Hunting License Information In The Smokies Area (TN Specific) from Discover The Smokies

TN HUNTING LICENSE INFO

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LICENSE FEES

You can purchase the 2003 Hunting and Fishing licenses on February 18, 2003, at all TWRA REAL license agents. The hunting and fishing license year matches the hunting and fishing seasons. The license year begins on March 1 (the beginning of prime fishing) and ends the last day of February (the end of the hunting season). Seasons are subject to change. Migratory bird seasons are determined by federal regulations. Most licenses, except the Lifetime Sportsman License and speciality licenses, such as Wheelchair, Veteran, SSI (Supplemental Security Income), and Blind Fishing licenses, are available from most county clerks, sporting goods stores, hardware stores, boat docks and other interested merchants and from all TWRA offices. All license prices, except the Lifetime Sportsman include an agent's fee.

LICENSE ORDERING BY PHONE

The TWRA has a service enabling you to buy hunting and fishing licenses with a credit card using a toll-free number. You can purchase almost all TWRA license types. Dial 1-888-814-TWRA (8972) from anywhere in the United States or Canada, and within minutes you'll have a temporary license number enabling you to hunt (in season) or fish right away. Your permanent license will be mailed within 48 hours. Please note, in addition to the cost of the license, there is an additional $3.95 agent fee for this service.

ORDER YOUR LICENSE ONLINE

You can order your license online by clicking here: Tennessee Online Hunting and Fishing License Sales

RESIDENT LICENSES
Resident Licenses Can Be Purchased By:

	Persons who possess a valid Tennessee driver's license.
	Persons who have lived in Tennessee for 90 consecutive days with the genuine intent of making Tennessee their permanent home.
	Military personnel on active duty in this state and their immediate families, who reside with them regardless of resident status.
	Students who are enrolled in a Tennessee school, college, or university for at least six months.

Hunting and Fishing Combination* (Type 001) - $21.00

* Supplemental Licenses (Types 005, 009, 010, or 011) are required, in addition to the Hunting and Fishing Combination license, to hunt deer, bear, boar, turkey and waterfowl. The type of hunting equipment to be used determines which supplemental license is necessary.

	Waterfowl (Type 005) - $18.00
	Annual Big Game Gun - $18.00
	Annual Big Game Archery - $18.00
	Annual Big Game Muzzleloader - $18.00

Junior Hunt/Trap/Fish (Type 002) - $8.00 Ages 13-15. Good for hunting all game, fishing, and trapping. Must be purchased prior to 16th birthday. Big game non-quota WMA, WMA, and county quota hunt permits are not covered by this license.

Permanent Senior Citizen Hunt/Fish/Trap (Type 166) - $11.00 Available at all license agents and can only be purchased when the 65th birthday is reached. A valid Tennessee driver's license or proof of age and residency is required. Special quota and WMA permits will need to be purchased in addition to this license. The application with proof of age and residency can be mailed in.

Annual Senior Citizen Permit (Type 167) - $41.00 May be purchased only by holders of a Type 165 or 166 license. It covers all permits required by TWRA and allows holders to apply for quota permits without payment of additional fees.

Permanent Wheelchair Hunting and Fishing (Type 189) - $10.00 Available only by application from the TWRA Sales Office. The application must be accompanied by a doctor's statement stating that the applicant is permanently confined to a wheelchair.

Trapping (Type 019) - $18.00

Permanent DAV Hunting and Fishing (Type 198) - $10.00 Available only by application from the TWRA Sales Office for resident veterans certified by the VA as 30 percent disabled by reason of war service. Covers all license requirements to hunt and fish but holder must purchase any applicable permits.

Lifetime Sportsman ________ Age determines the cost (see below). An all inclusive lifetime license valid for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing without any state supplemental licenses or permits. Call your local TWRA office for an application, or download an application from this website.

	Less than 1 year old - $200.00 (Type 401)
	1 year old but less than 13 years old - $600.00 (Type 402)
	13 years old but less than 51 years old - $1200.00 (Type 403)
	Age 51 but less than 65 years old - $700.00 (Type 404)
	Age 65 and older - $200.00 (Type 405)

Click on Lifetime Sportsman License application information (includes the form to print and fill out - to mail to TWRA)

Sportsman (Type 004) - $101.00 A Sportsman License is all inclusive, and valid for hunting, trapping and sport fishing without the necessity of any state supplemental licenses or permits. Sportsman licenses can be purchased from all license agents.

To order your Sportsman License or other hunting and fishing licenses by credit card: Visa or Master Card, call Toll-Free 1-888-814-TWRA (8972). Please note, in addition to the cost of the license, there is an additional $3.95 processing fee for credit card orders using the toll-free number above.

