First Segment of Statewide Duck Hunting Season November 27th-28th

Nashville, TN – The first segment of Tennessee’s statewide duck season (the remainder of the state outside the Reelfoot Lake Duck Zone) will open Saturday, November 27th and runs through the following day, November 28th. The second segment will run from December 4th-January 30th, 2011.

Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until official sunset each day.

The Canada Goose Statewide Zone (all counties and portions of counties not in the Northwest Canada Goose Zone) for Canada geese is November 27th-28th and December 4th-January 30th, 2011. A bag limit of two per day is permitted.

The second segment of the Reelfoot Duck Zone will run December 4th-January 30th.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency would like to issue its annual reminder to waterfowl hunters to inspect their boats to make sure all of their equipment is in good order. Two areas of primary concern are the boat’s running lights and the possession of personal flotation devices (PFDs).

All boats operating between sunset and sunrise are required to display the appropriate lights. Boats should have properly fitting PFDs for each ccoupant in the boat.

Waterfowl hunters should review the daily bag and possession limits listed in the 2010-11 Tennessee Waterfowl Hunting Guide. Hunters also need to review the Federal Regulations Summary in the guide. The sunrise-sunset tables are also included in the guide. The guide is available where licenses are sold and online at the TWRA website, www.tnwildlife.org.