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normal opening day, Saturday before Thanksgiving-jan. 1
wild hogs are now non-protected
legalize .410 for turkey
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TWRC ESTABLISHES 2011-12 HUNTING SEASONS
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission has approved the 2011-12 hunting seasons during its May meeting which concluded Friday (May 20) at the Ray Bell Region II Office Building.
The commission had received a preview of the hunting seasons’ proposals from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officials during its April meeting. Chief Daryl Ratajczak and other members of the Wildlife and Forestry Division staff made presentations at the May meeting as well.
A major change includes a continuous deer gun hunting season which will run from the traditional starting date of the Saturday before Thanksgiving through Jan. 1. The second deer young sportsman hunt will be held the Saturday-Sunday following the Jan. 1 season-ending date.
Another major change is wild hogs are no longer considered a big game animal. Wild hogs are now classified in the nonprotected wildlife proclamation.
Landowners would be given the ability to kill wild hogs by means not previously allowed. This includes all legal weapons and live trapping with bait outside of big game seasons. Wild hogs can only be taken at select Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) during other scheduled hunts.
Quail and rabbit season will now start the first Saturday of November which in 2011 is Nov. 5. Quail season will now end on Jan. 31 in an effort to conserve the quail population.
Rabbit season will have its traditional season-ending date with most other small game the last day in February, which in 2012 is Feb. 29.
The TWRA had proposed to keep the hunting regulations intact for the next two years. However, the commission during its committee meeting elected to make the regulations valid for the coming seasons only and will re-evaluate the proposals next spring.
WMA quota permits will be reduced from a $20 refundable fee to a $10 non-refundable fee.
The fall turkey season has been moved from December to October and the number of days has been increased from 12 to 14. A young sportsman bear hunt has been established for the bear counties. It will be held the same weekend as the young sportsman deer hunt in the fall. The hunt will allow a young sportsman to harvest one bear.
A summary of the major proclamations for 2011-12:
*Proclamation 11-03 Proclaims Enterprise South Park WMA
Changes the name of Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant to Enterprise South Park.
*Proclamation 11-04 Statewide Big Game Hunting Seasons
Deer - Create continuous gun season running from the first Saturday before Thanksgiving to Jan. 1
Deer - Increase antlerless opportunities in Benton, Hamilton, Hardin, Monroe, Marion, Perry, Sevier, and Union counties.
Deer - Create a Red Deer season in a section of Claiborne County (Jan 14-22, 2012)
Wild Hog - Remove wild hogs as a big game animal and allow wild hogs to be taken at select WMAs during deer hunts (will be listed in new Nonprotected Wildlife proclamation)
Black bear – Add 1 bear to the Young Sportsman hunts bag limit (TWRC Recommendation)
Turkey – Move fall turkey season from December to October and increase the number of days from 12 to 14 (Oct. 15 – 28)
Turkey – no changes to spring seasonsProclamation 11-05 Importation of Cervid Carcasses and Parts
Add Allegheny County, Md. and Hardy County, W. Va. to the list of CWD containment areas
*Proclamation 11-06 Statewide Small Game Seasons
Open quail and rabbit season the first Saturday in November
Close quail season on last day of January to protect the resource
Remove unprotected animals (placed in new Nonprotected Wildlife proclamation)
Small game hunters will get almost two straight months (Jan.-Feb.) with no big game seasons
*Proclamation 11-07 Statewide Furbearer Hunting and Trapping
Remove nutria (placed in new Nonprotected Wildlife proclamation)
*Proclamation 11-08 Statewide Nonprotected Wildlife - New
Add House Sparrow, European Starling, Rock Pigeon, Nutria, and Wild Hog to the list of nonprotected and destructive species
Create manner and means for landowners to handle nonprotected wildlife
Includes all legal weapons, live traps with bait (outside of big game seasons), and a process to obtain exemptions which may allow the use of dogs in select areas (Overton, Fentress, Cumberland, Pickett counties), night-time shooting, and other methods as approved by TWRA
*Proclamation 11-09 Wildlife Management Area Hunting Seasons
Wild hog hunting closed on all WMAs unless otherwise indicated
WMA quota permits will be reduced from a $20 refundable fee to a $10 non-refundable fee
Season adjustments on a few select WMAs
Region I – opens Dry Creek WMA (4,121 acres) to big game, small game
Region II – add hunts at Williamsport WMA
Region III – Allow hogs to be taken on South Cherokee, Bridgestone, and Catoosa during deer hunts and increase raccoon seasons in S. Cherokee (includes Tellico/Ocoee bear reserves). Increase opportunity on Chickamauga waterfowl draw hunts.