NON-RESIDENT LICENSES

	Junior Hunt/Fish (Type 070) - $6.00 Required for nonresidents ages 13-15. A Type 073 or 074 is required to hunt big game.
	7-Day Hunt-Small Game/Waterfowl (Type 072) - $30.50
	Hunt-Small Game/Waterfowl (Type 071) - $56.00
	7-Day All Game (Type 074) - $105.50
	Annual All Game (Type 073) - $156.00

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA PERMITS

Everyone who hunts on Wildlife Management Areas is required to have a WMA permit except the holder of a Lifetime Sportsman License, Sportsman License and juveniles under age 16 hunting small game and waterfowl. The juvenile hunters must be accompanied by an adult with a valid WMA permit. Youths under 10 may not hunt big game on a WMA.

	WMA Small Game and Waterfowl (Type 091) - $26.00
	1-Day Small Game and Waterfowl (Type 092) - $5.50
	WMA Small Game only (Type 093) - $11.00
	Special Season/WMA Nonquota Big Game (Type 094) - $13.00 Valid for all WMA nonquota big game hunts, including Cherokee.
	Cherokee WMA Big Game Nonquota (Type 095) - $10.00 Valid only for Cherokee WMA nonquota big game hunts.

REELFOOT PRESERVATION PERMIT
(Required For All Users EXCEPT:)

	Those Under 16 Years Of Age
	Residents 65 Years Or Older
	Holders Of The Annual Sportsman Or Lifetime Sportsman license.

PRICES

	Annual Reelfoot Preservation Permit (Type 089) - $11.00
	3-Day Reelfoot Preservation Permit (Type 088) - $6.50
	1-Day Reelfoot Preservation Permit (Type 090) - $2.50

Hunting and fishing license sales, other miscellaneous wildlife revenues and federal excise taxes make up TWRA's operating funds. Thank you for buying a hunting and fishing license. Without your support, Tennessee would not have fish and wildlife management program.

FEDERAL DUCK STAMP
$15.00

Federal law requires that each waterfowl hunter, age 16 and over carry on his/her person, in addition to a hunting license and permit, a valid Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, (federal duck stamp), signed in ink across the face. These can be obtained through the Post Office, National Wildlife Refuge offices, and some discount and sporting goods stores.

MIGRATORY BIRD PERMIT REQUIRED

(Available at all license agents at no charge. HIP survey Type 006).

All persons who hunt migratory game birds (doves, woodcock, rails, snipe, coots, ducks, or geese) will be required to have in their possession a Tennessee Migratory Bird Permit (TMBP) in addition to other required Tennessee licenses and permits, with the following exceptions: Landowners hunting on their land; disabled veterans; residents of Tennessee who are 65 or older, Lifetime Sportsman License holders, and residents of Tennessee under 13 years of age. Military personnel on leave or furlough will be required to possess the TMBP when hunting migratory birds even though they are not required to possess a hunting and fishing license. The TMBP is not required to hunt crows.

LANDOWNER LICENSE EXEMPTION

Persons hunting without a license under a farmland owner exemption must complete and sign a statement, attesting where the property is located and how this land qualifies for a landowner exemption, before hunting. This statement must be carried on their person while hunting under the landowner exemption. Resident landowners and their children hunting on their parent's land under this exemption are also exempt from Hunter Education Certification requirements. Click here to download the Farmland Owner License Exemption Statement (Adobe Acrobat Reader Format).

NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR:

	Residents born before March 1, 1926 (To qualify for this exemption, you must carry proof of your age and residency to show a wildlife officer, if requested).
	Military personnel on leave carrying leave papers. A pass does not meet this requirement.
	Landowners, their spouses, and children, who hunt on farmland which is owned by said landowners. Landowners, their spouses, and children must be residents of Tennessee but need not reside on the land. Property owned by grandparents does not qualify their grandchildren for this exemption. Also, this license exemption does not apply if the farm land is owned jointly or in common by unrelated persons.
	Tenants, their spouses, and dependent children who hunt on farmland owned by an individual or family. Tenants, their spouses, and dependent children must be residents of Tennessee and must actually reside on the land and have the permission of the landowner to hunt. A tenant is a person who, for money, free rent, or other consideration, cares for farmland. The tenancy must be agricultural in nature.
	First cousins who own farmland jointly or in common may fish and hunt small game on the farmland. Their children may fish and hunt small game as well.
	Resident and nonresident juveniles under 13. Hunters ages 10-12 need only a hunter education certificate to hunt. However, youths 10-15 hunting big game on a WMA must have a valid Type 094 or Type 095 permit or quota permit, as applicable.

MISPLACED A LICENSE?

	If you purchased your license through the R.E.A.L. system, you may got to any R.E.A.L. agent and get a duplicate license. This includes annual Sportsman Licenses. All duplicate licenses cost $5.00 ($4.00 of that amount goes to the TWRA and $1.00 goes to the license agent).
	Lifetime Sportsman Licenses can only be replaced at a TWRA office. To replace it by mail, send your name, address and phone number, plus $5.00 to : TWRA/License Division, P.O. Box 40747, Nashville, TN 37204.

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