I'd like to see a 2 buck limit total with only 1 buck taken during each of the three seasons, archery, ML, and gun, not to exceed 2 bucks total for the season.

I'd like to see a 2 buck limit total with only 1 buck taken during each of the three seasons, archery, ML, and gun, not to exceed 2 bucks total for the season.

Id like to see a little more effort put into the leased dove fields.. I realize its a big money maker for the twra..

Be able to use shotgun w/ slugs durning bow season

A buck is a buck if its got balls it counts toward you bag limit

Last year the bucks harvested in my county was over 90% yearlings. Would like to see some help with the age structure in my county. Its frustrating to have a alot of hunting ground and little to no chance at a good buck. Thank you

Last year the bucks harvested in my county was over 90% yearlings. Would like to see some help with the age structure in my county. Its frustrating to have a alot of hunting ground and little to no chance at a good buck. Thank you

where did you get your info?

What info?

Telecheck.
2 buck limit.

Start archery Sept 1st(or the closest Saturday), Youth hunt 1st weekend of Nov, Muzzleloader 2nd weekend of Nov, Rifle last two weeks of Nov and back to archery till season closes first weekend of January. Then the 2nd youth hunt

Check station data

After killing a bear we cant have a gun in the woods on the bear hunts TO KILL HOGS THE TWRA WANTS GONE !!!!!

So if someone feed dogs all year and kills a Bear then he cant have a gun in the truck to incedently kill hogs on the hunts.

And TWRA should also put a brand new T/C muzzleloader of our choice under every Tn. hunter.

And also maybe give every hunter in the state 1000 acres of their own private land.

And a new truck too!

where did you get your info?

Her claims have been refuted numerous times already. Some people post misinformation just to stir things up.

Not rude, just defending the program. This is the third time you posted your county kills 90% yearlings. I challenge you to show us that data or where BSK posted that data. Otherwise I stand by the statement that it's pure misinformation.

Not rude really? You just basically called me a liar and someone who likes to "stir stuff up". Look it up for yourself in the qdm forum, should've been around feb of last year when he posted all the statewide county harvest results. Nothing wrong with defending the program, however unprofessional behavior is not part of that process.

A buck is a buck if its got balls it counts toward you bag limit
Do away with the one buck per day

Shorter gun season and a two buck limit.

what changes would you like to see in 2013 - 2014 deer season?


stop all baiting 10 days before season for everyone. its not right that a person can bait his land year around just to keep all the game on his land and he dont hunt just keeping the game to watch. let move around

That's just not feasible because many hunters have trouble telling the difference between a button buck and a doe. So then they would stop shooting does for fear of losing a buck tag. When they did inadvertently shoot a bb, mistaking it for a doe, lots of them would leave them laying.

Let us have "Wild Boar" season back !!!

I dont appreciate your rude comments. BSK posted the county harvest data and i read it, so take it up with him if its "misinformation just to stir things up". If i posted something that is misinformation ill apologize and be the first to admit im wrong. There, Mr we dont have the soil to grow big bucks.

That is it in a nutshell. It does not take a rocket scientist to set up a few cameras and check the inventory of your deer herd. Very few bucks are making it past 2 1/2 years old around here. Give the deer a break for once.

Whoa! I never posted any such data! In fact, I can promise you not a single county in TN has a 90% yearling buck kill percentage.

i have seen a grand total of 3 1.5 yr old bucks this year. and a couple of buttons. so far in the group we have killed four 3.5 yr old 8 pts, a 3.5 yo 7 pt and a 4.5 yo 10 pt. nope, no deer making through the season also i had ZERO pics of these deer but had several 1.5 yo bucks on camera. the older deer are there.

Only thing i would change is to go to all online or telecheck.

Do away with the gas stations who half of them dont know what in the heck there doing.

I can only speak of my area. Central western Tennessee Ag country. Big fields small woodlots the deer are much more visible than the mountains of east Tennessee our deer our taking a pounding . The long gun season is not going to have the same affect in those rugged mountains as it has in this more open easier hunted terrain. I have heard a tn deer expert say I am not going to name him that if the midwest went to a season like ours it would have a very negative affect on there deer herd. My area is much more like the midwest and it in my opinion should be managed accordingly.

The owners don't even speak English in the stores around me.

Not all of them are like that. I live in a rural area and it's still Mom & Pop stores that folks can hang out at and talk about the days hunt after checking in their deer. I, for one, want to see them stay.

The real question.......how many of you will take the time to list your concerns where it really matters? The TWRC makes the rules, not TWRA. If you want a change, take it to them. These guys on here will be one voice, and the voice of underlings at that. They have to follow what the TWRC says, not vice versa. You however can be many voices to TWRC. Call them with your concerns, they will never see them here.

Wow Great Minds think alike!

You tell em BowGirl to many bucks are not living to see there 3rd birthday.

Don't know if it is possible but if it wouldn't effect the yearlings being born I would like to see the entire season move back one month , so oct to feb , way to hot to hunt in bow season , other than that maybe add a few more days to the season , it goes by way to fast ..

Keep it the way it is and has been for years, all you wanting 2 buck limits and shorter season, go hunt another state and stop hunting the 2nd wknd in november. 2 buck limit will not accomplish what your wanting.

Turn Lauderdale/Tipton Co to Unit L
TeleCheck
2 bucks a year
Apply a 8pt rule rather than a 9pt rule on the WMA's (Tully, Moss Island). Its flat rediculous and frustrating as to how many very mature 8pts ive seen.
Increase Squirrel limit
Allow night time Coyote hunting during non big game seasons. Something needs to be done to curve the explosive population ive seen.



we already have telecheck

Just my 2 cents worth

count button bucks as bucks

true it is not a fixall but it will save a lot of bucks

I don't understand this logic. do people really believe that certain areas have a big buck behind every tree, and others are devoid of them and that no young bucks survive the season?

That also would make them legal to shoot as a buck as you can't have it both ways.

So you really think it would make a big difference in the number of buck fawns killed?

...Oh, and they also believe a 2 or 1 buck limit would suddenly cause every buck in Tennessee to grow monster antlers just like bucks do in Illinois and Iowa (where every mature buck scores 180+). Doesn't everyone know that? You can hear all about it on your favorite "Monster Buck Madness" hunting show...

it would help some. they are legal in unit L as anterless, to the tune of 3 per day so making them legal as bucks would have no adverse effect on us

or 3 buck limit with 4 point on one side restrictions