32.62—Tennessee.
The following refuge units have been opened for hunting and/or fishing, and are listed in alphabetical order with applicable refuge-specific regulations.
Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We allow hunting of duck, goose, coot, merganser, mourning dove, woodcock, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. The refuge is a day-use area only, with the exception of legal hunting/fishing activities.
2. We prohibit the use of motorized off-road vehicles (e.g., ATVs) on the refuge (see § 27.31(f) of this chapter).
3. You must possess and carry a signed refuge permit and report game taken as specified within the permit.
4. Legal hunting hours for duck, goose, coot, and merganser are 1/2 hour before legal sunrise to 12 p.m. (noon)
5. Mourning dove, woodcock, and snipe seasons close during all firearms and muzzleloader deer seasons.
6. You may only use portable blinds, and you must remove all boats, blinds, and decoys (see § 27.93 of this chapter) from the refuge by 1 p.m. daily.
7. We allow hunters to access the refuge no more than 2 hours before legal sunrise and no more than 2 hours after legal sunset.
8. Each youth hunter (under age 16) must remain within sight and normal voice contact and under supervision of an adult age 21 or older. One adult hunter may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A1 through A3, and A7 through A8 apply.
2. Spring squirrel season is closed on the refuge.
3. Squirrel, rabbit, and quail seasons close during all firearms and muzzleloader deer seasons.
4. We allow hunting for raccoon and opossum from legal sunset to legal sunrise.
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A1 through A3, and A7 through A8 (each adult may supervise only one youth hunter) apply.
2. You may only participate in the refuge turkey hunts with a special quota permit issued through a random drawing. You may obtain information for permit applications at the refuge headquarters.
3. You may only possess approved nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)) while hunting turkey.
4. We only allow the use of portable blinds and tree stands on the refuge. You must remove blinds, tree stands, and all other personal equipment (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter) from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We only allow fishing from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
2. We only allow fishing with pole and line or rod and reel.
3. We prohibit possession of unauthorized fishing gear, including trotlines, limblines, juglines, yo-yos, nets, spears, and snag hooks, while fishing on the refuge.
4. We allow the use of bow and arrow or a gig to take nongame fish on refuge waters.
5. We prohibit taking frog or turtle on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We allow hunting of Canada geese (September season only) on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. The refuge is open daily from 1/2 hour before legal sunrise to 1/2 hour after legal sunset, with the exception of legal hunting and/or fishing activities.
2. We require a refuge hunt permit for all hunters age 16 and older. We charge a fee for all hunt permits. You must possess and carry a valid refuge permit while hunting on the refuge.
3. We set and publish season dates and bag limits annually in the refuge hunting regulations available at the refuge office.
4. We prohibit hunting within 50 yards (45 m) of any building, public use road, or boat launching ramp.
5. We allow hunters access to the refuge from 11/2 hours before legal sunrise to 11/2 hours after legal sunset.
6. We prohibit the use of motorized off-road vehicles (e.g., ATVs) on the refuge.
7. We prohibit the use of horses or other animal conveyances on refuge hunts.
8. Youth hunters under age 16 must remain in sight and normal voice contact with an adult hunter age 21 or older. One adult hunter may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
9. We allow the use of dogs to retrieve geese.
10. You may use only portable blinds, and you must remove all boats, blinds, and decoys from the refuge at the end of each day.
B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A1 and A2 apply.
2. We set and publish season dates and bag limits annually in the refuge public use regulations available at the refuge office.
3. We prohibit hunting within 50 yards (45 m) of any building, public use road, or boat launching ramp.
4. We allow hunters access to the refuge from 11/2 hours before legal sunrise to 11/2 hours after legal sunset.
5. We prohibit the use of motorized off-road vehicles (e.g., ATVs) on the refuge (see § 27.31(f) of this chapter).
6. We prohibit the use of horses or other animal conveyances on refuge hunts.
7. Each youth hunter (under age 16) must remain within sight and normal voice contact of an adult age 21 or older. One adult hunter may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
8. We do not open for spring squirrel hunting.
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow the hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions B1 through B8 (one adult hunter may supervise no more than one youth hunter) apply.
2. You may only participate in the refuge quota deer hunts with a special quota permit issued through random drawing. Information for permit applications is available at the refuge headquarters.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We allow fishing on refuge pools and reservoirs from March 16 through November 14 from 1/2 hour before legal sunrise to 1/2 hour after legal sunset.
2. We prohibit bows and arrows, trotlines, limblines, jugs, and slat baskets in refuge pools and reservoirs.
3. We prohibit taking of frog and turtle on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
4. We prohibit leaving boats unattended on the refuge.
5. We limit boats to no-wake speed on all refuge impoundments and reservoirs.
Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We allow hunting of migratory game birds on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. The refuge is a day-use area only, with the exception of legal hunting/fishing activities.
2. We prohibit the use of motorized off-road vehicles (e.g., ATVs) on the refuge (see § 27.31(f) of this chapter).
3. You must possess and carry a signed refuge permit and report game taken as specified within the permit.
4. We only allow waterfowl hunting on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Legal hunting hours for duck, goose, coot, and merganser are 1/2 hour before legal sunrise to 12 p.m. (noon).
