JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

All waterfowl hunters are required to have the following in order to
hunt waterfowl in Tennessee:
1. the appropriate license(s) and/or permits
2. a Federal Duck Stamp (except as noted below)
3. a Tennessee Migratory Bird Permit (HIP permit) (except as noted
below)
resident liCenses
hunting and fishing Combination
(type 001)
Waterfowl (type 005)
Needed in addition to Type 001.
$28
$31
annual sportsman (type 004) $136
An all-inclusive license valid for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing
without any state supplemental licenses or non-quota permits and allows
holders to apply for quota permits at no additional fee. Sportsman
licenses can be purchased from all license agents.
lifetime sportsman age determines the cost
An all-inclusive lifetime license valid for hunting, trapping and sport fishing
without any state supplemental licenses or permits. Allows holders to
apply for quota permits at no additional fee. Applications and fee listings
are available at your local TWRA office and the TWRA website.
Junior hunt/trap/fish (type 002) $8
Ages 13-15. Good for hunting all game, fishing, and trapping. Must be
purchased prior to 16th birthday. No supplemental licenses are required,
but special season and WMA permits will need to be purchased in addition
to this license.
Permanent sr. Citizen hunt/fish/
trap (type 166)
$11
Available at all license agents and can only be purchased when 65th
birthday is reached. A valid Tennessee driver’s license or proof of age and
residency is required. No supplemental licenses are required, but special
season and WMA permits will need to be purchased in addition to this
license. Application with proof of age and residency can be mailed in.
Wildlife ManageMent area PerMits
Everyone who hunts on wildlife management areas that require permits
must have a WMA permit except: a holder of a Lifetime Sportsman
License, an Annual Sportsman License, seniors with a Type 167 permit,
or juveniles under age 16 hunting small game and waterfowl. (A complete
list of WMAs, including those that require permits, can be found in the
current Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide.) NOTE: Juvenile hunters
must be accompanied by an adult with a valid WMA permit, if required by
that WMA.
WMa small game and Waterfowl (type 091) $51
1-day small game and Waterfowl (type 092) $10.50
annual senior Citizen Permit (type 167) $41
May be purchased only by holders of a Type 165 or Type 166 license.
It covers all small game, waterfowl, and non-quota permits required by
TWRA and allows holders to apply for quota permits without payment of
additional fees.
reelfoot Preservation Permit - Required for all users of Reelfoot WMA
except those under 16 years of age, residents 65 years or older and holders
of the adult Annual Sportsman License, Lifetime Sportsman License
or Type 167 Permit.
annual reelfoot Pres. Permit (type 089) $17
3-day reelfoot Pres. Permit (type 088) $10.50
1-day reelfoot Pres. Permit (type 090) $3.50
Refer to the current Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide for regulations
regarding waterfowl hunting on specific WMAs.
LICense Fees
nOnresident liCenses
Junior hunt/fish (type 070) $9
Required for nonresidents ages 13-15 to hunt waterfowl.
7-day hunt-small game/Waterfowl (type 072) $50.50
annual hunt-small game/Waterfowl
(type 071)
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$91
7-day all game (type 074) $175.50
annual all game (type 073) $251
MigratOrY bird PerMit reQuired
Resident and nonresident hunters must possess a Tennessee Migratory
Bird Permit to hunt waterfowl and other migratory birds. Available at any
license agent or TWRA regional office. The following do not need to have
this permit:
• Landowners hunting on their own land
• Disabled veterans
• Tennessee residents 65 years or older
• Tennessee residents under 13 years of age
• Lifetime Sportsman license holders
Migratory bird Permit (type 006) $2
Migratory bird Permit (type 007) no fee
Only available to Annual Sportsman license holders.
federal duck stamp $15
Federal law requires that each waterfowl hunter, age 16 and over, carry
on his/her person, in addition to a hunting license and permit, a valid
Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (federal duck
stamp) signed in ink across the face. These can be obtained through the
Post Office, National Wildlife Refuge offices, and some discount and
sporting goods stores.
Special RegulationS
hunting hOurs
Ducks, Geese, Gallinules, Rails, Coots - One-half hour before
sunrise to sunset (except where otherwise noted).
Plugged shOtguns
No person shall hunt migratory game birds with a shotgun
of any description capable of holding more than three (3) shells,
unless it is plugged with a one-piece filler, incapable of removal
without disassembling the gun, so its total capacity does not
exceed three (3) shells.
legal shOt
All federally approved nontoxic shot (bismuth-tin, steel,
tungsten-bronze, tungsten-iron, tungsten-matrix, tungstennickel-iron,
tungsten-polymer, tungsten-tin-bismuth or
tungsten-tin-iron-nickel) are legal for waterfowl hunting.
Possession or use of any loose shot other than nontoxic
shot or any shotgun shells other than nontoxic while hunting
waterfowl, coots, gallinules, Virginia rails, and sora rails is
prohibited.