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Turkey576
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 2:22 pm: | |
When does the Tenn. hunting season start. What is the cost for a permit. Does anybody know about hunting there. I have the whole 1st week of April off for spring break maybe like to do some hunting. |
HODY
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 2:29 pm: | |
Starts March 30th, out of state 7 day is like $115. Shoot me an e-mail, just click on my name to send it. |
GN
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 3:17 pm: | |
If you have a week, you might want to consider the area of Tenn in the mddle of the state and south of Nashville, all the way to the Alabama linbe...they kill a world of birds down htere, substantialy morethan the eastern part ofthe state .Mostly private ground but peopel often will let a lone hunter on. Othr areas which offer accessto public hunting (Underutilized areas of public land )include the Big SOuth Fork national recreation area on the Ky line , northwest of Oneida Tenn. Huge area , lots of birds, rough terrain. The Cherokee National Forest has lots of birds, BIG mountains , lots of hunters too. Land betwen the LAkes is a HUGE area located NW of Nashville..check the regs fro open periods as it is open hunts and then closed for a few days, etc. Licence is about $110/season...three birds a year in open areas, exrtra tags on some public areas...I will say this ,for whatever it is worth:it took me longer to kill birds in my own state , on my own land and on other private land, than it did in any state where I hunted last year..primarily because of hunter interference from tresspassers , and pressured birds(not by me). A lot of Tenn hunters "know no boundaries". It i s not a promised land, in otherwords. Some ofthe national forests in South Carolina may offer a better chance at public area birds and they may be closer to the right stage there in the first week of April thann here in Tenn. 2 cents. |
GN
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 3:17 pm: | |
If you have a week, you might want to consider the area of Tenn in the mddle of the state and south of Nashville, all the way to the Alabama linbe...they kill a world of birds down htere, substantialy morethan the eastern part ofthe state .Mostly private ground but peopel often will let a lone hunter on. Othr areas which offer accessto public hunting (Underutilized areas of public land )include the Big SOuth Fork national recreation area on the Ky line , northwest of Oneida Tenn. Huge area , lots of birds, rough terrain. The Cherokee National Forest has lots of birds, BIG mountains , lots of hunters too. Land betwen the LAkes is a HUGE area located NW of Nashville..check the regs fro open periods as it is open hunts and then closed for a few days, etc. Licence is about $110/season...three birds a year in open areas, exrtra tags on some public areas...I will say this ,for whatever it is worth:it took me longer to kill birds in my own state , on my own land and on other private land, than it did in any state where I hunted last year..primarily because of hunter interference from tresspassers , and pressured birds(not by me). A lot of Tenn hunters "know no boundaries". It i s not a promised land, in otherwords. Some ofthe national forests in SC may offer a better chance at public area birds and they may be closer to the right stage there in the first week of April thann here in Tenn. 2 cents. |
turkeypicker
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 11:11 pm: | |
Alright GN you sneaky cuss, sending folks down my way cause you don't want to share that eastern TN gobbler Mecca..LOL.just kidding. I know guys that have staged changing a flat tire alongside the road as a means of sneaking in on prime posted land. Unfortunately, I think poachers are amongst us all.
Turkey576, I would suggest either central or western piedmont hunt units if you come to SC -- public land a plenty, gobbs of birds and hunters as thick as hair on the back of a bluetick hound during the first week. The second week is the ticket, but hunt weekdays. The Forks-Key Bridge Area near McCormick (W piedmont) or the Enoree River area (central piedmont) are good places to start. Shoot me an email if you come down and I'll give you some specifics. Remember, that ain't the Appalachians. You can't hear those piedmont birds all that far through the pine plantations. Good luck! |
mudfork
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 11:22 pm: | |
GN: How can anybody live in East Tenn. with all those stripers, turkey hunt, and keep a job? You must be retired. Sorry, but if I cross the state line, I've got to have my rod. It's cheaper. If, by chance, you know stripers like you know turkeys, we need to talk. |
HODY
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 6:49 am: | |
Well GN I was pretty close to hunting the Cherokee the first week until you said this about the birds not being ready. Is this not a good place to hunt during the first week?
Give me your 2 cents. |
GN
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 9:46 am: | |
Now if you want a more accurate look at the Tenn Cherokee NF areas, you might try to get something out of Gobblestopper 46 or Shopson as they hunt more in those areas than I do...the Tnturkey.com board may give you better insights too.M y impression is that there are birds there, but MAnY hunters early. Whether they will be gobbling etc is the proverbial crapshoot. I will simply say again...they kill 500-700 birds in about every county south of Nashville and 200 -300 in 90% of the counties east of there; and in the first week of the season around here last year I had hunter interefernece on, on private land, from tresspassers on 70-80% of the birds I set up on and started to work. But Tenn needs the license revenue, so come on. MF- I fish some after the season, but not for stripers(maybe that is how I have been able to hang on to a job). Hody- I have hunted in snow, cold and wind more than half the first weeks in Tenn...but I have alos killed birds in all that stuff...I think the further south SC/GA ?AlA?Fla you went in early April the more predictable you would be on finding willing birds. |
Freddy McGuire (Vaturkey)
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 11:51 am: | |
If you are hunting the Cherokee... hunt during the week... plenty of hunters that like to ride those gravel roads... Whether the birds will be ready or not is like GN said, it's a crap-shoot... |
gobbstopper1946
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 8:18 am: | |
I've been seeing a lot of gobblers strutting with hens and been told by several co-worker their also seeing strutting gobblers with hens. Just lately my son has been hearing several gobbles early in the morning.
GS... |
GN
| | Posted on Saturday, March 09, 2002 - 2:07 pm: | |
To point up what I said in an earlier post about middle tennesee being he place to go for spring gobblers in Tennesee, I suggest you look at a current post on tnturkey.com entitiled "turkeys per square mile"... |
gobbstopper1946
| | Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2002 - 9:22 am: | |
GN you're very right about middle and west Tn. having an abundance of big game and small game also. Plus they have all sorts of great fishing.
I've been told for 40 yrs. that the state stops at Knoxville, I believe it!
We do have a "GOOD" pouplation of turkeys here in east Tn. but middle and west Tn. have a "GREAT" one.
GS... |
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