Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
WMA Hunting Seasons
GRAINGER COUNTY • 342 ACRES
DAVID SAMS (423) 587-7037 • SG, BG
Waterfall parking area closed one hour after sunset until one hour before sunrise. Use or possession of alcohol is prohibited in the waterfall area. Small game hunters (except waterfowl) must meet legal fluorescent orange requirements during the big game gun hunts.
Same as the statewide seasons. Squirrel hunting with dogs allowed during spring squirrel season. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Dove - September 1, 3, noon until sunset only. Open every day thereafter during the statewide dove season. Hunter quota 55. Staked positions only. A random drawing will be held at 11 a.m. on Sep. 1 and 3. Otherwise, first-come, first-served.
ALONG THE TENNESSEE-NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE • 625,000 ACRES REGION IV OFFICE (423) 587-7037 • BG
Cherokee WMA Nonquota Big Game permit (Type 095, Type 167 or Type 094) or Sportsman License required to hunt the nonquota big game hunts. No permit required to hunt small game. Some roads normally open to public travel may be closed from Dec. 15-March 31. No spring squirrel season. Bobcat and coyote hunting with dogs prohibited. Dog training prohibited except for the bear dog training season in Cocke and Greene counties. The use or possession of any electronic tracking devices from March 1-August 31 is illegal.
Shooting ranges - Open daylight hours only (see page 74).
Safety Zone - On the Cherokee WMA, hunting or discharging a firearm is prohibited within 150 yards of a developed recreation area, campsite, residence, building, occupied area, across or on a National Forest system road. Contact the appropriate U.S. Forest Service office for more information.
Horseback riding - Horseback riding on properties owned by the U.S. Forest Service shall be the same as U.S. Forest Service regulations. Contact the U.S. Forest Service (423-476-9700). On those properties owned or leased by the TWRA, horseback riding is only allowed upon roads opened for vehicle travel. No riding off road into openings, fields, trails or through streams.
NORTH CHEROKEE PORTION
Cherokee WMA north of the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park.
SOUTH CHEROKEE PORTION
Cherokee WMA south of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Includes the following:
Ocoee Unit
That portion of South Cherokee south of the Hiwassee River
Tellico Unit
That portion of South Cherokee north of the Hiwassee River and south of
the Little Tennessee River
BEAR RESERVES
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. See page 29 for a map of these
reserves.
Andrew Johnson Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area and private inholdings lying
southwest of 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
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
line, and north of Hwy. 19E.
Ocoee Bear Reserve
The Cherokee Wildlife Management Area and private inholdings bounded
on the north by 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 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.
CHEROKEE PARTY HUNT
COMPARTMENTS
See the Bear Reserves map on page 29 for location of these areas.
Upper Tellico
The portion of the Tellico River drainage lying north of the Tellico River
Road, south of the North River Road and west of the North Carolina line.
Lower Bald River
That portion of the Bald River and Tellico River drainages lying south of the
Tellico River Road, and north of the Holly Flats Road.
Lower Tellico
That portion of the Tellico River drainage lying east of Turkey Creek, north
of the Tellico River Road, west of the North Carolina state line, and south of
the Tellico-Robbinsville Road.
Upper Bald River
That portion of the Bald River and Tellico River drainages lying south of the
Tellico River road, south of the Holly Flats Road, and north of the North
Carolina state line.
On property owned or leased by the TWRA, ATV and OHV operation is prohibited.
Same as the statewide seasons except only pointing breed dogs are allowed in the bear reserve one day before and during bear hunts. No spring squirrel season. During big game hunts small game hunters must use shotguns only. Small game hunters (except raccoon and opossum hunters between sunset and sunrise) must wear 500 square inches of fluorescent orange during big game season.
Opossum - raccoon - Same as statewide except closed Nov. 10-16, Nov. 22-25 and Nov. 29-Dec. 12 in all bear reserves.
Deer - turkey - Same as the statewide seasons except closed to special season antlerless deer hunts. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Bear - Same as the statewide seasons. Closed in the bear reserves.
