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« Thread Started on Dec 6, 2005, 8:42am »

So you want to hunt for tennessee's big southern bucks but dont want to pay thousands of dollars for a guide, hotel, food, deer stands, food plots, ect...then this is right up your alley. tennessee has thousands of acres of public land available to hunt ranging from the heavily wooded appalachian mountains to the flat and fertile mississppi river plains in west tennessee.

The top 5 wma's to apply for if you are insearch of a big southern buck are 1. Presidents Island 2. Ft. Campbell 3. Land Between the Lakes (LBL) 4. Catoosa 5. Laurel Hill. LBL and Ft. Campbell, located near Clarksville in northern middle tennessee, just have some excellent genetics and good age structure. Presidents Island and Catoosa, located in totally different parts of the state with Presidents Island being just south of memphis and Catoose being north east of Crossville, both have antler restrictions and good genetics. not excellent but with the antler restrictions there are alot of really nice bucks. Presidents Island is definately the cream of the crop, but good luck getting drawn. they only about 100 ppl hunt for thier big bucks. With the combination of fertile west tennessee soils and the 9 pt or better antler restrictions, odds are really high that you'll get a shot at an old mature whitetail 3 1/2 years old or older. and with it being an archery only hunt you'll probably land yourself in the pope and young record books. The age structure at Presidents Island is probably the best in the state.

Laurel Hill is an up and coming big buck wma. They just started the 9 pt or better rule 3 yrs ago. Laurel Hill is located in Lawrence county which has been in the top 5 for total deer killed each each of the last 4 years.

I hope this little bit of insight is helpful to anyone wanting to hunt some of tennessee's biggest bucks, while sparing the hastle of having to pay lease fees, purchase your own private property, or spending thousands of dollars for an outfitter. If you would like more information on any of these or other wma's across the beatiful state of tennessee all you have to do is go to www.tnwildlife.org, you can also go to www.mytopo.com and order arial photo's and topographical maps for scouting instead of spending an entire pay-check on gas for a scouting trip.

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Deer Harvest Records
2009: 1 (1 doe)
Total: 17 (9 bucks/8 does)

Turkey Harvest Records
2009: 4 (2 Longbeards/2 Jakes)
Total: 15 (4 longbeards/8 jakes/3 hens)

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Re: TN WMA's
« Reply #1 on Dec 6, 2005, 10:46am »

Great post. That is some good info you put up for everyone. I corrected the url for tnwildlife for you.

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« Reply #2 on Mar 30, 2006, 8:59pm »

This is a great Post and I have to say that I wish all sites would do something like this.
As it pertains to helping out the guy who may not even live within the state. 8-)

I understand that it's hard to know that many area's for most people but I really do know how important this info. is to many.

Great post!

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« Reply #3 on Mar 31, 2006, 7:33am »

Great work muzzy.

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« Reply #4 on Feb 2, 2007, 10:56pm »

laurel hill is a very nice place but i was there 3 days and only seen one very nice buck a 6 pionter and about 20 does but if you apllie for the rifle hunt you will get drawn every time

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« Reply #5 on Feb 3, 2007, 8:27am »

Yes A GREAT POST.. Now I can finally get a MAP for where I want, without paying for places I will never see.

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« Reply #6 on Jun 6, 2007, 8:23pm »

hey thanks a lot guys! i just got really bored that day and got a wild hair to write something! i really do hope it helps!

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Deer Harvest Records
2009: 1 (1 doe)
Total: 17 (9 bucks/8 does)

Turkey Harvest Records
2009: 4 (2 Longbeards/2 Jakes)
Total: 15 (4 longbeards/8 jakes/3 hens)

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« Reply #7 on Mar 29, 2008, 10:52pm »

hey i just moved to TN and i live about 10-15 minutes away from laurel hill, hoping on hunting there this season but i was wondering if you new what kind of permit(s) i will need to hunt there and if it is a draw how to enter it

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« Reply #8 on Mar 29, 2008, 11:39pm »

Here is what the 2007-2008 hunting guide says....

LAWRENCE COUNTY • 14,000 ACRES
WEST OF LAWRENCEBURG OFF HWY. 64
PHILLIP SMITH - (931) 762-5749 • SG, BG

[Horseback riding restricted to roads open to motorized traffic and designated
trails. No fox chasing allowed. Unauthorized entry or presence is
prohibited between sunset and sunrise. Small game hunting is closed at
sunset the day before and during big game hunts.]

Squirrel hunting with dogs allowed during
spring squirrel season.
Beaver - May be taken on any hunt day.

Quail - Nov. 10-Jan. 20.

Opossum - raccoon - Nov. 16-Feb. 2. Two raccoons per
party, per night.

Trapping - Jan. 4-Feb. 4.

Deer - Special regulations apply on all deer hunts. Bucks must be
2 points or less or have at least nine antler points. Antler points must be
one inch or longer.

Deer - turkey - archery - One hunt. Sep. 22-Oct. 7. No
hunter quota. Three deer, either sex (bonus deer). Three turkeys, either sex.

Deer - gun/archery - Young Sportsman - One hunt. Oct. 13-14.
No hunter quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer).

Deer - muzzleloader/archery - One hunt. Oct. 25-28. 500 hunter
quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer).

Deer - gun/archery - Three hunts. Nov. 9-11, 23-25, Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
500 hunter quota. One deer, either sex (bonus deer).

Turkey - One hunt. Dec. 7-9. No hunter quota. Two turkeys, either sex.

Waterfowl - Jan. 12 - last day of late duck season. Includes Laurel Hill Lake.

Turkey - Six hunts. Mar. 29-31, Apr. 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27,
May 2-4. One turkey per hunt, not to exceed two. Turkeys count toward statewide bag.

Dog training - Sep. 1-Mar. 15, daylight hours only.

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Re: TN WMA's
« Reply #9 on Mar 30, 2008, 8:09pm »

hey thx for the info hopfully ill be able to bag a few this season

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