JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

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HUnTIng seasons
All hunting seasons are closed unless
opened by specific Tennessee Wildlife Resources
Commission proclamation.
Possession limit is twice the daily bag
limit except on opening day. Dogs allowed
for hunting all small game species, except on
specific WMAs where indicated.
armadillo, beaver, coyote, english sparrow,
groundhog, nutria, pigeon, starling, striped
skunk - Open year-round, no limit.
bobcata , foxb , mink, muskrat, otterc , spotted
skunk, weasel - Opens Nov. 21, closes
Feb. 15, no limit.
a) Except the limit on bobcats is one per
day. Bobcat pelts must be tagged with
Tennessee U. S. CITES tags in order to
be exported from the U. S. Contact your
TWRA regional office 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; Greene and
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 office
for instructions.
bUllfRog HUnTIng
All waters of the state are open to bullfrog
hunting except waters within state and
federal wildlife refuges. Season is open yearround,
except on TWRA managed lakes the
season is June 1-30. Bag limit is 20 per person,
per night. The use of firearms is prohibited
for bullfrog hunting on wildlife management
areas and TWRA lakes. Only domestically
raised bullfrogs or parts thereof may be sold.
A hunting license is required to take bullfrogs.
No WMA permit is required.
RaCCoon and oPossUM HUnTIng
Opossum can be taken during the
raccoon hunting season. No limit.
East Tennessee - Anderson, Blount, Campbell,
Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger,
Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins,
Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe,
Polk, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union and
Washington counties - Opens sunset Nov.
7, closes sunrise Feb. 15, bag limit 2 per
person per nightd .
Remainder of the state - Opens sunset Sep.
19, closes sunrise Feb. 15, bag limit 2 per
person per nightd .
d. Night is defined as one 24-hour period
beginning at sunset.
species opens Closes daily bag
squirrel (fox, red, gray) Aug. 23 Feb. 28 10
spring squirrel (2009) May 9 June 14 10
grouse (closed W. of I-65) Oct. 11 Feb. 28 3
Rabbit Nov. 8 Feb. 28 5
Quail Nov. 8 Feb. 28 6
Migratory bird seasons are subject to change by federal framework. Proposed
seasons are:
species opens Closes daily bag
dove 1 Sep. 1 Sep. 26 15
(Opens at noon on Sep. 1)
2
Oct. 11 Oct. 26 152 dec. 19 Jan. 15 152 Woodcock 1 Oct. 25 dec. 8 3
Wilson snipe 1 Nov. 14 Feb. 28 8
Crow (Fri./Sat./Sun.) June 1 Feb. 28 no limit
Canada goose 1 Sep. 1 Sep. 15 5
Wood duck/Teal 1 Sep. 13 Sep. 17 43 1. Tennessee Migratory Bird Permit required (see page 9).
2. No limit on collared dove. doves not readily identifiable as collared doves will be considered to be
mourning doves and will count toward the mourning dove daily bag limit.
3. Not to exceed 2 wood ducks. Total bag of 4 ducks.
Regulations for the late duck and goose seasons will be published in the Waterfowl Hunting
Guide available in October.
POLK
LOUDON
CAMPBELL
ANDERSON
MONROE
CLAIBORNE
UNION
KNOX
BLOUNT
GRAINGER
JEFFERSON
SEVIER
HANCOCK
HAMBLEN
HAWKINS
COCKE
GREENE WASHINGTON
SULLIVAN
UNICOI
CARTER
JOHNSON
Raccoon & Opossum Hunting
(East Tennessee)
Nov. 7 - Feb. 15
14 2008 Hunting & Trapping Guide