Applications will be accepted until midnight (CDT) on Wednesday, Sept. 28 for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s 2016 Wildlife Management Area waterfowl hunts.
A computerized drawing system will be held to select successful applicants based on the priority drawing system. Hunters may apply at any TWRA license agent, at any TWRA regional office, or online at www.tnwildlife.org. Mailed applications will not be accepted.
The WMAs available for this year’s hunts are Bogota, Gooch Unit E, White Oak-Lebanon Pond, Meeman-Shelby Forest, Thorny Cypress in TWRA Region I (West Tennessee). The Candies Creek, Johnson Bottoms, Rogers Creek, and Yellow Creek units of Chickamauga WMA are in TWRA Region III (southeast Tennessee).
Hunters may apply as individuals or as a party (not to exceed five members). They may select up to 24 hunt choices, but cannot use the same hunt code more than once. No person may apply more than once. If two or more applications are submitted representing one individual, that individual’s application will be rejected and the subject could be prosecuted. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age, on or before the hunt date. Youth, ages 6-15, can participate in the hunt as a guest, but cannot apply.
There is no fee to apply for current Annual Sportsman (Type 004) or Lifetime Sportsman License (Types 401- 406) holders or senior citizens possessing a Type 167 (Annual Senior Citizen Sportsman) permit. For all other applicants, there is a $12 non-refundable fee per drawing entered (maximum of five draws). If applying at a TWRA license agent, a $1 agent fee will be added. If the application is made on-line a $2.50 internet usage fee will be added. This is a fee collected by the company that maintains the internet site. If applicants encounter any problems while applying, they may call (615) 781-6621 during business hours, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (CDT), Monday-Friday.