Excitement Of Oct Youth Hunt in Tennessee!

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10-year-old Birch Bates
of Polk County got his
first deer - a 4-pointer
- on the October Youth
Hunt. Many other
youths discovered the
thrill of deer hunting on
this Tennessee hunt.
Gun, muzzleloader, and
archery deer seasons
continure this month
for Tennessee hunters. Fishermen can
catch sauger, walleye,
bass, and crappie on
uncrowded lakes this
time of year. So enjoy
the holidays and outdoor action this month!
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Trophy buck for this hunter. Photo courtesy 4 Corners
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Nice buck. Photo 4 Corners Market.
Watts Bar Fishing Report:
Reservoir Conditions: Summer normal elevation: 740.5 feet. Winter
normal elevation: 736.0 feet. Current elevation: 737.5 feet. The
water surface temperature is 55 degrees.
Largemouth Bass: Good. Secondary water near shad while using
spoons and crankbaits.
Smallmouth Bass: Main channel rocky banks while using crankbaits
or jigs. Mostly non-keepers.
Walleye: No reportable observations.
Sauger: No reportable observations.
Crappie: Good. Minnows or jigs used around docks and brush in
mainly secondary areas. Dock fish are shallower than the other fish.
Catfish: Good. River drifting with chicken parts or cutbait.
Striped bass: Good. Mid lake secondary areas near shad. Late evening normally better. Swimbaits and crankbaits.
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Big rack on this buck. Photo courtesy 4 Corners Market.
Sub and Doc with nice smallies. Photo courtesy
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TELLICO RIVER FISHING REPORT
Peyton Roberts, Perry Roberts, Paige Roberts, Tyson Mifflin, and
Nathan White enjoyed a great summer of fishing Watts Bar at
Spring City Resort & Marina. Photo Spring City Resort & Marina.
Rainbow Trout
Improving
The trout are biting better, especially in the delayed harvest area. Delayed Harvest is on until March, which means catch and release between Turkey Creek and North River. The hatchery crew is stocking some very nice rainbows in the delayed harvest area.
Rooster Tails, Panther Martins and Mepps in-line spinners still seem to be the best lure choice, while nightcrawlers and corn are the
best bait choices. Powerbait and Powerbait Balls in chartreuse color and garlic flavor are top producers. Nightcrawlers are always a
good bait choice. Using a small hook, pinch off about a third of a piece of nightcrawler, add 2 or three small split shot sinkers, and let
the current carry that piece of nightcrawler through some rapids and hang on to your fishing pole. Please remember to carry out any
(Con’t
on p. 6)
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Tom Daniels of Harriman with a 3 lb 4 oz crappie. Photo
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Chickamauga Reservoir:
Reservoir Conditions: Summer normal elevation: 682.0 feet. Winter normal elevation: 676.0 feet. Current elevation:
677.6 feet. The water surface temperature is 56 degrees.
Largemouth Bass: Good. Main lake flats around grass beds and shallow coves near shad. Topwater lures and spinnerbaits.
Smallmouth Bass: Fair. Jigs along channel banks on upper and lower reservoir.
Spotted Bass: Good. Main channel rocky banks on entire reservoir. Jigs or small crankbaits.
Crappie: Good. Blowdowns on steeper creek banks, docks, or submerged brush. Lower reservoir fish overall are
deeper. Lower end target depth should start at 15 feet and adjust according to conditions. Jigs or minnows.
Striped bass: Good. Lower end in the coves and creeks near shad. Jigs, swimbaits and tailspinners.
Bluegill: Good. Worms on rocky river banks.
Sauger: Poor. Few reports of minimal catches while using jigs and/or minnows along the bottom in tailwater areas.
Catfish: Good reservoir wide. Main channel and chicken parts, bluegill or shad.
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WATTS BAR LAKE
Mary Tripp of Oliver Springs with big crappie.
Hubert Tripp of Oliver Springs - 2-pound crappie.
Don Davidson from Indiana with crappie catch.
Alan Schneider - 39-inch striper.
All photos this page courtesy Alan Schneider’s RV Resort & Marina.
(“Tellco River Report”.. con’t from p. 4)
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There is no size limit for rainbow trout but there is a creel limit of 7. One thing to think about when trout fishing in a clear water river
like Tellico is, when you can see the fish, they can see you too. So, try to wear colors that blend in with the scenery such as tan or
green or even pale blue. White or bright colors will cause the fish to see you easier.