5. Mourning dove, woodcock, and snipe seasons close during all deer archery and quota gun hunts.
6. We allow only portable blinds, and hunters must remove all boats, blinds, and decoys (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter) from the refuge by 1 p.m. daily.
7. We allow hunters to access the refuge no more than 2 hours before legal sunrise, and they must leave the refuge no more than 2 hours after legal sunset.
8. Each youth hunter (under age 16) must remain within sight and normal voice contact of an adult (age 21 or older).
B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A1 through A3 and A7 through A8 apply.
2. Spring squirrel season is closed on the refuge.
3. We close all small game hunts during the refuge deer archery and quota gun hunts.
4. Hunting hours for raccoon and opossum are legal sunset to legal sunrise.
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A1 through A3, A7, and A8 (each adult may supervise only one youth hunter) apply.
2. You may only participate in the refuge deer gun hunts with a special quota permit issued through random drawing. Information for permit applications and season dates is available at the refuge headquarters.
3. You may only possess approved nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)) while hunting turkey.
4. We only allow the use of portable blinds and tree stands on the refuge. You must remove blinds, tree stands, and all other personal equipment (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter) from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt.
5. We allow archery-only hunting on designated areas of the refuge (refer to the refuge brochure).
6. We only allow archery hunting the first 16 days of the State season.
7. We are closed to Youth-Deer hunting.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A1 and A2 apply.
2. We only allow fishing with pole and line or rod and reel.
3. We prohibit possession of unauthorized fishing gear, including trotlines, limblines, juglines, yo-yos, nets, spears, and snag hooks, while fishing on the refuge.
4. We allow use of a bow and arrow or gig to take nongame fish on refuge waters.
5. We prohibit taking frog or turtle on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
6. We seasonally close the sanctuary areas of the refuge to the public November 15 through March 15.
7. We open Oneal Lake for bank fishing during a restricted season and for authorized special events. Information on events and season dates is available at the refuge headquarters.
8. We allow the use of nonmotorized boats and boats with electric motors only.
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. [Reserved]
B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel and raccoon on the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. The refuge is a day-use area only, with the exception of legal hunting/fishing activities.
2. We prohibit the use of motorized off-road vehicles (e.g., ATVs) on the refuge (see § 27.31(f) of this chapter).
3. We set and publish season dates and bag limits annually in the refuge Public Use Regulations available at the refuge office.
4. You must possess and carry a valid refuge permit and report game taken as specified within the permit.
5. We allow hunters to access the refuge no more than 2 hours before legal sunrise and no more than 2 hours after legal sunset.
6. Hunting hours for raccoon are 7 p.m. to 12 p.m. (midnight).
7. Each youth hunter (under age 16) must remain within sight and normal voice contact of an adult age 21 or older. One adult hunter may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow archery only hunting for white-tailed deer on the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions B1 through B5, B7 (each adult may only supervise one youth hunter) apply.
2. We only allow the use of portable blinds and tree stands on the refuge. You must remove blinds, tree stands, and all other personal equipment (see § 27.93 of this chapter) from the refuge at the end of each day.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We open all waters of Lake Isom to fishing only from March 16 through November 14 from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
2. We only allow boats with electric or outboard motors of 10 hp or less.
3. We prohibit taking frog or turtle from refuge waters (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We allow hunting of duck, goose, coot, merganser, mourning dove, woodcock, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. The refuge is a day-use area only with the exception of legal hunting/fishing activities.
2. We prohibit the use of motorized off-road vehicles (e.g., ATVs) on the refuge (see § 27.31(f) of this chapter).
3. You must possess and carry a signed refuge permit and report game taken as specified within the permit.
4. Legal hunting hours for duck, goose, coot, and merganser are 1/2 hour before legal sunrise to 12 p.m. (noon).
5. Mourning dove, woodcock, and snipe seasons close during all firearms and muzzleloader deer seasons.
6. You may only use portable blinds, and you must remove all boats, blinds, and decoys (see § 27.93 of this chapter) from the refuge by 1 p.m. daily.
7. We allow hunters to access the refuge no more than 2 hours before legal sunrise and no more than 2 hours after legal sunset.
8. We close Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area to all migratory game bird hunting, and we close the southern unit of Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area to all hunting.
9. Each youth hunter (under age 16) must remain within sight and normal voice contact of an adult age 21 or older. One adult hunter may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge and the northern unit of Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A1 through A3, A7, and A9 apply.
2. Spring squirrel season is closed on the refuge.
3. Squirrel, rabbit, and quail seasons close during all firearms and muzzleloader deer seasons.
4. Hunting hours for raccoon and opossum are legal sunset to legal sunrise.
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A1 through A3, and A7 through A9 (each adult may supervise only one youth hunter) apply.
2. You may only participate in the refuge turkey hunts with a special quota permit issued through random drawing. Information for permit applications is available at the refuge headquarters.
