Hunters began applying for the 2008 Wildlife Management Area Big Game Quota Hunts on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).
To apply, complete the information form and take it to any place where hunting and fishing licenses are sold. DO NOT MAIL THE FORM. Remember to read the information form carefully, fill out all requested information, double-check the form, and take it to a license agent where it will be entered into the system. When applying at any TWRA license agent, there is no fee for current Annual Sportsman License holders, Lifetime Sportsman License holders, or seniors possessing a Type 167 permit. For all other applicants, there is a $20.00 permit fee for each drawing you enter plus a $1.00 agent fee. The information form will be available at all license agents, TWRA Regional Offices or can be printed off TWRA’s website www.tnwildlife.org.
Hunters may also apply over the Internet. There is no fee for current Annual Sportsman License holders, Lifetime Sportsman License holders, or seniors possessing a Type 167 permit. All other applicants, in addition to the $2.00 internet usage fee, will be charged a permit fee of $20.50 per drawing entered. The $2.00 usage fee is collected by the company that maintains the internet site. (It is not a fee that is charged by the TWRA.)
TWRA continues to use the priority system for computer drawings. The WMA Quota Draw now has an increasing priority system. Applicants, who applied but were unsuccessful for the past three years, will have a priority of 3. Applicants
unsuccessful for one year will have a priority of one and those that were drawn last year have a priority of zero.
The WMA Application must be made no later than midnight, July 23, 2008.
NOTE: There is an error on the 2008 WMA Youth portion of the WMA Big Game Quota Hunts Application. For Henderson Island (hunt code 81) the date of the hunt is printed as September 16. The correct date is September 6. We apologize for this misprint and any inconvenience.
The application period for the Special Season deer and turkey hunts will be July 24 through September 3.
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