JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

414
415
CLAIBORNE
404 403
UNION 401
LOUDON
CAMPBELL
ANDERSON
416
MONROE
402
KNOX
406
407
417
BLOUNT
409
Wildlife ManageMent areas wma
GRAINGER
408
JEFFERSON
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region iV - WMA spotlight
EAST TENNESSEE
NORTH cUMBERLANd
WMA
The North Cumberland
WMA (formally Royal Blue &
Sundquist) consists of 155,000
acres. Home of Tennessee’s only wild
elk population, it is a unique area due
to its size, recreational opportunities,
and habitat management opportunities/goals. It is
the largest Agency owned
WMA and is located in four
counties within Regions 3 & 4. The area
is nationally recognized for the ATV recreational
opportunities. Camping is allowed
year-round on the entire area. Due the amount of
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mining (deep and strip) unique opportunities exist for
habitat restoration of these mined areas. The area is very
important to the management of the cerulean warbler which utilizes the
upper canopy of large tracts of mature deciduous forests. Many people utilize
the area for deer hunting. While most deer are “average” for east Tennessee,
the size and remoteness of the area allows for opportunities to harvest some
very nice deer.
401-BUFFALO SPRINGS
grainger county • 342 acres
david sams (423) 587-7037 • sg, Bg
HANCOCK
HAMBLEN
Region IV
HAWKINS
COCKE
402
410
GREENE
411 412
402
402 402
413
Waterfall parking area closed one hour after sunset until one hour before
sunrise. Use or possession of alcohol is prohibited in the waterfall area.
Same as statewide seasons. Small game hunters (except waterfowl)
must meet legal fluorescent orange requirements during the big game
gun hunts. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Dove - September 1, 6, noon until sunset only. Open every day
thereafter during the statewide dove season. Hunter quota 55. Staked
positions only. A random drawing will be held at 11 a.m. on Sep. 1 and
6. Otherwise, first come, first serve.
402-CHEROKEE
along the tennessee-north carolina state line • 625,000
acreS
region iv office (423) 587-7037 • Bg
Cherokee WMA Nonquota Big Game permit (Type 095, Type 167 or
Type 094) or Sportsman License required to hunt the nonquota big game
hunts. No permit required to hunt small game. Some roads normally
open to public travel may be closed from Dec. 15-March 31. Bobcat and
coyote hunting with dogs prohibited. Dog training prohibited except for
the bear dog training season in Cocke and Greene counties. The use or
possession of any electronic tracking devices from March 1-August 31 is
illegal.
402
SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON
CARTER
402
JOHNSON
Shooting ranges - Open daylight hours only (see page 40).
Safety Zone - On the Cherokee WMA, hunting or discharging a firearm
is prohibited within 150 yards of a developed recreation area, campsite,
residence, building, occupied area, across or on a National Forest system
road. Contact the appropriate U.S. Forest Service office for more information.
Horseback riding - Horseback riding on properties owned by the U.S.
Forest Service shall be the same as U.S. Forest Service regulations. Contact
the U.S. Forest Service (423-476-9700). On those properties owned
or leased by the TWRA, horseback riding is only allowed upon roads
opened for vehicle travel. No riding off road into openings, fields, trails or
through streams.
NORTH CHEROKEE PORTION
Cherokee WMA north of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
SOUTH CHEROKEE PORTION
Cherokee WMA south of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
This includes the Tellico and Ocoee.
BEAR RESERVES
Wild boar hunting with dogs and bear hunting are not permitted in the following
bear reserves unless a special exception is provided by proclamation.
Feral hog season is closed during bear season. See page 28 for a map of these
reserves.
Andrew Johnson Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area and private inholdings lying
southwest of Hwy. 70, east of Hwy. 107 and north of Hwys. 25-70.
Kettlefoot Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management area and private inholdings lying
north of Hwy. 421, east of South Holston Lake, south of the Tennessee-
Virginia line, and west of Hwy. 91.
2008 Hunting & Trapping Guide 67
UNICOI
402
“East Tennessee hunter Dave Woodward connected with this
B&C buck while hunting North Cumberland WMA in 2007.”
Region iV