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TWRC SETS TENNESSEE'S 2009-2010 WATERFOWL SEASONS
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission has passed a 60-day
season for 2009-10 duck hunting, with one split similar to past years,
that will end Jan. 31, 2010 and have a 6-duck bag limit. The approval
was made during the August meeting of the TWRC which was held at Paris
Landing State Park.
The recommendations for the waterfowl seasons were made by the Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Agency. The season will also include the maximum
number of days allowed for goose hunting seasons.
The TWRC approved the Statewide Zone duck hunting seasons to be held Nov.
28-29 and Dec. 5-Jan. 31 while the Reelfoot Zone will be held Nov. 14-15
and Dec. 5-Jan. 31. The approval maximizes the number of weekends open
to duck hunting and will end on the latest date allowed (Sunday, Jan.
31).
Habitat conditions in the Prairie Pothole region of the United States and
Canada were greatly improved over last year and duck populations are
also improved. These conditions allow Tennessee to have the option to
select a 60-day duck season.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has offered a full season with no
closed or partial seasons. TWRA recommends the maximum USFWS frameworks
regarding duck bag limits. A daily bag limit of 6 ducks may include no
more than: 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be a hen), 3 wood
ducks (during the late waterfowl season only), 2 scaup, 1 pintail, 1
canvasback, and 1 black duck. The daily bag limit of merganser would be
5, only 2 which may be hooded mergansers.
Goose seasons are set as late as Federal frameworks allow in order to take
advantage of any migratory geese that may be available in late winter.
Season dates for Canada geese are Oct. 3-Oct. 9 and Nov. 28-Jan. 31 in
the Statewide Zone. In the Northwest Zone, the dates are Dec. 5-Feb. 14.
The daily bag limit is 2 per person.
The white-fronted goose season runs statewide from Dec. 5-Feb. 14. The
daily bag limit is 2 per person.
Season dates and bag limits for light geese (snow, blue, Ross) are
similar to last season with a shift for the calendar. The standard
season will run from Nov. 25 through Feb. 14. Federal Conservation Order
provisions allow the use of electronic calls and unplugged shotguns for
the Feb. 15 through March 10, 2009 portion of the season. The daily bag
limit of light geese is 20 per person.
The youth waterfowl season is similar to last year. For youth ages 6-15,
the Statewide Zone dates are Feb. 6-7 while the Reelfoot Zone would be
Feb. 13-14.
For all information on waterfowl hunting in Tennessee, go to
www.tnwildlife.org .
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