{"id":107732,"date":"2019-04-01T06:58:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T10:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=107732"},"modified":"2024-08-03T20:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T01:55:04","slug":"hunt365-spring-turkey-hunting-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-spring-turkey-hunting-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Turkey Hunting is Underway in Tennessee!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2019 Spring Turkey season kicked off Saturday, March 30 in The Volunteer State.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know to participate. First, a hunting and fishing combination (Type 001) and a supplemental big game license or sportsman license are required.<\/p>\n

Hunting hours are 30 minutes prior to legal sunrise and legal sunset. You can find the exact times via the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) On the Go App<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hunters can use a variety of equipment including shotguns using ammo loaded with No. 4 shot or smaller, longbows, recursive bows, compound bows,\u00a0and crossbows. Sighting devices such as scopes are permitted provided they don\u2019t use artificial light capable of locating the birds.<\/p>\n

\u201cBag limit is one bearded turkey per day, up to four per season,\u201d says TWRA. And, hunters should check game when they harvest a gobbler. One can use the TWRA on the Go App or visit GoOutdoorsTennessee.com to check the bird.<\/p>\n

The best place for hunting toms is Middle Tennessee. \u201cNine out of the top 10 county harvests came from mid-state,\u201d says TWRA, with Maury County leading the way, Green County coming in second and Dickson County in third.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkey hunting in Tennessee is fantastic,\u201d said Ed Carter, the TWRA\u2019s executive director, in a press release<\/a> obtained by GunsAmerica.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have abundant public land, one of the longest seasons in the southeast and one of the biggest bag limits and plenty of turkeys,\u201d Carter continued. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to experience the outdoors, especially this time of year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Total harvest numbers are expected to top 30,000. The season continues through Sunday, May 12. Tennesseans can find out more about the Spring Turkey Season in the 2018-19 Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guide<\/a> or by visiting www.tnwildlife.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fun Facts Courtesy of TN.Gov:<\/strong><\/p>\n