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“Pop” with 22 lb striper on Hiwassee River. Photo courtesy
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Big buck for this hunter. Photo courtesy Benton Shooters
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Sherry Harris - 7 lb 8 oz sauger caught on Ocoee River.
Photo Hiwassee Corner Market.
“Hammer” with 28 lb striper caught on Hiwassee River.
Photo Hiwassee Corner Market.
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Matthew Ramsey got this big bear in Polk County. Photo
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Hiwassee River (near Reliance):
River Conditions: Water temperature has cooled
significantly. The river was low most times over the
weekend.
Trout: Anglers have caught larger than normal rainbow
trout due to recent stockings. Brown trout and some
brook trout have also been caught. Streamers and
wooly boogers have been effective.
Smallmouth bass: No observations or recent reports.
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Jake White also downed a big bruin in Polk County.
Photo Benton Shooters Supply.
Parksville:
Crappie: Poor. Few anglers that were observed had no crappie.
Bluegill: Poor.
Spotted bass: Poor. Many anglers put in several hours for only a
couple of fish if they were lucky.
Largemouth bass: Poor. Those few that were caught were upper
reservoir fish.
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David Evans - nice stringer of smallies. Photo Sloan’s Center.
David’s friend with big smallmouth. Photo Sloan’s Center.
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FORT LOUDON LAKE FISHING SUMMARY:
The reservoir level is dropping. If you like cool weather fishing, autumn has arrived. All fishing has
slowed somewhat, but some bass and crappies are still being caught. The bass are biting a little
better. Minnow imitating crankbaits either trolled or casted are doing well right now. Spinnerbaits
with chartreuse and white skirts and gold willow leaf blades are still catching some good bass.
Crappies are being caught on flies and grubs with 1/8 ounce leadheads while trolling. The biggest
crappies are being caught in the submerged timber on minnows at about 15ft. Walleyes love this
weather and especially on overcast days.
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Striper caught below Ft. Loudon Dam. Guided by Capt. Chadwick
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CHEROKEE LAKE
CHEROKEE LAKE FISHING REPORT
SMALLMOUTH, LARGEMOUTH AND SPOTTED BASS: Good
Smallmouth and largemouth bass fishing has been very good
over the report period. Wednesday saw a lull in the action due to
weather conditions.
Spinner baits have been taking the largest quantity of fish over
the report period, with white/silver blade or chartreuse and yellow
with silver blades being the prime colors. This might be due to the
clarity of the water across the reservoir. Shad colored crank baits,
as well as jerk baits, were bringing in a lot of fish. Top water lures
were working late morning until noon as long as the water was
smooth.
Fish all shorelines with boulder cover. Smallmouth, largemouth as
well as spotted bass are all there.
STRIPED BASS: Good
Striped bass fishing continues to be productive.
Striped bass have been hitting at just about all points on the lake.
The area near point 8 where Poplar Springs enters the lake saw
good activity earlier in the week. It is noted that the best striper
action occurred during late afternoon periods.
Trolling is still the most productive way to catch stripers. The only
change from the previous report is color of bait. Live shad is very
popular but swim baits used have been silver with green. Umbrella rigs seen were using a combination of swim baits in silver and
green and shad colors on one rig.
Stripers could be seen breaking the surface all week.
CRAPPIE & BLUEGILL:
Crappie: Good
Bluegill: Good
Crappie fishing has been good all week, with big fish coming to creel
Poor Valley and German Creeks have been fishing alright, but not as well as expected. The shorelines with cover at or near the
mouths of creeks were the most productive. Any indentation in the shoreline is worth a try.
Small, weighted crappie spinners fished deep to twenty feet have worked well, especially during high water levels. The preferred color is green. Minnows on a bobber are catching the most fish and definitely the largest fish over this past week. Trolling has proven
very effective. Last week the bigger crappies were deep, while this week they were being caught in good numbers on the shoreline
where cover could be found.
Fish the shoreline where cover is adequate to hold fish. Bobber with minnows or crappie flies work well. Crappie spinner baits in
green or yellow caught a lot of fish.
WALLEYE: Fair
Walleye fishing is picking up but not quite there yet. Keep in mind that saugeye have been stocked in Cherokee and anglers should
start catching them this season. As the temperatures drop, the walleye and saugeye, as well as sauger, will be motivated into their
annual runs on the upper lake. - TWRA -
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DOUGLAS LAKE
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reported problems when using their personal computer to report a harvest. TWRA
is offering the following instructions for
those persons experiencing time-out issues
when accessing the TWRA’s online harvest
reporting system.
