T E N N E S S E E
HUNTING & TRAPPING GUIDE 2015-2016
CONTENTS 8 | What’s New
Changes to Hunting and Trapping
9 | Agency Contact Information
Regional Offices Hunting/Fishing Violation Numbers Commissioner Information
10 | License Fees
Resident Licenses Nonresident Licenses Apprentice Hunting License WMA Permits Federal Duck Stamp Migratory Bird Permit No License Needed Farmland Owner License Exemption Misplaced Licenses
14 | General Hunting Regulations
Possession of Live Animals Roadkill Law Hunting Hours Hunting and Trapping on Private Land Hunter Education Hunting From Stationary Vehicle Permanent Opening Dates Application Deadlines (Tentative Dates)
16 | Manner and Means
6
Prohibited Acts Legal Trapping Devices and Definitions Legal Hunting Hours Big Game Check-In
18 | Small Game Hunting
Season Dates Bag Limits Bullfrog Hunting Raccoon and Opossum Hunting Trapping Seasons Dog Training Dove Hunting
22 | Big Game Hunting
General Information Blaze Orange Requirements Big Game Check-In Procedures
24 | Deer Hunting
Units and Bag Limits Antlerless Deer Hunts Non-Quota Hunt Chart Quota Hunt Guide
30 | Bear Hunting
36 | TWRA Firing Ranges 37 | Public Hunting Areas
Other Hunting Lands Federal Refuges
38 | Wildlife Management Area Regulations
General Regulations Big Game Hunting on WMAs Small Game Hunting on WMAs Waterfowl Hunting on WMAs Trapping on WMAs
43 | Wildlife Management Areas
West Tennessee - Region I Middle Tennessee - Region II Cumberland Plateau - Region III East Tennessee - Region IV
55 | Farmland Owner License
32 | Elk Hunting
33 | Wild Hog Regulations
67 | Hunter/Landowner
34 | Fall Turkey Hunting
Exemption Statement
Permission Card
70 | Sunrise and Sunset Schedule
35 | Spring Turkey Hunting Bag Limits Statewide Young Sportsman Hunt WMAs Hunting Hours Legal Hunting Equipment Prohibited Acts WMA Spring Turkey Quota Hunts
2015-2016 Hunting & Trapping Guide