Waterfowl Hunting In Tennessee
Duck Hunting On Wildlife Management Areas
Licenses For Waterfowl Hunters
Black Bayou Crops Photo Gallery
2009 -2010 Waterfowl Seasons
Statewide Duck Zone
| Species | Hunting Dates | Daily Bag |
Possession Limit |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers | Nov. 28 – 29 |
Dec. 5, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010
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Ducks: The Daily bag limit of ducks
is 6, and may include no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be a female), 1 black duck, 3 wood ducks, 1 pintail, 1 canvasback, 2 scaup, and 2 redheads. Coots and Gallinules: 15 Mergansers: 5 (only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers) Virginia and sora rails: 25 |
The maximum number of birds that could have legally been taken in 2 days. Exception: possession limit for Virginia and sora rails is 25. |
| Nov. 28 – 29 | Dec. 5, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010 |
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| Gallinules & Moorhens | ||||
| Virginia & Sora Rails | Nov. 28 – 29 | Dec. 5, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010 |
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| Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season* | (Reelfoot Duck Zone closed during this segment) Feb. 6 – 7, 2010 |
Same as statewide bag limits. See Daily Bag Limits. |
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| * An adult at least 21 years of age must accompany the youth hunter into the field and must remain in a position to take control of the hunting device. The adult accompanying the young hunter may not hunt ducks but may participate in other open seasons. Geese, coots, gallinules, moorhens, and ducks, including pintails, may be taken by youths during Youth Waterfowl Season. WMAs with special closing times are open all day, each day of the Youth Waterfowl Season. |
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Reelfoot Duck Zone
| Species | Hunting Dates | Daily Bag |
Possession Limit |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers | Nov. 14 - 15 |
Dec. 5, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010
|
Ducks: The Daily bag limit of ducks
is 6, and may include no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be a female), 1 black duck, 3 wood ducks, 1 pintail, 1 canvasback, 2 scaup, and 2 redheads. Coots and Gallinules: 15 Mergansers: 5 (only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers) Virginia and sora rails: 25 |
The maximum number of birds that could have legally been taken in 2 days. Exception: possession limit for Virginia and sora rails is 25. |
| Nov. 14 - 15 | Dec. 5, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010 |
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| Gallinules & Moorhens | ||||
| Virginia & Sora Rails | Nov. 14 - 15 | Dec. 5, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010 |
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| Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season* | (Closed during statewide segment) Feb. 13 - 14, 2010 |
Same as statewide bag limits. See Daily Bag Limits. |
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| * An adult at least 21 years of age must accompany the youth hunter into the field and must remain in a position to take control of the hunting device. The adult accompanying the young hunter may not hunt ducks but may participate in other open seasons. Geese, coots, gallinules, moorhens, and ducks, including pintails, may be taken by youths during Youth Waterfowl Season. WMAs with special closing times are open all day, each day of the Youth Waterfowl Season. |
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Canada Goose Seasons
| Species | Statewide Canada Goose Zone* |
Northwest Canada Goose Zone* | Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Geese |
Oct. 3 - 9, 2009 Nov. 28, 2009 - Jan. 31, 2010 |
Dec. 5, 2009 - Feb. 14, 2010 | 2 Canada geese in all zones | Twice the daily bag limit except on opening day. |
*The Northwest Zone includes Lake, Obion, and Weakley
counties; that portion of Dyer
County, north of Hwy 104; and
that portion of Gibson County bounded on the south by Hwy 104
[west of Trenton] and on the west
by Hwy 45W [south of Trenton]
*The Statewide Zone includes all counties and portions of
counties not included in the
Northwest Zone
Other Species
| Species | Standard Season | Conservation Season |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue, Snow, & Ross' Geese | Standard Federal Regulations Apply (Unplugged Shotguns and Electronic Calls NOT Allowed) Nov. 25, 2009 – Feb. 14, 2010 |
For Blue, Snow, and Ross’ Geese Only Feb. 15 – Mar. 10, 2010 The Following Conservation Provisions Apply during this Conservation season segment only: Unplugged Shotguns and Electronic Calls Allowed |
20 | There is no possession limit for blue, snow, and Ross’ geese except on opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit. |
| Dec. 5, 2009 – Feb. 14, 2010 | - | |||
| White-fronted Geese | 2 | Twice the daily bag limit except on opening day. | ||
| Brant | Nov. 23, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010 | - | 2 | Twice the daily bag limit except on opening day. |
Waterfowl Blind Maps
West Tennessee
Barkley, Big Sandy, Camden, Gin Creek, Gooch, Harmon Creek, West Sandy, Tigrett, Reelfoot
Middle Tennessee
Old Hickory Unit I, Old Hickory Unit II, Woods Reservoir, Cheatham Lake
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