Dog Training - Is prohibited except for bear dog training - Cocke and Greene counties only - Sep. 4-17. No bears may be harvested. No weapons may be possessed. Daylight hours only. No training in the bear reserves.
Feral hog - Same as the statewide deer seasons. Closed in the bear reserves during bear season.
Ocoee - Tellico Units
Special Regulations - .22 caliber short and long rifle are the only legal ammunitions allowed on a raccoon hunt. It is illegal to possess firearms with any breed of dog other than pointing breeds during daylight hours, excluding bear and boar season, except as provided. Small game hunting in any quota big game hunt area(s) and bear reserves (during bear seasons) prohibited one day before and during scheduled big game hunts. Bear reserves are closed to all big game hunting when the bear season is open unless otherwise indicated. One bear per person per year.
Same as statewide. Small game hunting in bear reserves and party hunt area prohibited one day before and during bear/boar hunts. Small game hunters, except raccoon and opossum hunters, must use shotguns and wear 500 square inches of fluorescent orange during big game hunts. Dogs permitted for squirrel hunting west of Hwy. 68 and north of Ocoee River Jan. 1-Feb. 29. No spring squirrel season.
Deer - boar - archery - One hunt. Sept. 15-21. No hunter quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer). One boar, either sex.
Deer - boar - muzzleloader/archery - One hunt. Sept. 28-30. No hunter quota. One deer, buck only (bonus deer). One boar either sex.
Boar - gun/archery - dogs permitted - One hunt. Oct. 10-15. No hunter quota. Two boar, either sex. Hunting confined to that area outside the Tellico and Ocoee Bear Reserves and the party dog area.
Deer - boar - gun/archery - One hunt. Nov. 2-4. No hunter quota. One deer, buck only (bonus deer). One boar, either sex. Deer - boar - gun/archery - One hunt. Nov. 17-25. No hunter quota. Two deer, buck only (bonus deer). One boar, either sex.
Bear - boar - gun/archery - dogs permitted - One hunt. Nov. 29-Dec. 12. No hunter quota. One bear, either sex. One boar, either sex. Hunting confined to that area outside the Tellico and Ocoee Bear Reserves and the party dog area.
Deer - boar - gun/archery - One hunt. Dec. 13-16. No hunter quota. One deer, buck only (bonus deer). One boar either sex. Hunting confined to that area outside of the Tellico and Ocoee Bear Reserve and the party dog area.
Turkey - Same as statewide spring turkey season, not to exceed two per season. Turkey counts toward statewide bag.
Ocoee Unit
Opossum - raccoon - Same as statewide season, except closed at sunset the day before and during big game hunts. Ocoee Bear Reserve sunset Dec. 17-Jan. 19 only.
Boar - gun/archery - dogs permitted - One hunt. Oct. 8-9. No hunter quota. Two boar, either sex. Hunting confined to that area outside the Ocoee Bear Reserve.
Deer - boar - gun/archery - Young Sportsman - Two hunts. Oct. 20-21, 27-28. No hunter quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer). One boar either sex.
Bear - boar - gun/archery - dogs permitted - One hunt. Nov 12-13. No hunter quota. One bear, either sex; one boar, either sex. Between Ocoee River and Hiwassee River.
Deer - boar - gun/archery - One hunt. Nov. 26-Dec. 12. No hunter quota. Two deer, buck only (bonus deer). One boar, either sex. South of Ocoee River only.
Tellico Unit
Deer - bear - boar - gun/archery - Young Sportsman - One hunt. Oct. 27-28. No hunter quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer). One boar either sex. One bear, either sex. Hunting confined to that area outside of the Tellico Bear Reserve.
Opossum - raccoon - Oct. 29-Nov. 11, Nov. 29-Dec. 12, Dec. 17-Jan. 12. Tellico bear reserve sunset Dec. 17-Jan. 12 only. Raccoon hunters must wear fluorescent orange during bear season.