3. You may only possess approved nontoxic shot while hunting turkey (see § 32.2(k)).
4. We only allow the use of portable blinds and tree stands on the refuge. You must remove blinds, tree stands, and all other personal equipment (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter) from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt.
5. We allow archery-deer hunting only on the northern unit of Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge and the Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We only allow fishing from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
2. We only allow fishing with pole and line or rod and reel.
3. We prohibit possession of unauthorized fishing gear, including trotlines, limblines, juglines, yo-yos, nets, spears, and snag hooks, while fishing on the refuge.
4. We allow use of a bow and arrow or a gig to take nongame fish on refuge waters.
5. We prohibit taking frog or turtle on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
6. We seasonally close the sanctuary area of the refuge and the southern unit of Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area to the public November 15 through March 15.
7. We allow the use of nonmotorized boats and boats with electric motors only on Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area.
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge
Refer to § 32.36 Kentucky for regulations.
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We allow hunting of Canada geese (September season only) on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations and subject to the following conditions:
1. The refuge is open daily from 1/2 hour before legal sunrise to 1/2 hour after legal sunset, with the exception of legal hunting/fishing activities.
2. We require a refuge hunt permit for all hunters age 16 and older. We charge a fee for all hunt permits. You must possess and carry a valid refuge permit while hunting on the refuge.
3. We set and publish season dates and bag limits annually in the refuge Public Use Regulations available at the refuge office.
4. We prohibit hunting within 50 yards (45 m) of any building, public use road, or boat launching ramp.
5. We allow access for goose hunting on the refuge 11/2 hours before legal sunrise until 11/2 hours after legal sunset.
6. We prohibit the use of motorized off-road vehicles (e.g., ATVs) on the refuge.
7. We prohibit the use of horses or other animal conveyances on refuge hunts.
8. Youth hunters under age 16 must remain in sight and normal voice contact with adult hunters age 21 or older. One adult hunter may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
9. We allow the use of dogs to retrieve geese.
10. You may use only portable blinds, and you must remove all boats, blinds, and decoys from the refuge at the end of each day.
11. We prohibit hunters cutting vegetation and bringing exotic/invasive vegetation to the refuge.
12. We restrict the Duck River Bottoms unit to a quota goose hunt only. You may only participate in the quota hunt with a special quota permit issued through random drawing. Information for permit application is available at the refuge headquarters.
B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel and raccoon on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Condition A1 applies.
2. We require a refuge hunt permit for all hunters age 16 and older. We charge a fee for all hunt permits. You must possess and carry a valid refuge hunt permit while hunting on the refuge.
3. We set and publish season dates and bag limits annually in the refuge Public Use Regulations available at the refuge office.
4. We prohibit hunting within 50 yards (45 m) of any building, public use road, or boat launching ramp.
5. We allow hunters access to the refuge from 11/2 hours before legal sunrise to 11/2 hours after legal sunset, with the exception of raccoon hunting.
6. We allow hunting for raccoon from legal sunset to legal sunrise.
7. We prohibit the use of motorized off-road vehicles (e.g., ATVs) on the refuge (see § 27.31(f) of this chapter).
8. We prohibit the use of horses and other animal conveyances on refuge hunts.
9. Each youth hunter (under age 16) must remain within sight and normal voice contact and under supervision of an adult age 21 or older. One adult may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
10. We do not open for spring squirrel hunting on the refuge
11. You may take coyote and beaver incidental to legal hunting activities.
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions B1 through B5, B7 through B9 (each adult may only supervise one youth hunter), and B11 apply.
2. You may only participate in the refuge quota deer hunts with a special quota permit issued through random drawing. Information for permit applications is available at the refuge headquarters. You must possess and carry a valid refuge permit while hunting on the refuge.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated portions of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We allow fishing in Swamp Creek, Sulphur Well Bay, Bennetts Creek, and all interior impoundments from March 16 through November 14. The remainder of the refuge portion of Kentucky Lake will remain open year-round. We allow bank fishing year-round along Refuge Lane, from the New Johnsonville Pump Station, and from Busseltown Pump Station areas.
2. We limit boats to no wake speed on all refuge impoundments.
3. We prohibit leaving boats unattended on the refuge.
4. We allow fishing on interior refuge impoundments from 1/2 hour before legal sunrise to 1/2 hour after legal sunset.
5. We close the Grassy Lake heron rookery to all public entry as posted November 15 through August 31.
6. We prohibit taking frog or turtle on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
[58 FR 5064, Jan. 19, 1993, as amended at 58 FR 29085, May 18, 1993; 59 FR 6698, Feb. 11, 1994; 59 FR 55188, Nov. 3, 1994; 60 FR 62047, Dec. 4, 1995; 62 FR 47382, Sept. 9, 1997; 63 FR 46921, Sept. 3, 1998; 65 FR 30791, May 12, 2000; 66 FR 46361, Sept. 4, 2001; 67 FR 58950, Sept. 18, 2002; 69 FR 54362, 54454, Sept. 8, 2004; 70 FR 54191, Sept. 13, 2005; 73 FR 33197, June 11, 2008; 74 FR 45697, Sept. 3, 2009]