JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

wma Wildlife ManageMent areas
Region iV
Laurel Fork Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management area and private inholdings lying
south of Hwy. 321, west of Poga Road, west of the Tennessee-North Carolina
line, and north of Hwy. 19E.
Ocoee Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area and private inholdings
bounded on the north by Ocoee Lake and Ocoee River, on the south by
the Tennessee/Georgia state line and on the east and west by the National
Forest Boundary.
Tellico Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area in Monroe County that lies
north of the Tellico-Robbinsville Road, east of Forest Service Road 35,
south of Forest Service Road 26 and west of the ridge running from Farr
Gap through Little Fodderstack to Big Fodderstack and following the
North Carolina state line to the Tellico-Robbinsville Road.
Unicoi Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area lying west of U.S. Hwy. 23, and
the Devils Fork Road, north of the Tennessee/North Carolina state line,
east of the Horse Creek Road to Hwy. 107 and south of Hwy. 107 to Erwin.
CHEROKEE PARTY HUNT
COMPARTMENTS
See the Bear Reserves map on page 29 for location of these areas.
Upper Tellico
The portion of the Tellico River drainage lying north of the Tellico River
Road, south of the North River Road and west of the North Carolina line.
Lower Bald River
That portion of the Bald River and Tellico River drainages lying south of
the Tellico River Road, and north of the Holly Flats Road.
Lower Tellico
That portion of the Tellico River drainage lying east of Turkey Creek,
north of the Tellico River Road, west of the North Carolina state line, and
south of the Tellico-Robbinsville Road.
Upper Bald River
That portion of the Bald River and Tellico River drainages lying south
of the Tellico River road, south of the Holly Flats Road, and north of the
North Carolina state line.
NORTH CHEROKEE
On property owned or leased by the TWRA, ATV and OHV operation is
prohibited.
Same as statewide seasons except only pointing breed dogs are allowed in
the bear reserve one day before and during bear hunts. No spring squirrel
season. During big game hunts small game hunters must use shotguns
only. Small game hunters (except raccoon and opossum hunters between
sunset and sunrise) must wear 500 square inches of fluorescent orange
during big game season.
Opossum - raccoon - Same as statewide except closed Nov.
17-20, Nov. 27-30 and Dec. 4-17 in all bear reserves.
Deer - turkey - Same as statewide seasons except closed
to special season antlerless deer hunts. Deer and turkeys count toward
statewide bag.
Bear - Same as statewide seasons, except closed Sep. 27- Oct. 10.
Closed in the bear reserves.
Feral hog - Same as statewide deer seasons. Closed in the bear
reserves during bear season.
Dog Training - Is prohibited except for bear dog training - Cocke
and Greene counties only - Sep. 2-15. No bears may be harvested. No
weapons may be possessed. Daylight hours only. No training in the bear
reserves.
SOUTH CHEROKEE
Includes former Ocoee and Tellico Units. Bear reserves are closed to all
big game hunting when the bear season is open on the South Cherokee. 22
caliber short, and long rifle are the only legal weapons on a raccoon hunt.
It is illegal to possess firearms with any breed of dog other than pointing
breeds during daylight hours, excluding bear and boar season, except as
provided.
Same as statewide seasons except as noted. Spring squirrel season is
closed. Small game hunting in bear reserves and party hunt area (during
quota hunts), prohibited one day before and during bear/boar hunts.
Small game hunters, except raccoon and opossum hunters, must use
shotguns and wear 500–square inches of fluorescent orange during big
game hunts. Dogs permitted for squirrel hunting west of Hwy. 68 and
north of Ocoee River Jan. 1–last day of Feb. It is illegal to possess firearms
with any breed of dog other than pointing breeds during daylight
hours, excluding bear and boar season, except as provided.
Deer - boar - archery - One hunt. Sep. 20–26. No hunter
quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer). One boar, either sex.
Boar - gun- dogs permitted - One hunt. Oct. 8–13. No hunter
quota. Two boar, either sex. Hunting confined to that area outside the
Tellico and Ocoee Bear Reserves.
Deer - boar - muzzleloader -One hunt. Oct. 31–Nov. 2. No
hunter quota. One deer, buck only (bonus deer). One boar, either sex.
Deer - boar - gun - Young Sportsman - One hunt. Nov 8–9. No hunter
quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer). One boar either sex.
Deer - boar - gun - Two hunts. Nov. 22–Dec 2, Dec 19–28. No hunter
quota. Two deer, buck only (bonus deer). One boar, either sex.
Bear - boar - gun - dogs permitted - Four hunts. Oct. 6–7,
18–19, Nov. 17–20, Dec. 4–17. No hunter quota. One bear, either sex.
One boar, either sex. Hunting confined to that area outside the Ocoee
and Tellico Bear Reserves. Party Dog Area closed during scheduled
quota party dog hunts.
Bear - boar - gun - party dog hunts - Four hunts. Oct. 6–7,
18–19, Nov. 17–18, Dec. 4–5. Quota party dog hunts, 75 permits per
party. One party permitted in each of the following areas: Upper Tellico,
Lower Tellico, Upper Bald River, and Lower Bald River. One bear, either
sex. One boar, either sex.
Opossum - raccoon - Outside of Tellico and Ocoee Bear
Reserves Nov 3–6, 10–15, Dec. 29–Feb. 15. Tellico and Ocoee Bear
Reserves open for coon dog training, Dec. 29–Feb. 15.
Turkey - Same as statewide spring turkey season. One turkey per
day, not to exceed two per season. Turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Trapping - Jan. 1–Feb. 15
68 2008 Hunting & Trapping Guide