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Wildlife ManageMent areas wma
North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State
Natural Area
No motorized vehicles outside parking areas. Area closed after sunset. No
dogs are allowed. All state natural area regulations, including ATVs and
mountain bikes, will be enforced. Shotguns loaded with #4 shot or smaller
only.
Same as statewide seasons except hunting allowed on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday only. All hunting ends Jan. 31 except for spring turkey and
spring squirrel seasons.
Rabbit - Bag limit is 3 per person, per day.
Deer - Same as statewide seasons. Archery equipment only.
Hunting allowed on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only. Hunters must
comply with big game hunter orange requirements during the statewide
deer gun or muzzleloader hunts. Deer count toward statewide bag.
Turkey - Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during the statewide
spring turkey season. Hunting ends at noon each day. Turkeys count
toward statewide bag.
318-OAK RIDGE
roane/anderson counties • 37,000 acres
Jim evans (865) 576-2380 • sg, wf, Bg
Shotguns, muzzleloading rifles and archery equipment only. On big game
quota hunts and on approved scouting days for all zones, except Tower
Shielding and Chestnut Ridge/Park City Road Zone, one non-hunting
juvenile under the age of 16 may accompany an adult hunter (18 years old or
older) who has a valid WMA quota permit. During deer hunts, non-hunting
juveniles must also comply with fluorescent orange regulations specified 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 and
13, Oct. 4, 11. Except for the spring turkey season, all big game hunters must
wear fluorescent orange during all hunts, including archery hunters in the
archery-only zones. Hunters must carry, at all times, hunting license and
permit, valid picture identification (youth excluded), and signed current
hunt map. No bobcats may be taken. Dog training prohibited.
Deer scouting dates - 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 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; Nov. 29 for the Dec. 6-7 permit
holders and approved youths only.
Deer - shotgun/muzzleloader - gun zones only - Three hunts. Nov.
1-2, 15-16, and Dec. 6-7. 500 hunter quota. Two deer, no more than one
antlered (bonus deer).
Deer - archery - Park City Road, Chestnut Ridge Zone - Three hunts.
Nov. 1-2, 15-16, and Dec. 6-7. 225 hunter quota. Two deer, no more than
one antlered (bonus deer).
Deer - archery - Poplar Creek Road Zone - Three hunts. Nov. 1-2, 15-16,
and Dec. 6-7. 150 hunter quota. Two deer, no more than one antlered
(bonus deer).
Deer - archery - Tower Shielding Zone - Three hunts. Nov. 1-2, 15-16,
and Dec. 6-7. 225 hunter quota. Two deer, no more than one antlered
(bonus deer).
Turkey - Two hunts. Apr. 4-5, 18-19. 200 hunter quota. One turkey
(bonus bird). Hunting ends at noon daily. Successful hunters must be at
the check station by 1:00 p.m. Hunts subject to cancellation for national
security reasons. Hunting area may be reduced. Turkey scouting date is
7:00 a.m. to noon Mar. 28 for the Apr. 4-5 and Apr. 18-19 permit holders
and approved youths only.
Waterfowl - One half hour before sunrise to noon. Hunting on Solway
and Freels Bend only from the shoreline to Solway Bend Farm Road
and from the shoreline to Freels Bend Farm Road. Access by boat from
Melton Hill Reservoir only. Hunting from temporary blinds only.
Wood Duck /Teal - Sep. 13
Canada Goose - Sep. 1, 6, 13, Oct. 4, 11.
319-PAINT ROCK REFUGE
roane county • 1,600 acres
on watts Bar lake
region iii office (931) 484-9571 • np
Closed to all forms of public use, including all forms of trespass, from Oct.
15-Feb. 1 except as otherwise indicated. Public entry and fishing is permitted
while on the main river channel passing through the refuge.
Wood duck/teal, Canada goose - Same as statewide September
seasons.
Dog training - Sep. 1-Oct. 14 and Feb. 2-Mar. 15.
320-PEA RIDGE
dekalB county • 1,550 acres
region iii office (931) 484-9571 • sg, Bg
Unauthorized entry or presence is prohibited between sunset and sunrise.
Same as statewide seasons. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
321-PICKETT STATE FOREST
pickett county • 11,000 acres
region iii office (931) 484-9571 • np
Same as statewide seasons. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
322-PRENTICE COOPER STATE
FOREST
marion county • 24,000 acres
on hwy. 27 five miles east of powell’s crossroads
clint smith (423) 658-0298 • sg, Bg
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
motorixed vehicles is 86 dBa, as measured 50 feet from the exhaust, except
as otherwise premitted. Reckless operation of motorized and non-motorized
vehicles is prohibited. Reckless operation is defined 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. 20-Mar. 15.
Same as statewide seasons except small game hunting and dog training
will close at sunset the day before and during scheduled big game hunts
unless otherwise indicated.
2008 Hunting & Trapping Guide 63
Region iii