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Wildlife ManageMent areas wma
South cherokee Bear/Boar Gun Hunts (dogs Allowed)
Bear- 1 bear (either sex) per person per year, statewide.
Boar- Non-Quota Hunts, 1 boar (either sex) within each set of four hunt dates.
Boar- Party Hunts, 1 boar (either sex) per permit.
The only way a hunter may harvest 2 boar during a given hunt date is to possess a Party Hunt permit for that hunt date.
This would allow 1 boar on the Party Hunt and 1 boar in the Non-Quota areas during that hunt date..
Hunt dates: Hunt date 1, Oct. 6-7 Hunt date 2, Oct. 18-19
Hunt date 3, Nov. 17-20
(17-18) (19-20)
Hunt date 4, dec. 4-17
(4-5) (6-17)
Party Area (one party
in each area per hunt)
Quota Permits
Quota Permits
Upper Tellico
Lower Tellico
Upper Bald River
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
NON-QUOTA
( 1 Boar)
75
75
75
NON-QUOTA
( 1 Boar)
Lower Bald River 75 75 75 75
Outside Party Area
(excluding Bear reserves)
NON-QUOTA
( 1 Boar)
NON-QUOTA
( 1 Boar)
NON-QUOTA NON-QUOTA
Bag Limit:
403-CHUCK SWAN STATE FOREST
union/campBell counties • 24,444 acres
near maynardville
John mike (865) 278-3248 • sg, Bg
Deer driving, loud noises, and harassment on all deer hunts is prohibited.
Entering the WMA from Norris Lake during the deer and turkey hunts
is prohibited. Guides prohibited on all hunts. Horses, ATVs, bicycles,
non-licensed passenger vehicles and motorcycles are prohibited on the
main forest road. ORV, horseback riding, bicycles, and all other vehicles
are restricted to roads marked “open to vehicular traffic.” Speed limit is 25
mph. Organized competition events for motorized/non-motorized vehicles
prohibited. Reckless operation of motorized and non-motorized vehicles
prohibited. Reckless operation is defined as operating a vehicle in a reckless
or negligent manner as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person
or damage TWRA property or developments. Maximum noise limit of 86
dBs for all motorized vehicles as measured at 50 feet from the exhaust.
Same as statewide seasons except small game hunting will close at
sunset the day before and during scheduled big game hunts unless
otherwise specified.
Raccoon - Seven 1-night hunts. Nov. 8-14. Hunters must check
out by 1:00 a.m. All raccoons must be checked out. One raccoon per
party. Party defined as all the occupants of a single vehicle.
Deer - turkey - archery - Two hunts. Oct. 10-11, 17-18. 800
hunter quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer). One turkey, either sex.
Deer - gun/archery - Young Sportsman - One hunt. Oct. 25-26.
200 hunter quota. One deer, either sex. Deer count toward statewide
bag.
Deer - gun/archery - Two hunts. Nov. 28-29, Dec. 5-6. 750 hunter
quota. One deer, buck only (bonus deer).
Deer - muzzleloader/archery - One hunt. Nov. 21-22. 750 hunter quota.
One deer, buck only (bonus deer).
Turkey - shotgun/archery - Three hunts. Sep. 26-27, Oct. 3-4,
Dec. 12-13. 125 hunter quota. One turkey, either sex.
Turkey - Seven hunts. Mar. 26-28, Apr. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25,
Apr. 30-May 2, May 7-9. 125 hunter quota. One turkey per hunt (bonus
bird). Hunters must sign in and out at the checking station. Hunting
ends at noon each day. Hunter must be at check station by 1:00 p.m.
Trapping - Jan. 8-31. - (no raccoon) - Quota 1 party per compartment.
Trappers must apply at WMA office for permit. No snares or
conibear traps. Trappers must report catch annually.
Dog training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15 daylight hours only, pointing breed
dogs prohibited.
Shooting range - See page 40.
404-COVE CREEK
campBell county • 2,450 acres
region iv office (423) 587-7037 • sg, Bg
Same as statewide seasons. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Small game hunting and dog training closed at sunset the day before and
during big game hunts. Closed to all hunting Mar. 1 - Fourth Friday in
Aug. except during the spring turkey and spring squirrel seasons.
405-FOOTHILLS
Blount county • 11,000 acres
Bill smith (865) 856-9711 • sg, Bg
Motorized vehicles and horseback riding prohibited. Dog training prohibited.
From Mar. 1 to Aug. 31, the use of and/or possession of any tracking
device for dogs is illegal.
Same as statewide seasons except big game is same as statewide seasons
in Bount County. Small game hunters must wear 500 square inches of
blaze orange and use only shotguns during big game gun seasons.
Opossum - raccoon - Dec. 15-Feb. 15. Raccoon hunters
must wear fluorescent orange during bear hunts.
2008 Hunting & Trapping Guide 69
Region iV