Bear - boar - gun/archery - dogs permitted - Three hunts. Oct. 8-9, 20-21, Nov. 12-15. No hunter quota. One bear, either sex. One boar, either sex. Hunting confined to that area outside the Tellico Bear Reserve and the party dog area.
Bear - boar - gun/archery - party dog hunts - Four hunts. Oct. 8-9, 20-21, Nov. 12-13, Dec. 1-2. One bear, either sex. One boar, either sex. One party permitted in each of the following areas: Upper Tellico, Lower Tellico, Upper Bald River, Lower Bald River.
UNION/CAMPBELL COUNTIES • 24,444 ACRES
NEAR MAYNARDVILLE
JOHN MIKE (865) 278-3248 • SG, BG
Deer driving, loud noises, and harassment on all deer hunts is prohibited. Entering the WMA from Norris Lake during the deer and turkey hunts is prohibited. Guides prohibited on all hunts. Horses, ATVs, bicycles, non-licensed passenger vehicles and motorcycles are prohibited on the main forest road. ORV, horseback riding, bicycles, and all other vehicles are restricted to roads marked “open to vehicular traffic.” Speed limit is 25 mph. Organized competition events for motorized/non-motorized vehicles prohibited. Reckless operation of motorized and non-motorized vehicles prohibited. Reckless operation is defined as operating a vehicle in a reckless or negligent manner as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person or damage TWRA property or developments. Maximum noise limit of 86 dBs for all motorized vehicles as measured at 50 feet from the exhaust.
Same as the statewide seasons except small game hunting will close at sunset the day before and during scheduled big game hunts unless otherwise specified. Squirrel hunting with dogs allowed during spring squirrel season.
Dog training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 15 daylight hours only, pointing breed dogs prohibited.
Raccoon - Seven 1-night hunts. Nov. 10-16. Hunters must check out by 1:00 a.m. All raccoons must be checked out. One raccoon per party. Party defined as all the occupants of a single vehicle.
Trapping - (no raccoon) - Jan. 8-31. Quota 1 party per compartment. Trappers must apply at WMA office for permit. No snares or conibear traps. Trappers must report catch annually.
Deer - turkey - archery - Two hunts. Oct. 12-13, 19-20. 800 hunter quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer). One turkey, either sex. Deer - gun/archery - Young Sportsman - One hunt. Oct. 27-28. 200 hunter quota. One deer, either sex. Deer count toward statewide bag.
Deer - gun/archery - Two hunts. Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, Dec. 7-8. 750 hunter quota. One deer, buck only (bonus deer).
Deer - muzzleloader/archery - One hunt. Nov. 23-24. 750 hunter quota. One deer, buck only (bonus deer).
Turkey - Three hunts. Sep. 28-29, Oct. 5-6, Dec. 14-15. 125 hunter quota. One turkey, either sex.
Turkey - Seven hunts. Mar. 27-29, Apr. 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26, May 1-3, 8-10. 125 hunter quota. Hunters must sign in and out at the checking station. Hunting ends at noon each day. Hunter must be at check station by 1:00 p.m.
Shooting range - See page 74.
CAMPBELL COUNTY • 2,450 ACRES
REGION IV OFFICE (423) 587-7037 • SG, BG
Same as the statewide hunting and trapping seasons, except closed to quail and grouse hunting. Squirrel hunting with dogs allowed during spring squirrel season. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag. Small game hunting and dog training closed at sunset the day before and during big game hunts. Closed to all hunting Mar. 1 - Aug. 22 except during the spring turkey and spring squirrel seasons.
Dog training - Sep. 1 - Mar. 1.
BLOUNT COUNTY • 11,000 ACRES
BILL SMITH (865) 856-9711 • SG, BG
Motorized vehicles and horseback riding prohibited. Dog training prohibited. From Mar. 1 to Aug. 31, the use of and/or possession of any tracking device for dogs is illegal.
Same as the statewide seasons. No spring squirrel season. Small game hunters must wear 500 square inches of blaze orange and use only shotguns during big game gun seasons.
