Hog and deer hunting in Tennessee

[timberman]

Hello, If I was to move to Tennessee what are the opinions of the best area for deer and hog hunting? Thanks for any opinions.

[billc]

I'm not a hog hunter, but I hear Tellico is a good area. I was talking to a warden on the Catoosa WMA 11/15/08, he says they are covered up with hogs. My ML deer permit was also good for hogs and I don't recall any restrictions. You shouldn't have a problem finding a place to shoot pigs in TN. For deer the state is divided into 3 types of units A, B, and L. B is most restrictive -- eastern moutains and L the most liberal -- middle and west.

www.state.tn.us/twra/

Bill

[juliang]

The plateau area, Crossville etc has many, many hogs. Any hogs on private land can be hunted year round. There are a couple of WMA's which have some hog restrictions.
Deer populations in Mid TN are vast and laws pretty liberal. Bag limit of 3 does a day throughout the season. Bearing in mind that bow season opens in September and gun does not end until early January, should be no excuse not to stock the freezerssssssss

[timberman]

Thanks for the info., this really helps when looking for an area to live and hunt in. Sure beats buying a place and then having to drive to another area to hunt when you could have found a home there. Timberman