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---TWRA--TWRA’s 2013-14 Winter Trout Stocking Schedule Announced
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December through March.
The program provides numerous close to home trout fishing opportunities
for anglers during the winter months. These fisheries also provide a great
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The trout will average about 10 inches in length. The daily creel limit is
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NORRIS LAKE
Chad & Papaw - meat! Photo Crossroads Grocery.
Jerry F. with 8 pt. Photo Crossroads Grocery.
Daniel Cordes - Photo Crossroads Grocery.
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Larry & Jerry got 8 pt and 3 pt on 1st day of
muzzleloader season. Photo Crossroads Grocery.
Gene - 3 pt. Photo Crossroads Grocery.
NORRIS LAKE
Adam Muse - 6 pt. Photo Judy’s Grocery.
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Christopher Jordan - Photo Judy’s
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Danny McCulley - 7 pt. Photo Judy’s Grocery.
Gary Shears - 9 pt. Photo Judy’s Grocery.
Spike for this youth. Photo Judy’s Grocery.
Jeremiah Chapman - Photo Judy’s Grocery.
Philip Johnson - 9 pt. Photo
Judy’s Grocery.
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Scott Wallace - 6 pt. Photo Judy’s Grocery.
Charles McCulley - spike. Photo Judys’ Grocery.
Joseph Wayne Smith - 11 pt. Photo Judy’s Grocery.
Robert Williams - 6 pt. Photo Judy’s Grocery.
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James Taylor - Photo Judy’s Grocery.
Larry Hatmaker - 3 pt. Photo Judy’s Grocery.
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Randy Seiber - buck. Photo Judy’s Grocery.
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NORRIS LAKE
Charles McCulley - 8 pt. Photo courtesy Judy’s Grocery.
Rayallan Smith - doe. Photo courtesy Judy’s Grocery.
Steve Carroll - 6 pt. Photo courtesy
Judy’s Grocery.
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Gary Bostic - 7 pt. Photo Judy’s Grocery.
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Conner Atkins - doe. Photo Southern
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Hannah Moyers - doe. Photo Southern
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Trevin Thompson - doe. Photo
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Jackson Moyers - doe. Photo courtesy Southern Outdoors.
Grant Johnson - 4 pt. Photo Southern Outdoors.
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NORRIS LAKE
Paul Sharp - Photo courtesy Judy’s Grocery.
Doug with big 8 pt. Photo courtesy Crossroads
Grocery.
NORRIS FISHING SUMMARY:
LARGEMOUTH & SPOTTED BASS Good
Topwater to 10-feet.
Spinners, 3-inch plastic grubs (Twister type) or
swimbaits (Yum, Yamamoto), and small Bandit or
Norman crankbaits are catching some largemouth
and spotted bass close to shoreline cover in the early
morning hours. Some larger fish have been taken at
15 feet, on swim baits, smoke colored plastic grubs,
and small jigs.
Good producers have been small, medium running
crankbaits, white spinners, surface jerkbaits, grubs
or swimbaits. Small, shallow or medium running
crankbaits are taking some fish in the larger creek
channels, and in the rear of the creek embayments
on rocky banks.
SMALLMOUTH BAS Good.
More smallmouth have hit shallower as the water has
cooled. Some surface action is showing up.
Larger smallmouth dropped to 25 to 30-feet on old
timber and rock structure on the shorelines when the
discharge through the dam was off, or at a minimum.
Higher discharge periods saw smallmouth move to
the tops of the humps and along points, and in shallower water down to 20-feet. Smaller smallmouth are
hitting shallow in the early mornings, along broken
rock shorelines.
David Hamblin - Photo courtesy Judy’s Grocery.
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BOONE LAKE
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NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is announcing that the new native (downloadable) mobile app is now
available on the Android platform in Google Play. The new native
app was launched Nov. 22 in the Apple App Store.
The new app allows sportsmen and wildlife enthusiasts to take
along the latest agency info whenever they are on the go.
The TWRA has produced a video less than three minutes long that
explains the new app. It is available for viewing here.
Some of the features of the new app include:
• Follow all of the TWRA’s latest news through the mobile news feed.
• Fingertip access to Tennessee’s Hunting/Trapping, Waterfowl, Fishing, & Boating guides.
• Purchase licenses, renew boat registrations, report, and see harvests online.
• Always know when sunrise and sunset is in your neck of the woods.