Opossum - raccoon - Dec. 15-Feb. 15. Raccoon hunters must wear fluorescent orange during bear hunts.
Boar - no dogs permitted - Same as the statewide deer seasons. Boar either sex, no limit.
Bear - boar - gun/archery - no dogs permitted - One hunt. Nov. 22-25. No hunter quota. One bear, either sex. Boar either sex, no limit.
Bear - boar - gun/archery - dogs permitted - Three hunts. Sep. 24-30, Nov. 12-15, Nov. 29-Dec. 12. No hunter quota. One bear, either sex. Boar either sex, no limit.
KNOX COUNTY • 450 ACRES
EAST OF KNOXVILLE
DAVID SAMS (423) 587-7037 • SG, BG
Shotguns and archery equipment only. No motorcycle and/or ATV riding. No target practice. Closed one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise except for raccoon and opossum hunters and scheduled events. Bicycles are restricted to greenway trail from Sep. 1 thru the last day of February. Paintball guns and accessories prohibited. All animals accompanied by a non-hunting person are required to be leashed.
Same as the statewide seasons, except no spring squirrel season. Deer count toward statewide bag.
Dove - Sep. 1, 3, 8 and every day thereafter during the statewide dove seasons. Hunting from noon to sunset only on Sep. 1, 3, and 8. Hunter quota is 150.
Crow - Sep. 2 - Feb. 28 (Fri., Sat., and Sun.)
KNOX COUNTY • 492 ACRES
LANDS OWNED BY THE TVA AND PUBLIC WATERS OF FORT LOUDOUN
RESERVOIR BETWEEN TRM 638.5 AND TRM 649.5 AS POSTED
REGION IV OFFICE (423) 587-7037 • NP
Dog training prohibited.
Waterfowl - Same as the statewide season except open only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, one half hour before sunrise until noon. Shot size BBB or smaller required.
JEFFERSON COUNTY • 300 ACRES
ON DOUGLAS RESERVOIR
REGION IV OFFICE (423) 587-7037 • SG, BG
Horses prohibited. Public use and all forms of trespass prohibited Nov. 16-Feb. 1 except as otherwise indicated. Public entry and fishing permitted while in the main river channel passing through the refuge.Shotguns only for small game hunting.
Same as statewide. Turkey count toward statewide bag.
Dove - Sep. 1-7. Hunting from noon to sunset.
Squirrel - Aug. 31-Sep. 7, Oct. 8-28, Feb. 2-29.
Quail - rabbit - Feb. 2-28. Dogs allowed.
Deer - shotgun/muzzleloader/archery - Young Sportsman - Three hunts. Sep. 8, 15, Nov. 3. 20 hunter quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer).
Deer - turkey - archery - Sep. 22-Oct. 7. Bag limit same as statewide. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Canada Goose - Sep. 1-7. Bag limit 5 geese per day.
Raccoon - Nov. 2-10.
Dog training - Feb. 2-29.
BLOUNT COUNTY • 350 ACRES
BILL SMITH (865) 856-9711 • SG
Shotguns, muzzleloaders, and archery only. All small game and turkey hunting is Young Sportsman only (ages 6-16). Each youth must be accompanied by a licensed adult, 21 years of age or older, who may also hunt. Non-toxic shot required for small game hunting. Closed to all use Nov. 1-Feb. 14 except in designated observation areas. Motorized vehicles prohibited. Horseback riding prohibited.
Same as statewide seasons except closed Nov. 1-Feb. 14. Squirrel hunting with dogs allowed during spring squirrel season. Turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Deer - Same as statewide except closes Oct. 26. Deer count toward statewide bag.
Dove - Sep. 1-2, 8-9, and Oct. 6-21. Shooting from staked positions on first come, first serve basis. Opens at noon each day.
Quail - rabbit - Feb. 16, 23. Closes at noon. Bag limit, 3 each per day.
Raccoon - Feb. 22-23. Sunset to 12:00 a.m. Bag limit 3 per person.
