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JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

legal eQUIPMenT
1. Shotguns and handguns using ammunition
loaded with No. 4 or smaller shot
are legal for all small game hunting.
2. Shotguns using ammunition loaded with
T (0.20 inch diameter) or smaller shot
are legal for hunting coyotes and beaver
except during big game seasons.
3. Shotguns loaded with nontoxic shot approved
by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
are legal for hunting waterfowl.
4. Rifles and handguns using rim-fire
ammunition and air rifles are legal for
hunting small game except migratory
birds.
5. Rifles and handguns using center-fire
ammunition are legal for hunting beaver,
bobcat, coyotes, fox, groundhogs, and
crows, except during deer, bear or boar
seasons. For specific restrictions on
WMA’s see page 42.
6. Muzzleloading firearms (rifles, handguns
and shotguns).
7. Longbows, compound bows, crossbows
and other bows drawn or held by a mechanical
device.
8. Falcons and Falconry – Subject to TCA
70-4-414.
9. Gigs and angling equipment are also
legal for taking bullfrogs.
10. Weapons may be equipped with sighting
devices except those devices utilizing an
artificial light capable of locating wildlife.
Night vision scopes are illegal.
TRaPPIng seasons
All trapping devices must be clearly
marked with the owner’s name. All traps
must be inspected every 36 hours or less
and animals removed. When trapping on
another’s property, the trapper must carry
on his or 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.
beaver, coyote, groundhog, nutria - Open
year-round, no limit
bobcata , foxb , mink, muskrat, opossum,
otterc , raccoon, spotted skunk, striped
skunk, weasel - Opens Nov. 21, closes Feb.
15, no limit
a) Bobcat pelts must be tagged with Ten-
nessee 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
smaLL Game huntInG
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.
legal TRaPs & sPeCIfIC
RegUlaTIons
steel leg-hold traps - Steel leg-hold traps
(steel-jawed traps) with a jaw spread of
7½ inches or less. These must be placed
at least 12 inches inside the entrance to a
burrow or hole except in the case of a water
set. Water sets are defined as traps set
in water adjacent to and part of streams,
ponds, lakes, wetlands or other water
courses, and include floating sets.
Instant-kill traps (with jaw measurements
no greater than 10x10 inches and smaller).
An instant-kill trap is considered a steeljawed
trap and its use is restricted to that
allowed for a steel-jawed trap. Conibear
traps are instant-kill traps.
live traps - Those traps that act as a cage
after capture.
steel cable snares having a minimum
cable diameter of 5/64 inch and maximum
cable diameter of 3/32 inch. Spring activated
snares, except Collarum snares, are
prohibited.
Cushion-hold traps - Woodstream and
Victor Soft-Catch, Butera Cushion Catch
traps, Cushion Catch #33, J.C. Conner
Coyote “Jake” Trap, Duke Rubber Jaw Trap
and any legal sized off-set jawed traps
equipped with “Humane Hold” universal
pads by KG Enterprises, J.C. Conner
Rubber Pad Kits, or Sudden Valley Supply
trap pads meet the definition of a cushionhold
trap. These traps are the only steel
traps legal for trapping in the open and
on top of the ground, provided that the
trapper has specific written permission
from the landowner to use the trap.
species specific traps - Egg traps, Coon
Cuffs, Lil’ Grizz Getrz, Pos-z-loc, Cooncatcher
and Duffer’s raccoon traps are legal
for furbearers during the legal trapping
season.
dog TRaInIng
Training of bird dogs, rabbit dogs, squirrel
dogs and fox hounds is permitted year-round
on private lands, during daylight hours only.
A hunting license is required while training
dogs except when a person is competing in
recognized field trials. When training on
a WMA, a small game permit is required.
Refer to specific WMA listings for WMA
dog training seasons. See page 28 for bear
dog training.
RaCCoon dog TRaInIng
(no TakIng)
Western and Eastern Units - Year-round
except where regulated by Private Acts. The
following counties are regulated by Private
Acts: Morgan is open for training from July
1 until opening day of the hunting season;
DeKalb 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 specific WMA
listings for WMA raccoon dog training
seasons.
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