• Find a WMA, check stations, Hunters for the Hungry processors, fishing spots, boat ramps, and wildlife viewing areas near you
(and even get directions).
• Upload your favorite trophy photos to the TWRA’s online Trophy Room.
• Keep a hunter’s diary to remember your special moments in the woods and access your harvest log anytime.
• Catch the latest fishing reports and identify your fish with TWRA’s Fish Identification Guide.
• Learn more about Tennessee’s Watchable Wildlife. • Browse through wild game and fish recipes.
• Stay connected to the TWRA through social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
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Rudy with a big crappie caught in river below Boone Dam. Photo courtesy Mel-Bro’s Tacklebox.
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Don Wilson got this trophy 6 X 7 elk on Wyoming hunt 10/10/13.
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AEDC WMA Units 1 & 2 December Deer Permits to Go on Sale
November 27
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Wildlife Management Area units 1 & 2 first come, first serve December
deer permits will go on sale Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 8 a.m. (CDT).
Permits can be purchased at any TWRA license agent or through
the internet at www.tnwildlife.org. Hunters who purchase the permit
are reminded that they will need to retain their receipt. The receipt
will serve as the permit. No phone sales will be accepted.
A permit fee will not be charged to Annual Sportsman (Type 004) or
Lifetime Sportsman (Types 402 thru 405) license holders or Senior
Citizen Hunters (Type 166) with an Annual Senior Citizen Permit
(Type 167). For all other license holders, the cost is $10 per permit,
plus agent fee.
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Dale Hollow: Water temperature is 59 degrees. Lake is falling.
Smallmouth: Several smallmouth are being caught on jigs
and minnows in 20 feet of water on points.
Largemouth: A few nice largemouth are being caught on jigs
and crankbaits in the rivers on channel banks.
Crappie: Crappie fishing is fair in the rivers in laydown trees
with minnows and jigs in 15-to-20 feet of water. Also, a few
crappie are being caught in the grass near Willow Grove in 10
feet of water.
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Myron enjoys Fall smallmouth fishing on Dale Hollow Lake.
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Tim Frymier - big 21 1/4 -inch smallmouth bass. Photo courtesy
Horse Creek Dock & Resort.
(“AEDC Permits”... con’t from p. 24)
First come, first serve permits are sold one at a time per transaction. Customers can purchase permits for others as long as they have
all their pertinent information. The same one permit per hunt choice applies.
The privilege codes for the first come, first serve AEDC WMA permits are as follows:
345 for Lifetime and Annual Sportsman and Seniors holding a current Type 167
346 for all other license holders.
This applies to youths and adults purchasing a permit.
The dates confirmed for December are by the Air Force commander at AEDC:
CODE
AREA
DATE
QUOTA
7
Unit 1
December 21-22
100
11
Unit 2
December 6-8
200
12
Unit 2
December 21-22
200
AEDC consists of 32,000 acres and is located in Coffee and Franklin counties. Unit 1 was previously known as the TNARNG maneuver area. Unit 2 is the Camp Forrest area, from the golf course to UTSI road and Wattendorf Memorial Highway to the southern
boundary.
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CENTER HILL LAKE
Dennis Bealer got this trophy buck in Putnam County
11/9/13. Photo courtesy Jamie Hart.
Caney Fork Fishing Report: Fishing is good.
Several rainbows are being caught between
the dam and Betty’s island while fishing flies in
periods of no flow.
Center Hill Fishing Report: Fishing is good. Water temperature is 62 degrees; lake is stable.
Bass: Several smallmouth are being caught
on topwater baits on the points early in the
a.m. Several spotted bass are being caught
while dropshodding and jigging spoons around
schooling shad.
Crappie: A few are being caught in sunken
brush piles on minnows in 15 feet of water.
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Rodney Thibeau of Cookeville with 226 lb, 8-pointer - shot with
Thompson Center 300 win mag. Photo courtesy Rebecca
Edmonds.
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TWRA News
State Waterfowl Seasons to Open Thanksgiving Day; Reelfoot Zone Reopens November 30
NASHVILLE --- The 2013-14 statewide waterfowl hunting seasons will open on Thanksgiving Day
(Nov. 28) in Tennessee. In the Reelfoot Zone, the late season will reopen two days later on Saturday, Nov. 30. The seasons will both end on Jan. 26, 2014.
