JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

wma Wildlife ManageMent Manage
ManageMM
Ment ent areas
aareas
reas
414
415
LOUDON
404 403
UNION
CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL
ANDERSON
T here
407
MONROE
KNOX
417
BLOUNT
409
405
CLAIBORNE
406
GRAINGER
GRAINGER
401
408
JEFFERSON
SEVIER
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HANCOCK
HAMBLEN
are nearly 100 WMAs and refuges across Tennessee
managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Varying in size from 53 acres to 625,000, all WMAs are
available to the public for hunting and trapping, although certain
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regulations do apply.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
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.
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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 influence
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 for small game: Wildlife management areas are open for
dog training Sept. 1–Mar. 15 unless otherwise indicated.
Firearms: Use, possession or transportation of firearms, 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, see page 13.
Individuals authorized to carry handguns (those with handgun permits)
may not carry their sidearms within wildlife management areas except
on authorized hunts and then only during specified hunting hours.
Horses permitted on roads and trails open to motorized traffic and
other trails or routes established for their use, except as otherwise indicated.
Riding off roads into fields, woods or on foot trails is prohibited
unless otherwise provided.
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.
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HAWKINS
SULLIVAN
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 4:00 a.m. the GREENE
following day during the late duck season(s).
Hunting near private dwellings: It is unlawful 402
to hunt, shoot at, chase
or kill with or without dogs
411 412 any wild animal, wild birds or waterfowl on
public lands and waters within 100 yards of a visible dwelling house,
without the owner’s permission, whether or not such a dwelling is on
public or private lands. 402 402
413
Litter: No litter or sewage may be deposited in the area.
Motorized vehicles: All motorized vehicles must be muffler equipped
to suppress noise and be spark-arrestor equipped to prevent fires.
COCKE
Operation of motorized vehicles is confined to roads not designated
as closed. Off-road vehicles are restricted to roads open to other motorized
traffic (except where prohibited by state or federal statute) and
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designated trails only. ORVs may be operated during daylight hours
and at other times when participating in authorized activities. Driving
off roads into woods, fields 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 specific 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 specific authorization.
No species of wildlife may be harassed except those authorized for the
hunt and no animal killed shall be dismembered to the extent that its
species and sex cannot be identified before checking out of the area.
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, weapons must remain in camp except during legal
hunting hours.
Pen-raised game birds: The release of pen-raised game birds on
WMAs is prohibited unless otherwise specified.
Safety zones: Hunting is prohibited in safety zones except where
provided.
Target practice is prohibited except on designated ranges. See page 38 for
a list of TWRA firing 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 hunter may accompany
a hunter with a valid permit to assist him/her in calling. The
assisting hunter may not have a firearm in his possession at any time
and may not harvest a bird. Check with the WMA area manager before
the hunt date.
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
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