
546
547
548
549
550
550
551
552
553
553
554
555
556
557
557
558
559
600
601
601
602
603
604

1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1932
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
1924
1923
1922
1921
1919
1918
1917
1916
1914
1913
1912

608
608
609
610
611
611
612
613
614
614
615
616
617
618
618
619
620
621
621
622
623
624
624
625
626
627

1903
1902
1900
1859
1858
1856
1855
1853
1852
1850
1849
1847
1846
1844
1843
1841
1840
1839
1837
1836
1834
1833
1831
1830
1828
1827

631
632
632
633
634
635
636
637
637
638
639
640
641
642
643
643
644
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
652
653

1819
1818
1816
1815
1814
1812
1811
1809
1808
1807
1805
1804
1803
1801
1800
1759
1757
1756
1755
1754
1752
1751
1750
1749
1748
1746

658
659
700
701
702
703
704
705
706
707
708
709
710
711
712
713
714
715
716
717
718
719
720
721
722
723

1740
1739
1738
1737
1736
1735
1734
1733
1733
1732
1731
1730
1730
1729
1728
1728
1727
1726
1726
1725
1725
1724
1724
1724
1723
1723

728
729
730
730
731
732
733
734
735
735
736
737
738
738
739
740
740
741
741
742
742
743
743
744
744
745

1722
1722
1721
1721
1721
1721
1721
1721
1722
1722
1722
1722
1722
1723
1723
1723
1724
1724
1724
1725
1725
1726
1726
1727
1728
1728

746
746
747
747
747
747
747
747
747
747
746
746
746
746
746
745
745
745
744
744
743
743
742
742
741
741

1732
1733
1734
1735
1736
1737
1737
1738
1739
1740
1741
1742
1743
1744
1745
1746
1747
1748
1749
1750
1751
1752
1753
1754
1755
1756

737
736
735
734
733
732
731
730
729
728
727
726
725
724
723
722
721
720
719
717
716
715
714
713
711
710

1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822
1823
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828

706
705
704
702
701
659
658
657
655
654
653
651
650
648
647
645
644
643
641
640
638
637
635
634
633
631

1831
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
1839
1840
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
1852

622
621
620
618
617
615
614
613
611
610
608
607
606
604
603
602
600
559
558
557
555
554
553
552
550
549

1857
1858
1859
1900
1901
1902
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1918

544
542
541
540
539
538
537
536
535
535
534
533
532
531
530
529
529
528
527
527
526
525
525
524
524
523

1923
1924
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1938
1939
1940
1941
1941
1942
1943

521
520
520
520
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
519
520
520
520
520
521

1947
1948
1948
1949
1949
1950
1950
1951
1951
1952
1952
1953
1953
1954
1954
1954
1955
1955
1955
1955
1956
1956
1956
1956
1956
1956

523
523
524
524
525
525
526
526
527
527
528
529
529
530
531
531
532
533
533
534
535
535
536
537
538
538

1956
1956
1956
1956
1956
1956
1955
1955
1955
1955
1954
1954
1954
1953
1953
1952
1952
1951
1951
1950
1949
1949
1948
1947
1947
1946

28
29
30
31

604
605
606
607

1910
1909
1907
1906
1905

628
628
629
630

1825
1824
1822
1821

654
654
655
656
657

1745
1744
1743
1742
1741

724
725
726
727

1723
1722
1722
1722

745
745
746
746
746

1729
1730
1730
1731
1732

740
739
739
738
737

1757
1758
1759
1800
1801

709
708

1829
1830

630
628
627
625
624

1853
1854
1855
1856
1857

548
547
546
545

1919
1920
1921
1922

523
522
522
521
521

1944
1944
1945
1946
1946

521
521
522
522

1956
1956
1956
1956

539
540
541
541
542

1945
1944
1943
1943
1942

Day

71

SUNRISE/SUNSET TABLES
Memphis, Tennessee (Central Standard Time)
2014

2015

AUG.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

SEP.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

OCT.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

NOV.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

DEC.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

JAN.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

FEB.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

MAR.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

APR.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

MAY
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

JUN.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

JUL.
Rise
Set
A.M. P.M.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

509
510
511
511
512
513
514
515
515
516
517
518
518
519
520
521
521
522
523
524
524
525
526
527
527
528
529

1903
1902
1901
1900
1859
1858
1857
1856
1855
1854
1853
1852
1851
1850
1848
1847
1846
1845
1844
1842
1841
1840
1839
1837
1836
1835

533
533
534
535
536
536
537
538
538
539
540
541
541
542
543
544
544
545
546
547
547
548
549
549
550
551

1827
1825
1824
1823
1821
1820
1818
1817
1815
1814
1813
1811
1810
1808
1807
1805
1804
1802
1801
1800
1758
1757
1755
1754
1752
1751

555
556
556
557
558
559
559
600
601
602
603
604
604
605
606
607
608
609
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616

1744
1742
1741
1740
1738
1737
1735
1734
1733
1731
1730
1729
1727
1726
1725
1724
1722
1721
1720
1719
1717
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1715
1714
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621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641
642
642
643
644
645

1705
1705
1704
1703
1702
1701
1700
1659
1658
1658
1657
1656
1655
1655
1654
1654
1653
1652
1652
1651
1651
1650
1650
1650
1649
1649

650
651
652
653
653
654
655
656
657
657
658
659
700
700
701
701
702
703
703
704
704
705
705
706
706
707

1648
1648
1648
1648
1648
1648
1648
1648
1648
1648
1648
1649
1649
1649
1649
1650
1650
1651
1651
1651
1652
1652
1653
1654
1654
1655

