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Henry County had a positive CWD last summer. But, it is still in unit L, correct? So muzzleloader is required?
I think so, I was reading about Hardin County, and am in the same boat. Only the bad parts of CWD management applies, well and a couple of good things like buck replacement and vouchers.Henry County had a positive CWD last summer. But, it is still in unit L, correct? So muzzleloader is required?
Regulations and Hunting with CWDPlease note that Carroll, Decatur, Dyer, Hardin, Henry, Lake, Obion, Wayne, and Weakley Counties, although affected by CWD, are not currently in Unit CWD and remain in Deer Unit L.
If a county becomes CWD-positive or CWD high-risk, ONLY carcass transport restrictions and wildlife feeding restrictions immediately go into effect. Other Unit CWD regulations including methods of take and deer season dates, however, do NOT automatically go into effect. These changes require action by the Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission. Check out this Deer Hunting Unit map to know which Unit you will be hunting in.
Please note Unit CWD includes Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McNairy, Lauderdale, Shelby, and Tipton counties. Unit CWD does NOT include Carroll, Decatur, Dyer, Hardin, Henry, Lake, Obion, Wayne, or Weakley Counties at this time.
Same here, as I may be hunting some in both Lake & Obion counties, and would like to bring a deer back to either Stewart or Montgomery county for processing. In times past, would just drop the deer off at Yoder Brothers, not even out of my way.The ones I wonder about are Lake and Obion since they just got declared high risk, after the proclamations but before season starts.
Found my answer in the Dyer County thread.Look at pages 18 and 19 of the hunting guide. Henry shows Unit L on 18, but CWD on 19. Might be worth a call to the Region office at 1-800-372-3928 to ask for sure what was intended. The ones I wonder about are Lake and Obion since they just got declared high risk, after the proclamations but before season starts. I know they get the feed/mineral restrictions and transport rules, but not sure about the earn a buck and weapon changes.
I was drawn to hunt the TN NWR this past year. After CWD was found in Henry Co, the only legal was to take any deer I might harvest home would be to completely bone it out before leaving Henry Co * entering Benton Co.Same here, as I may be hunting some in both Lake & Obion counties, and would like to bring a deer back to either Stewart or Montgomery county for processing. In times past, would just drop the deer off at Yoder Brothers, not even out of my way.
But you want to hear something really "inconvenient" to comply?
There is a hunting club with land on a bend in the Mississippi River near the TN-KY state line. At "Bessie Bend", most of the land is in Kentucky, but the area is only accessible by driving from Lake County, TN (or via boat across the Mississippi River)! When a deer is killed there (in KY), it is brought back "across state lines", and if the hunter lives in KY, back again "across state lines" into KY. Not sure said deer could be legally processed in either TN or KY by a commercial processor.
Another somewhat similar situation is the northern tip of the Big Sandy Peninsula, most of which is in Benton Co., TN. But the tip, is in Henry County, TN. The only way someone can drive to the end of the peninsula is thru Benton County, or, via boat across Kentucky Lake!
Yep, October 2022, it suddenly became illegal to cross into Benton County with a deer killed in Henry County. I was drawn on that same hunt with 4 other hunters in my group of 5. All were initially going and excited about it, as it was a pre-statewide season rifle hunt, and any deer killed would have been a "bonus".I was drawn to hunt the TN NWR this past year. After CWD was found in Henry Co, the only legal was to take any deer I might harvest home would be to completely bone it out before leaving Henry Co * entering Benton Co.