Region IV – allow hogs to be taken on hunts in North Cherokee, North Cumberland, Foothills, and Kyker Bottoms
*Proclamation 11-10 National Wildlife Refuge Hunting seasons
Adjust season dates accordingly
Remove armadillo and wild hog
Add hunts to Hatchie, Tennessee National and Big South Fork NRRA
*Proclamation 11-11 Manner and Means of Hunting, Taking, and Trapping
Remove gauge restrictions for turkey hunting (legalizes .410)
Change caliber restrictions for muzzleloaders from .40 to .36 for big game
Remove requirement that broadheads need to be of barbless design
Add chasing of rabbits during night-time hours to a legal training activity
*Proclamation 11-12 Taking of Raptors for the Purpose of Falconry
Add process of drawing a permit to take peregrines according to Federal guidelines.
In other business at the meeting, the commission heard a presentation from Lyle Mason, manager of the Normandy Fish Hatchery. The commission also saw a recently completed music video “The Fishin’ Hole” and public service announcements that were presented by Information and Education Division Chief Don King
The TWRC will hold its next meeting on Friday, June 17 in Nashville at Ray Bell Office Building. The June meeting will have the committee meetings and formal session on the same day, a change from the regular two-day format.
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#2398145 - 05/20/11 03:42 PM
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What about the red deer hunt?
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#2398147 - 05/20/11 03:44 PM
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What about the red deer hunt?
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#2398148 - 05/20/11 03:44 PM
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AWESOME!!!!!!!
Edited by jethro69 (05/20/11 03:45 PM)
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#2398155 - 05/20/11 03:54 PM
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#2398219 - 05/20/11 05:18 PM
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Thanks for the info.
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#2398329 - 05/20/11 08:56 PM
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Remove requirement that broadheads need to be of barbless design.
Good deal.
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#2398334 - 05/20/11 08:58 PM
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i jst cant see shooting a turkey with a .410
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#2398397 - 05/20/11 10:04 PM
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i jst cant see shooting a turkey with a .410
I concur! Bird gonna have to be mighty close!
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#2398409 - 05/20/11 10:17 PM
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I like the Gun season change.
Edited by Spike (05/20/11 10:18 PM)
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#2398463 - 05/21/11 12:02 AM
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i jst cant see shooting a turkey with a .410 I concur! Bird gonna have to be mighty close!
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#2398465 - 05/21/11 12:25 AM
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WMA quota permits will be reduced from a $20 refundable fee to a $10 non-refundable fee.
I wonder if this means it will now cost $10 bucks to put in for hunts or if you don't draw, you only get half your money back?
Which means if you draw it costs you $20 and if you don't it costs you $10.
Which means it cost everyone who puts in and will generate more revenue for TWRA.
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#2398468 - 05/21/11 12:36 AM
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Sounds to me like it means it costs everyone 10 bucks and no one gets their 10 bucks back, successful or not. All about the benjamins there, that will really add up.
Glad to see the commission stopped the 2 year change deal, if they even exist in 2 years.
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#2398497 - 05/21/11 05:57 AM
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I don't like the gun season. In my area they wwon't get a break.
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#2399160 - 05/22/11 09:39 AM
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The only positive I see is that deer season ends a week or two sooner
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#2399164 - 05/22/11 09:48 AM
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The only positive I see is that deer season ends a week or two sooner
Agree!
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#2399257 - 05/22/11 01:09 PM
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Will there still be a MZ season? Will it still run the 2 wks prior to modern gun opening?
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#2399258 - 05/22/11 01:12 PM
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#2399269 - 05/22/11 01:51 PM
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I think it's a good change for rifle,but who knows we'll find out when it gets here
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#2399270 - 05/22/11 01:52 PM
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Should have left the seasons alone.This is all the deer need
more pressure with rifle??????
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#2399274 - 05/22/11 02:10 PM
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I agree with the deer season that two weeks is the main rut here why should rifle hunters miss it?
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#2399285 - 05/22/11 02:49 PM
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Should have left the seasons alone.This is all the deer need
more pressure with rifle??????
The shorter season will help reduce the usual stress.
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#2399310 - 05/22/11 03:50 PM
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Should have left the seasons alone.This is all the deer need
more pressure with rifle??????
