JF Griffin - Index

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Dogs are allowed during spring squirrel season except where
noted.
Youth hunting small game on a WMA: Youths, ages 6-16, must be
accompanied by a permitted 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
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 and Sportsman License holders and youths
age 6-16 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.
Blind Site Drawings: A hand drawing will be held on the first Saturday
in August for permanent waterfowl draw blind sites on Barkley Unit I,
Big Sandy (including Gin Creek Unit), Camden Units I and II, Cheatham
Lake, Cordell Hull, 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 7:00 a.m. and 10:00
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.
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 specified. On Big Sandy, Camden Unit II, Cordell Hull,
Harmon’s 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.
The 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 first 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 person’s or party’s 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 identification 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.
West Sandy (Springville Bottoms) and Reelfoot registered blinds
West Sandy blind sites must be registered at the designated location
on the first Saturday in August by 10:00 a.m. CDT Reelfoot blinds must
be registered with the TWRA manager prior to August 1. Lifetime
Sportsman License or Sportsman License or an Annual Small Game
and Waterfowl Permit (Type 091), or Type 167 is required at registration
except Reelfoot where a Reelfool Duck Blind Permit 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
floating blind sites. When floating blinds are moved to designated blind
stakes, the number must be immediately transferred from the stake to
the blind. No blind may be constructed or repaired or any floating blinds
moved onto the area that have not met the deadlines for registering the
blind and displaying the registration number. Unregistered and/or unnumbered
blinds are subject to removal.
No blind may be locked or barricaded to deny entrance to other hunters
when the blind is not in use.
Wheelchair-bound blind sites - Certain WMAs have special blind
sites established for wheelchair-bound hunters. See specific WMAs for
regulations if applicable.
Temporary blinds and decoys must be removed at the end of shooting
hours each day.
All decoys must be removed by the owner of the blind within ten days
after the close of waterfowl season. Refer to the 2008 Waterfowl Guide
for additional restrictions.
Youths hunting waterfowl on a WMA: Youths, ages 6-16, 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. During the Youth Waterfowl hunting season, youth hunters must
be 15 years of age or younger.
TRAPPING ON WMAS
Permits: A WMA small game permit is required to trap on all areas that
require a small game hunt permit.
WILdLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (WMA) — IcON KEy
BIG GAME
SMALL GAME
Deer Spring Turkey Fall Turkey
Bear Wild Boar
Spring Squirrel Squirrel Dove
Rabbit Quail Grouse
Woodcock Snipe Crow
Waterfowl Raccoon Opossum
Trapping Coyote WMA Dog
Training Season
Mar. 1 -Sep. 15
Wheelchair
PERMIT KEy
Shooting Range
unless otherwise
noted.
BG Big Game quota trip permit
or nonquota WMA annual
permit.
SG Small Game WMA permit
or combination waterfowl
and small game WMA
permit.
WF Combination waterfowl and
small game WMA permit. NP No permit required.
42 2008 Hunting & Trapping Guide