The end of August promises to be an exciting time for local hunters and sportsmen. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be sponsoring two different events during the final week of August.
The first event is the Inaugural Private Lands/Archery Only Three-Day Deer Season, which will take place on August 24 – 26, 2018. This event gives hunters an opportunity to hunt for bucks who have not yet shed the velvet from their antlers.
The other event is Tennessee’s 2018 Free Hunting Day, which will coincide with the start of squirrel season on August 25, 2018.
Read the press releases from the TWRA below for more information:
Inaugural Private Lands/Archery Only Three-Day Deer Season August 24-26, 2018
NASHVILLE — Sportsmen will have the opportunity to participate in Tennessee’s inaugural statewide archery, private lands only/antlered only deer season from Aug. 24-26, 2018.
The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission voted at its May meeting to establish this short season to give hunters an opportunity to harvest a buck with velvet-covered antlers.
The hunt is not open on any Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s wildlife management areas. Sportsmen are reminded to ask for permission to hunt on private lands.
The annual bag limit for antlered deer is two. Deer taken during this three-day hunt will count toward the bag limit.
More information about this year’s hunting seasons is in the 2018-19 Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guide. It is available from businesses that sell hunting and fishing licenses and also on the agency’s app and website at www.tnwildlife.org.
Squirrel Season set to open; Tennessee’s 2018 Free Hunting Day is August 25, 2018
NASHVILLE — Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, which coincides with the opening day of squirrel season.
In addition to the opening of squirrel season, it will be the middle day of the statewide three-day archery private lands only/antlered only deer season. This is the first year for this type of deer season.
Free Hunting Day is an event the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency annually provides in hopes of increasing interest in hunting. Squirrel hunting is one of Tennessee’s oldest and favorite traditions. The day serves as an excellent opportunity for persons to experience the enjoyment of the sport.
The TWRA encourages regular hunters to introduce friends and family members (young and old) to the outdoors sport. It is also an excellent opportunity for persons who have not tried hunting in a while to be reintroduced to the sport.
On Free Hunting Day, state resident hunters are exempt from hunting licenses and WMA permit requirements. Many of the WMAs are open to hunters seeking public access on Aug. 25, 2018. Hunters are asked to check the information for particular WMAs in the newly-published 2018-19 Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guide which is available online at www.tnwildlife.org or at any TWRA regional office or at most outlets where licenses are sold.
The TWRA offers a reminder that hunter education requirements are not waived for Free Hunting Day. Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1969 is required to have successfully completed a hunter education course. An apprentice license is required for those born on or after Jan. 1, 1969 if the hunter education course has not been completed.
This license exempts the hunter from the mandatory hunter education law for one year from the date of purchase, but may only be purchased for up to three consecutive years during the lifetime of the hunter.
Hunters are allowed to harvest up to 10 squirrels a day from the opening day of squirrel season through Feb. 28, 2019 with each hunting day beginning a half-hour before sunrise and ending a half-hour after sunset.
In addition to squirrels, those species that have a year-round season will be open as well. The year-round species include armadillos, beavers, coyotes, groundhogs, and striped skunks.
For the archery, private lands only/antlered only deer season, sportsmen are reminded to ask for permission to hunt on private lands.
For more information about hunting in Tennessee, visit TWRA’s website at www.tnwildlife.org or contact your nearest TWRA regional office.
The closest TWRA office to Carthage is located at 5105 Edmonson Pike in Nashville, Tennessee. The office can be reached by phone at (615) 781-6622.
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