Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Black Bear Sanctuaries
Wild boar hunting with dogs and bear hunting are not permitted in the following bear reserves unless a special exception is provided by proclamation. Feral hog season is closed during bear season.
Andrew Johnson Bear Reserve - The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area and in private inholdings lying southwest off Hwy. 70 east of Hwy. 107 and north of Hwys. 25-70.
Kettlefoot Bear Reserve - The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area and private inholdings lying north of Hwy. 421, east of South Holston Lake, south of the Tennessee-Virginia state line, and west of Hwy. 91.
Laurel Fork Bear Reserve - The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area and private inholdings lying south of Hwy. 321, west of Poga Road, west of the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, and north or Hwy. 19E.
Ocoee Bear Reserve - The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area and private inholdings bounded on the north by the Ocoee Lake and Ocoee River, on the south by the Tennessee/Georgia state line and on the east and west by the National Forest Boundary.
Tellico Bear Reserve - The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area in Monroe County that lies north of the Tellico-Robbinsville Road, east of Forest Service Road 35, south of the Forest Service Road 26 and west of the ridge running from Farr Gap through Little Fodderstack to Big Fodderstack and following the North Carolina state line to the Tellico-Robbinsville Road.
Unicoi Bear Reserve - The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area lying west of U.S. Hwy. 23, and the Devils Fork Road, north of the Tennessee/North Carolina state line, east of the Horse Creek Road to Hwy. 107 and south of Hwy. 107 to Erwin.
