Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Ed Carter, Executive Director

Waterfowl Hunting In Tennessee

2011-2012 Waterfowl Guide

TN Winter Waterfowl Survey Results for 2011-12

Duck Hunting On Wildlife Management Areas

Licenses For Waterfowl Hunters

TN Waterfowl Stamp

Reelfoot Lake WMA Wheelchair Blind Application

2011-2012 Waterfowl Seasons

Statewide Duck Zone

Species	Hunting Dates		Daily Bag	Possession Limit
Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers	Nov. 26 – 27	Dec. 3, 2011 – Jan. 29, 2012	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, 2 pintails, 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.
Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers	Nov. 26 – 27	Dec. 3, 2011 – Jan. 29, 2012
Gallinules & Moorhens	Nov. 26 – 27	Dec. 3, 2011 – Jan. 29, 2012
Virginia & Sora Rails	Nov. 26 – 27	Dec. 3, 2011 – Jan. 29, 2012
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season (for youths 6-15 years of age)*	(Reelfoot Duck Zone closed during this segment) Feb. 4 – 5, 2012		Same as statewide bag limits. See Daily Bag Limits.
* 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.

Reelfoot Duck Zone

Species	Hunting Dates		Daily Bag	Possession Limit
Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers	Nov. 12 - 13	Dec. 3, 2011 – Jan. 29, 2012	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, 2 pintails, 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.
Ducks, Coots, & Mergansers	Nov. 12 - 13	Dec. 3, 2011 – Jan. 29, 2012
Gallinules & Moorhens	Nov. 12 - 13	Dec. 3, 2011 – Jan. 29, 2012
Virginia & Sora Rails	Nov. 12 - 13	Dec. 3, 2011 – Jan. 29, 2012
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season (for youths 6-15 years of age)*	(Closed during statewide segment) Feb. 11 - 12, 2012		Same as statewide bag limits. See Daily Bag Limits.
* 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.

Canada Goose Seasons

Species	Statewide Canada Goose Zone*	Northwest Canada Goose Zone*	Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit
Canada Geese	Oct. 8 - 19, 2011 Nov. 26 - 27, 2011 Dec. 3, 2011 - Jan. 29, 2012	Dec. 3, 2011 - Feb. 12, 2012	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, 2011 – Feb. 12, 2012	For Blue, Snow, and Ross’ Geese Only Feb. 13 – Mar. 10, 2012 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.
Blue, Snow, & Ross' Geese	Dec. 3, 2011 – Feb. 12, 2012	-	20
White-fronted Geese	Dec. 3, 2011 – Feb. 12, 2012	-	2	Twice the daily bag limit except on opening day.
Brant	Nov. 23, 2011 – Jan. 31, 2012	-	2	Twice the daily bag limit except on opening day.