Attention TFA Members:
There is a movement by some hunters who are seeking to expand weapon options for Tennessee hunters. If you are interested in expanding these options, please consider the following and, if supportive, please contact the TWRA
(instructions listed below) and show your support for these two proposals to be made to
the Tennessee Wildlife Commission for review and passage:
Proposal 1:
Propose to amend TCA 70-2-204 to
allow landowners as described in TCA 70-2-204 to use hunting weapon of choice
once archery season is over, still abiding by harvest limits and quota’s set
for each hunting region and zone. This is currently being done in the CWD Zone,
and this would extend this to all hunters across the state who are landowners
as defined in the TCA code. This will have no fiscal impact on TWRA as
landowners are not required to purchase licenses. This has been law for quite
some time in Mississippi
Proposal 2:
Propose to change the current
Muzzleloader season to a Muzzleloader/Handgun/Shotgun season to add the usage
of handguns and shotguns during the now current muzzleloader only season. This
will allow the usage of other short range firearms that are ballistically
inferior to current modern muzzleloaders that are on the market, and allow
other methods for new hunters to more comfortably hunt during this time frame,
provide for easier training of new hunters and allow hunters with difficulties
or impairments that may limit their usage with a muzzleloader to have other
ways to hunt during this time frame. This would only require a language change
of the season and license title in the licensing system. This change would not
have any negative license sales impact, only positive license sales impacts.
Similar provisions exist in several border states of Tennessee and have been
successful and positive to their states.
Send your support for these
proposals by copying and pasting the language or copying and pasting into a
word document for mailing directly to TWRA
These proposals and support for
the proposals must be made no later than close of business February 15, 2022
Email:
In the subject line of the
e-mail make sure it only says: Hunting
Season Comments
For regular mail to mail a
letter using the language from above, please send to:
Hunting Season Comments
TWRA Wildlife and Forestry
Division
5101 Edmondson Pike
Nashville, TN 37211.
