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Deer Tagging Requirements in Tennessee
by
Steve McCadams
www.stevemccadams.com
With the opening of big
game hunting seasons, hunters are reminded that once they harvest any big
game animal, they must punch out the date on the Temporary harvest tag and
immediately affix the tag to the animal, according to the Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).
Once the animal is properly tagged, the hunter may continue to hunt, if
additional animals are allowed (however no more than one antlered deer may
be taken per day), and at the conclusion of the hunting day all harvested
big game must be transported to the nearest checking station where
a permanent harvest tag will be completed for each animal. At that time
the hunter's temporary harvest tag will be replaced.
The permanent harvest tag is a legal document and must be signed by the
hunter. By signing the permanent harvest tag, the hunter is affirming
that the information, as it appears on the tag, is correct and valid. The
permanent tag must remain with the animal until final processing.
Landowners, resident senior citizens, and others legally
hunting without a license do not need to tag the animal before
transporting, but they must take animals to a checking station and receive
a permanent tag.
Landowners hunting
without a license must present their Farmland Owner License Exemption
Statement when checking big game.
Information about Tennessee's big game hunting seasons may be found in the
2001-02 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide, available wherever licenses
are sold.
Steve McCadams
is a professional hunting and fishing guide here in the Paris Landing
area and host of The Outdoor Channel's television series IN-PURSUIT. |
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