Dog training - Sep. 1-Oct. 31, Feb. 15-Mar. 15. Closes at noon.
HANCOCK COUNTY • 850 ACRES
REGION IV OFFICE (423) 587-7037 • SG, WF, BG
Same as the statewide seasons. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag. Closed Mar. 1-Aug. 24 except open during spring turkey and spring squirrel seasons. Squirrel hunting with dogs allowed during spring squirrel season.
GREENE COUNTY • 1,400 ACRES
DAVID SAMS (423) 587-7037 • SG, WF, BG
Nontoxic shot is required for small game hunting as posted. No blinds, blind materials, boats, or decoys may be left overnight. Dove fields open as posted. Small game hunters must wear fluorescent orange during the deer gun hunts except for actively hunting waterfowl hunters.
Same as statewide season. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Dove - Sep. 1, 2, 8 and the remainder of the dove season. Hunting from noon to sunset only on Sep. 1, 2 and 8.
That portion of Lick Creek WMA between Murray Bridge Road and Bibles Chapel Road. Dog training prohibited. All small game hunting is nontoxic shot only.
Same as statewide, except closed to all use Nov. 1 - Feb. 14. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Dove - Sep. 1, 3, 8-21, Oct. 6-21. Hunting from noon to sunset only on Sep. 1, 3 and 8. Non-toxic shot only, unless otherwise posted.
Squirrel - Sep. 10 - Oct. 26, Feb. 15-29.
Quail - rabbit - Feb 16-17, 23-24. Hunting is Young Sportsman (ages 6-16). Each youth must be accompanied by a licensed adult, 21 years of age or older, who may also hunt.
GREENE COUNTY • 1,000 ACRES
TEN MILES SOUTH OF GREENEVILLE
REGION IV OFFICE (423) 587-7037 • SG, WF, BG
Same as the statewide seasons except area closed to all hunting and access from Byrds Bridge access area to the Nolichucky Dam one week before and during the late duck season. Squirrel hunting with dogs allowed during spring squirrel season. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Dove - Sep. 1, 3 and 8. Hunting from noon to sunset only.
ROANE/ANDERSON COUNTIES • 37,000 ACRES
JIM EVANS (865) 576-2380 • SG, WF, BG
Special Regulations - Shotguns, muzzleloading rifles and archery equipment only. On big game quota hunts and on approved scouting days for all zones except Tower Shielding and Chestnut Ridge/Park City Road Zone, one nonhunting juvenile under the age of 16 may accompany an adult hunter (18 years old or older) who has a valid WMA quota permit. During deer hunts, non-hunting juveniles must also comply with fluorescent orange regulations specified for legal hunters. No boat access except for Haw Ridge Park and waterfowl hunters accessing Solway and Freels Bend on Sept. 1 and 8. Except for the spring turkey season, all hunters must wear fluorescent orange during all hunts, including archery hunters in the archery-only zones. Hunters must carry, at all times, hunting license and permit, valid picture identification (youth excluded), and signed current hunt map. No bobcats may be taken. Dog training prohibited.
Deer scouting dates - 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Nov. 3 for the Nov. 10-11 permit holders and approved youths only; Nov. 24 for the Dec. 1-2 permit holders and approved youths only; Dec. 8 for the Dec. 15-16 permit holders and approved youths only.
Deer - shotgun/muzzleloader - gun zones only - Three hunts. Nov. 10- 11, Dec. 1-2, 15-16. 500 hunter quota. Two deer, no more than one antlered (bonus deer).
Deer - archery - Park City Road, Chestnut Ridge Zone - Three hunts. Nov. 10-11, Dec. 1-2, 15-16. 225 hunter quota. Two deer, no more than one antlered (bonus deer).
Deer - archery - Poplar Creek Road Zone - Three hunts. Nov. 10-11, Dec. 1-2, 15-16. 150 hunter quota. Two deer, no more than one antlered (bonus deer).