708
708
709
709
709
709
709
709
709
709
709
708
708
708
708
708
707
707
707
706
706
705
705
704
704
703

1659
1700
1700
1701
1702
1703
1704
1705
1706
1706
1707
1708
1709
1710
1711
1712
1713
1714
1715
1716
1717
1718
1719
1720
1721
1722

659
658
658
657
656
655
654
653
652
651
650
649
648
647
646
645
644
643
642
641
640
638
637
636
635
634

1728
1729
1730
1731
1732
1733
1734
1735
1736
1737
1738
1739
1740
1741
1742
1743
1744
1745
1746
1747
1748
1749
1750
1751
1752
1753

630
628
627
626
625
623
622
621
619
618
616
615
614
612
611
610
608
607
605
604
603
601
600
558
557
556

1755
1756
1757
1758
1759
1800
1801
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1807
1808
1809
1810
1811
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1816

547
546
544
543
542
540
539
537
536
535
533
532
531
529
528
527
526
524
523
522
521
519
518
517
516
515

1821
1822
1823
1824
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1836
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1841

509
508
507
506
505
504
503
502
501
500
500
459
458
457
456
456
455
454
453
453
452
452
451
450
450
449

1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1858
1859
1900
1901
1901
1902
1903
1903
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1905

447
447
446
446
446
446
446
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445
445
445
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445
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445
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446
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447

1909
1909
1910
1911
1911
1912
1912
1913
1913
1914
1914
1915
1915
1915
1916
1916
1916
1917
1917
1917
1917
1918
1918
1918
1918
1918

449
450
450
451
451
452
452
453
453
454
454
455
456
456
457
458
458
459
500
500
501
502
502
503
504
505

1918
1918
1918
1918
1918
1918
1917
1917
1917
1917
1916
1916
1915
1915
1915
1914
1914
1913
1913
1912
1911
1911
1910
1909
1909
1908

28
29
30
31

530
530
531
532

1833
1832
1831
1829
1828

552
553
553
554

1750
1748
1747
1745

617
617
618
619
620

1711
1710
1709
1707
1706

646
647
648
649

1649
1649
1648
1648

707
707
708
708
708

1655
1656
1657
1657
1658

703
702
701
701
700

1723
1724
1725
1726
1727

632
631

1754
1754

554
553
551
550
548

1817
1818
1819
1820
1820

514
512
511
510

1842
1843
1844
1845

449
449
448
448
447

1906
1906
1907
1908
1908

448
448
448
449

1918
1918
1918
1918

505
506
507
507
508

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519
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1815
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1759
1757
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1754
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1748
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1742
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1739
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542
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556
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559
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600
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0603
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1731
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1726
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1723
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1721
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1718
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1715
1714
1712
1711
1710
1708
1707
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1705
1703
1702
1701
1700
1659
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610
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617
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619
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621
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635

1651
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1642
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1641
1640
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640
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646
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652
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1633
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1633
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1633
1633
1633
1634
1634
1634
1635
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1636
1636
1637
1637
1638
1638
1639

658
658
658
658
659
659
659
659
658
658
658
658
658
658
657
657
657
656
656
656
655
655
654
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653
652

1643
1644
1645
1646
1647
1647
1648
1649
1650
1651
1652
1653
1654
1655
1656
1657
1658
1659
1700
1701
1702
1703
1704
1705
1706
1707

648
647
647
646
645
644
643
642
641
640
639
638
637
636
635
634
633
631
630
629
628
627
625
624
623
622

1714
1715
1716
1717
1718
1719
1720
1721
1722
1723
1724
1725
1726
1727
1728
1729
1730
1731
1732
1733
1734
1735
1736
1737
1738
1739

618
616
615
614
612
611
610
608
607
605
604
603
601
600
558
557
555
554
553
551
550
548
547
545
544
542

1742
1743
1744
1745
1745
1746
1747
1748
1749
1750
1751
1752
1753
1753
1754
1755
1756
1757
1758
1759
1800
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804

534
532
531
529
528
527
525
524
522
521
520
518
517
515
514
513
512
510
509
508
506
505
504
503
501
500

1809
1810
1811
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822
1822
1823
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828
1828
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1830

455
453
452
451
450
449
448
447
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444
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442
441
440
440
439
438
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436
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434

1834
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1837
1838
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1839
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1842
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1844
1845
1845
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431
431
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430
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429
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429
429
429
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430
430
430
430
430
431
431
431
432

1859
1859
1900
1901
1901
1902
1902
1903
1903
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1904
1905
1905
1905
1906
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1906
1907
1907
1907
1908
1908
1908
1908
1908
1908

434
434
434
435
435
436
436
437
438
438
439
439
440
441
441
442
443
443
444
445
446
446
447
448
0449
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1908
1908
1908
1908
1908
1907
1907
1907
1907
1906
1906
1906
1905
1905
1904
1904
1903
1903
1902
1902
1901
1900
1900
1859
1858
1858

28
29
30
31

516
516
517
518

1822
1820
1819
1818
1816

539
540
541
541

1736
1735
1734
1732

605
606
607
608
609

1656
1655
1654
1653
1652

636
637
638
639

1633
1633
1633
1633

657
657
657
658
658

1640
1640
1641
1642
1643

652
651
650
650
649

1708
1709
1710
1711
1712

620
619

1740
1741

541
539
538
537
535

1805
1805
1806
1807
1808

459
458
457
456

1831
1832
1833
1834

433
433
433
432
432

1855
1856
1857
1857
1858

432
432
433
433

1908
1908
1908
1908

450
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