In addition to the traditional waterfowl season, the inaugural sandhill crane hunting season also
starts on Thanksgiving and will continue through Jan. 1, 2014. The length of the season is more
conservative than the number of days allowed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
The sandhill crane hunting season is restricted to an area south of Interstate 40 and east of Tennessee Highway 56. Sandhill crane hunting hours are from sunrise daily until 3 p.m. (EST). There were
400 permits issued in October and each permit carries a limit of three birds. Hunters were required
to pass a crane identification test and have their validation code written on their permit. Sandhill
crane hunters should be aware that whooping cranes are currently in the Hiwassee Refuge area
and will probably be present throughout the sandhill crane hunting season.
For late waterfowl seasons, the possession limit has been increased from two times the daily limit
to three times the daily limit. This does not change the daily bag limit. Hunting hours, with the exception of the sandhill cranes, are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset (except where otherwise
noted).
The youth waterfowl hunting season is set for Feb. 1 and Feb. 8, 2014. The season is for youth
ages 6-15. This season does not include sandhill cranes.
Sportsmen are reminded not to shoot unless they are sure of their target. Many protected species
of waterfowl, wading birds, and other waterbirds occur alongside the many species of waterfowl that
can be legally hunted in Tennessee.
More information on waterfowl hunting in the state can be found in the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s 2013-14 Tennessee Waterfowl Hunting Guide. The guide is available at TWRA regional
offices, license agents, and online at www.tnwildlife.org.
---TWRA--Young Sportsman Deer Hunt Numbers Show Slight Increase
NASHVILLE --- Harvests from Tennessee’s first Young Sportsman Deer Hunt of the 2013-14 season were very similar
to the fall of 2012, showing a slight increase. The youth hunt was held across the state on Oct. 26-27.
The young sportsmen harvested 8,484 deer in Tennessee’s 95 counties. The number is up 150 deer from 2012’s
8,334.
Henry County had the top harvest for the young sportsmen with 232 deer reported. Coming in second was Giles
County with 213, Weakley County was third with 209 and Lawrence County was fourth with 200.
Counties rounding out the top 10 in harvests were Fayette 180, Lincoln 173, Montgomery 170, Hardeman 160, and
Franklin and Roane each with 155.
The opening of muzzleloader/archery season in the state is Nov. 9. Gun/archery/muzzleloader season opens on the
Saturday prior to Thanksgiving which this year is Nov. 23. The season will then continue through Jan. 5, 2104.
The second Young Sportsman Hunt of the 2013-14 season will be Jan. 11-12, 2014.
---TWRA---
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OLD HICKORY LAKE
Tennessee’s Gun Season for Deer Opens November 23
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee sportsmen will be venturing to the woods for one of the state’s traditions
with the annual opening of gun season for deer which falls on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
The 2013 season opens Nov. 23.
For the third year, sportsmen will find one continuous season that will continue through Jan. 5,
2014. The continuous season replaced the previously two segmented hunting seasons that were in
place prior to 2011.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency divides the state into three deer hunting units, A, B
and & L. Hunters may harvest one antlered buck per day until the statewide bag limit of three is
reached, including those deer harvested during archery and muzzleloader seasons. An antlered
buck is a buck with an antler at least three inches long.
For antlerless deer hunting in Units A and B during this season, refer to the list of hunts on page 26
of TWRA’s 2013 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide. All hunts listed are now non-quota. Each
county listed on page 26 has its own bag limit. A hunter may harvest the bag limit of antlerless deer
in any open Unit A or B county and then go to any other counties listed and take the antlerless bag
limit there, also. The bag limit for antlerless deer in Unit L is three per day.
A Type 94 permit is required to harvest antlerless deer during this season on all non-quota hunts in
Units A, B, & L, except for holders of an Annual Sportsman, Lifetime Sportsman, or Senior Citizen
License Type 167 Permit.
TWRA personnel will be collecting data at selected check-in stations across the state on opening
day. Antlered bucks will be measured and aged for management purposes.
The second Young Sportsman Hunt will be held the weekend of Jan. 11-12, 2014.
Anyone born on or after January 1, 1969 is required to carry proof of satisfactory completion of a
hunter education class or be in possession of the Apprentice Hunting License (along with other
required licenses) while hunting any species in Tennessee.
For more information about Tennessee’s 2013-14 deer hunting seasons, refer to the 2013 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide available at all license agents, TWRA regional offices in Jackson,
Nashville, Crossville, and Morristown or on the TWRA website at www.tnwildlife.org.
---TWRA--30
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