Deer - archery - Tower Shielding Zone - Three hunts. Nov. 10-11, Dec. 1-2, 15-16. 225 hunter quota. Two deer, no more than one antlered (bonus deer).
Turkey - Two hunts. Apr. 5-6, 12-13. 175 hunter quota. One turkey (bonus bird). Hunting ends at noon daily. Successful hunters must be at the check station by 1:00 p.m. Hunts subject to cancellation for national security reasons. Hunting area may be reduced. Turkey scouting date is 7:00 a.m. to noon Mar. 29 for the Apr. 5-6 and Apr. 12-13 permit holders and approved youths only.
Waterfowl hunting - wood duck/teal - Sep. 8. Canada goose - Sep. 1, 8. One half hour before sunrise to noon. Hunting on Solway and Freels Bend only from the shoreline to Solway Bend Farm Road and from the shoreline to Freels Bend Farm Road. Access by boat from Melton Hill Reservoir only. Hunting from temporary blinds only. All waterfowl must be checked out at the Oak Ridge WMA check station by 1:00 p.m.
COCKE COUNTY • 1,255 ACRES
REGION IV OFFICE (423) 587-7037 • SG, BG
Shotguns only for small game hunting. No blinds, blind materials, boats, or decoys may be left overnight. Spring squirrel season is closed.
Same as the statewide seasons. Waterfowl hunting allowed during deer seasons. Small game hunters (except waterfowl) must meet legal fluorescent orange requirements during big game hunts. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
CAMPBELL/SCOTT COUNTIES • 50,000 ACRES
35 MILES NORTH OF KNOXVILLE
STAN STOOKSBURY (423) 566-8557 • SG, BG
For OHV questions, call Rusty Dunn (423) 562-2013. All users should be aware that hazards associated with mining (deep and strip) exist on this area.
Public use is allowed during all hunts. During daylight hours all users outside of an enclosed vehicle or outside of camp must wear, on the upper portion of their body and head, a minimum of 500 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange, visible front and back, during the deer-gun and muzzleloader seasons. No person shall remove minerals, including coal, trees, plants (including vines), or building stones from the area without specific authorization.
Camping is allowed on the entire area. Night time use by the general public and raccoon hunters is permitted area wide.
ORV, horseback riding, bicycles, and all other vehicles are restricted to roads marked “open to vehicular traffic.” See page 9 for Special Use Permit information and fees. Speed limit is 25 mph. Organized competition events for motorized/non-motorized vehicles prohibited. Reckless operation of motorized and non-motorized vehicles prohibited. Reckless operation is defined as operating a vehicle in a reckless or negligent manner as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person or damage TWRA property or developments. Maximum noise limit of 86 dBs for all motorized vehicles as measured at 50 feet from the exhaust.
Same as the statewide seasons. Squirrel hunting with dogs prohibited during spring squirrel season. Deer and turkeys count toward statewide bag.
Ginseng season - Aug. 15-Dec. 31.
Trapping -Same as the statewide seasons except no beaver trapping.
Dog training - Sep. 1-Mar. 1. Shooting range - See page 74.
ANDERSON, CAMPBELL AND SCOTT COUNTIES • 73,000 ACRES
DUSTIN MCCUBBINS (423) 566-8557 • SG, BG
For OHV questions, call Rusty Dunn (423) 562-2013. All users should be aware that hazards associated with mining (deep and strip) exist on this area.
Public use is allowed during all hunts. During daylight hours all users outside of an enclosed vehicle or outside of camp must wear, on the upper portion of their body and head, a minimum of 500 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange, visible front and back, during the deer-gun and muzzleloader seasons. No person shall remove minerals, including coal, trees, plants (including vines), or building stones from the area without specific authorization.
Camping is allowed on the entire area except for the Cumberland Trail Corridor. Night time use by the general public and raccoon hunters is permitted area wide.