X2!!!!! There are too many problems with all of this change. To begin with, whether the upper heads within the TWRA wants to acknowledge this or, not-I know several game wardens and they are very concerned with the fact that deer WILL BE shot across the state by "turkey" hunters during the fall season with shotguns. Plus all of the blasting, by every firearm will reduce hunter opportunity as the older deer are pushed nocturnal alot earlier than normal and that will leave younger deer to get shot. Not to mention that I don't like the fact that the TWRA is assuming that the majority of Tennessee hunters aren't intelligent enough to read a calender--alot of us are as, if not more, educated asfun they are! What they should have done is to modify the gun opening/closing of the SW Tennessee counties, as it was they that complained enough to get it changed so they could hunt their rut in December with a gun! Finally, we are losing 8-12 days of hunting days and that is what really has me upset!!!!
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#2399326 - 05/22/11 04:16 PM
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Now deer will be hunted with a firearm for 8 weeks straight. That is ridiculous. I am glad it closes jan 1st. That will help get the deer hunters off farms I. Coyote hunt earlier. I wish they would leave a 2 week no hunting gap in mid december and close it jan 1.it will definitely help small game hunters and that is a plus.
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#2399333 - 05/22/11 04:28 PM
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Should have left the seasons alone.This is all the deer need
more pressure with rifle?????? X2!!!!! There are too many problems with all of this change. To begin with, whether the upper heads within the TWRA wants to acknowledge this or, not-I know several game wardens and they are very concerned with the fact that deer WILL BE shot across the state by "turkey" hunters during the fall season with shotguns. Plus all of the blasting, by every firearm will reduce hunter opportunity as the older deer are pushed nocturnal alot earlier than normal and that will leave younger deer to get shot. Not to mention that I don't like the fact that the TWRA is assuming that the majority of Tennessee hunters aren't intelligent enough to read a calender--alot of us are as, if not more, educated asfun they are! What they should have done is to modify the gun opening/closing of the SW Tennessee counties, as it was they that complained enough to get it changed so they could hunt their rut in December with a gun! Finally, we are losing 8-12 days of hunting days and that is what really has me upset!!!!
It is the same number of days of the fall shotgun turkey hunt during an archery only deer season as it was in 2009,2010, etc.
It hasn't been a problem to this point, so it is hard to see why it is a problem now.
Edited by scn (05/22/11 06:46 PM)
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#2399336 - 05/22/11 04:40 PM
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nobody was killing good bucks in january anyways, jeeze
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#2399698 - 05/22/11 10:47 PM
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I dont get on here much anymore and probably catch some flack for my comment but here goes.
I for 1 am glad for the change . I am in west TN and to pay 1600 plus to hunt and have to bowhunt only during the time the rut is taking place kinda singed my feathers a bit . I love bowhunting but having the size restrictions in place during the rut adds up to about 1% chance of a still shot.
I will go take my Geritol now
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#2399702 - 05/22/11 11:01 PM
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I like the change. After gun season opened I never went back to a bow.
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#2399708 - 05/22/11 11:20 PM
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Should have left the seasons alone.This is all the deer need
more pressure with rifle?????? X2!!!!! There are too many problems with all of this change. To begin with, whether the upper heads within the TWRA wants to acknowledge this or, not-I know several game wardens and they are very concerned with the fact that deer WILL BE shot across the state by "turkey" hunters during the fall season with shotguns. Plus all of the blasting, by every firearm will reduce hunter opportunity as the older deer are pushed nocturnal alot earlier than normal and that will leave younger deer to get shot. Not to mention that I don't like the fact that the TWRA is assuming that the majority of Tennessee hunters aren't intelligent enough to read a calender--alot of us are as, if not more, educated asfun they are! What they should have done is to modify the gun opening/closing of the SW Tennessee counties, as it was they that complained enough to get it changed so they could hunt their rut in December with a gun! Finally, we are losing 8-12 days of hunting days and that is what really has me upset!!!! It is the same number of days of the fall shotgun turkey hunt during an archery only deer season as it was in 2009,2010, etc. It hasn't been a problem to this point, so it is hard to see why it is a problem now.
No desire to re-hash an old debate, but hardly anyone hunted the turkey season in December. However, the are many on here that said that they will hunt it now that it has moved up and even BGG admitted that the TWRA expects an increase in fall turkey hunters due to the move up in dates that is all I'm saying and what my friends that are GW are concerned about—more opportunity to accidentally mistake a deer for a turkey. They mentioned this to the powers-at-be they said, but obviously it didn't change the outcome. I hope they and myself are wrong—but I have no reason to believe differently.
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#2399797 - 05/23/11 06:23 AM
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everythings gonna be ok.
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#2399800 - 05/23/11 06:28 AM
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Simplicity......I'd rather have it this way than swapping back and forth from week to week.
not my ideal way but okay with me....
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