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TN 2020-21 Goose Season Re-Opens Oct 10, General Duck Season in Nov
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 09/29/20
News # 13922
The Tennessee 2020-21 Goose season re-opens STATEWIDE Oct 10. The general season for duck, coots and mergansers opens in the REELFOOT DUCK ZONE Nov. 14. STATEWIDE DUCK ZONE opens Nov. 28. There are some NEW changes and Permit regulations hunters should be aware of for the omeing season.
New Waterfowl 2020-21 changes for the 2020-21 Season
- New Veterans and Active Military personnel waterfowl hunting days have been added.
- Due to COVID-19 restrictions, hand-held drawing procedures for issuing season-long waterfowl blind permits and sandhill crane tags may differ than described in the 2020-21 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide. Go to www.tnwildlife.org for updated information.
Information on Permits required to hunt waterfowl in Tennessee
- Reelfoot Preservation Permit -- Required for all users of Reelfoot WMA except those under 16 years of age, residents 65 years or older and Sportsman license holders. Permit cost is the same for residents and nonresidents.
- Federal Refuges - This permit is required for Cross Creeks and Tennessee National Refuge for all hunters including lifetime and annual sportsman license holders
- Land Between the Lakes - All Hunters 16 years and older are required to purchase a Land Between the Lakes Hunter Use Permit
- Wildlife Management Area Permits - Everyone who hunts on Wildlife Management Areas is required to have a WMA permit except Sportsman License holders and youths under age 16 hunting small game and waterfowl. Youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult with a valid WMA small game permit. Youths under 6 may not hunt big game on a WMA. All ages need a Type 094 for statewide antlerless deer gun season and Unit L antlerless private lands hunts.
- Migratory Bird Permit Required - Resident and nonresident hunters must possess a Tennessee Migratory Bird Permit to hunt waterfowl and other migratory birds in Tennessee
- Federal Duck Stamp - Federal law requires that each waterfowl hunter, age 16 and over, carry on his/ her person, in addition to a hunting license and state migratory bird permit, a valid Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp) signed in ink across the face. These can be purchased at GoOutdoors Tennessee.com from July 1 to Jan. 17 or at the Post Office. You immediately get a temporary stamp and a physical stamp arrives in the mail within 30 days.
- A free Light Goose Conservation Season Permit is required to hunt during the Conservation Season, available in late January at GoOutdoorsTennessee.com. Hunting is allowed from 30 minutes before official sunrise until 30 minutes after official sunset. There is no daily bag or possession limit. No Federal or state waterfowl stamps are required to hunt during the Conservation Season. Hunters must possess a TN Light Goose Conservation Season Permit and have a valid hunting license, but the license may be from any state.
YOUNG SPORTMAN HUNTS
Feb. 6 and 13, 2021 - Ages 6-16. Same as regular season daily bag limits. Each young sportsman must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, 21 years of age or older, who must remain in a position to take immediate control of the hunting device. Youth 10 years of age or older must meet Hunter Education requirements. Multiple youths may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult; however, adults and other persons accompanying youths shall not hunt during these youth waterfowl hunts. Geese, coot, gallinules, moorhens, and ducks may be taken by youth during the Young Sportsman Waterfowl Hunts. WMAs with special closing times are open all day, each day of the Young Sportsman Waterfowl Hunts.
For more information see; 2020-21 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide.