ORV, horseback riding, bicycles, and all other vehicles are restricted to roads marked “open to vehicular traffic.” See page 9 for Special Use Permit information and fees. Speed limit is 25 mph. Organized competition events for motorized/non-motorized vehicles prohibited. Reckless operation of motorized and non-motorized vehicles prohibited. Reckless operation is defined as operating a vehicle in a reckless or negligent manner as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person or damage TWRA property or developments. Maximum noise limit of 86 dBs for all motorized vehicles as measured at 50 feet from the exhaust.
Same as the statewide seasons. Squirrel hunting with dogs prohibited during spring squirrel season. Deer and turkey count toward statewide bag.
Ginseng season - Aug. 15-Dec. 31.
Dog training - Sep. 1-Mar. 1.
MONROE COUNTY • 8,000 ACRES
DAVID WHITEHEAD (423) 884-6767 • SG, BG
Field trial permit required.
All areas except Chota, McGhee-Carson and Niles Ferry units are same as the statewide seasons. Squirrel hunting with dogs allowed during spring squirrel season. Deer and turkey count toward statewide bag. No blinds, blind materials, boats, or decoys may be left overnight.
McGHEE-CARSON UNIT
That peninsula of Fort Loudoun Historic Park at Little Tennessee River Mile [LTRM] 21.0. All small game hunting is Young Sportsman (ages 6-16) only. Each youth must be accompanied by a licensed adult, 21 years of age or older, who may also hunt.
Horses - Permitted except on freshly planted fields, standing crops and special areas as posted.
Field trials - Sep. 1-April 15. Trials must be scheduled with area manager and special field trial permit obtained from the Region IV Office (423-587- 7037) at least 30 days prior to trial dates. Field trial gallery must be kept out of standing or planted crops by marshals provided by sponsoring club.
Dove - Young Sportsman - Sep. 3. Shooting from staked positions on first come, first serve basis. Opens at noon.
Deer - shotgun - Young Sportsman - One hunt. Nov. 3. 35 hunter quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer).
Rabbit - squirrel - Young Sportsman - shotgun/archery - Each Saturday and Sunday during the statewide seasons except closed during scheduled field trials and big game hunts. No spring squirrel season. Adults who accompany a young sportsman may hunt.
Dog training - Year-round, except closed during field trials and big game hunts. Daylight hours only.
CHOTA REFUGE UNIT
That portion from LTRM 26.0 upstream to the Hiwassee-Alcoa Powerline at LTRM 29.7
Same as the statewide seasons except all seasons and access closed Nov. 1- Feb. 14. Squirrel hunting with dogs allowed during spring squirrel season. Dove hunting allowed in fields as posted and non-toxic shot required. Deer and turkey count toward statewide bag.
Dog training - Sep. 1-Oct. 31 and Feb. 15-Mar. 15.
Field trials - Feb. 15-Oct. 31. Trials must be scheduled with area manager and special field trial permit must be obtained from the Region IV Office (423-587-7037) at least 30 days prior to trial dates.
NILES FERRY UNIT
That portion of the Niles Ferry Industrial Park at LTRM 18.0 as posted. Access by Industrial Road only. Dog training prohibited.
Dove - Young Sportsman - Sep. 3, opens at noon. Adults accompanying youths cannot hunt.
Deer - shotgun/muzzleloader - Young Sportsman - Four hunts. Nov. 3, 4, 10, 11. 35 hunter quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer). Access by Industrial Road only.
Falconry only - Jan. 1-Feb. 28.
WEARS BEND UNIT
That portion of Tellico Reservoir Development Agency Industrial Park at LTRM 18.0
Same as the statewide seasons. Squirrel hunting with dogs allowed during spring squirrel season. Deer and turkey count toward statewide bag.
Dog training - Year-round.
BLOUNT COUNTY • 53 ACRES
BILL SMITH (865) 856-9711 • NP
Closed to all forms of public use, including all forms of trespass, from Nov. 1-Feb. 15, except as otherwise indicated. Horseback riding prohibited.
Dog training - Feb. 16-29.
Bullfrog - July 1-Aug. 31, gigs only.
