SEASON (2007):
Sunset Sept. 14 - Sunrise Feb. 15
Except following counties, where season is sunset Nov. 2 - sunrise Feb. 15: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Polk, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union and Washington.
BAG LIMIT:
2 per night
REGULATIONS:
HUNTING HOURS: Day or night.
LEGAL WEAPONRY: Shotguns and handguns using ammunition loaded with Number 4 or smaller shot . . . Rifles and handguns using rimfire ammunition . . . Muzzleloading firearms . . . Longbows, compound bows and crossbows.
ILLEGAL WEAPONRY: Rifles and handguns using centerfire ammunition . . . Shotguns loaded with single ball or rifled slug . . . Rifles or handguns loaded with military or other full metal jacketed ammunition . . . Weapons capable of fully automatic fire . . . arrows with poisoned or chemically treated tips or explosive heads . . . Weapons equipped with artificial light sighting devices or night vision scopes.
AMMUNITION: Possession or use of buckshot is prohibited . . . Possession of shot larger than No. 4 is prohibited . . . Possession of rifled slugs is prohibited.
PROHIBITED ACTS: Hunting over a site where bait has been placed to feed or attract wildlife is prohibited unless all bait has been removed at least 10 days prior to hunting . . . Unlawful to hunt within 100 yards of a visible dwelling house while hunting on public land, regardless of whether the dwelling is on public land or private land, without the owner's permission . . . Illegal to hunt from a public road right-of-way, or from any motorized vehicle, or to shoot across or from a public road or vehicle.
LICENSES:
Click here for list of licenses for all small game hunters.
