September 2018 FREE! WWW.TNFHG.COM - Full Color On The Web! FREE MORE FACTS, PHOTOS, AND FUN INSIDE! FREE TENNESSEE FISHING & HUNTING GUIDE 1805 Amarillo Ln Knoxville, TN 37922 865-693-7468 J.L. & Lin Stepp Publishers “Serving Tennessee Since 1990” Our E-mail: [email protected] BENTON SHOOTERS SUPPLY Send us your pictures! The Largest Shooters Supply Store In The South! ABOUT THE WWW.BENTONSHOOTERS.COM COVER 423-338-2008 Hannah and her Dad, Hwy 411, Benton, TN 37307 Mon - Sat 9am - 6pm Bobby Barnes, pose at Jerry’s Bait Shop with a big catfish caught on a HUNTING & FISHING SUPPLIES - GUNS - AMMO Saturday morning trip on ARCHEREY EQUIPMENT - SAFES Watts Bar. Summer OUTDOOR CLOTHING FOR MEN/WOMEN/CHILDREN fishing still good and Fall game hunting seasons just around the corner - it’s a great time to enjoy outdoor sports in Tennessee! Cover photo courtesy Jerry’s Bait Shop, Rockwood, TN 865-354-1225 Fish & Hunt Tennessee! Long guns and handguns: Over 2,000 guns in stock! 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Tennessee began its elk hunt in 2009 with the DOVE SEASON - 1ST SEGMENT participants selected from a computer draw. Sept 1-28 Daily bag limit 15 (Con’t on p. 8) WWW.TNFHG.COM Download this magazine in full color! 7 HIWASSEE / OCOEE RIVERS (“Elk Hunt Participants”... con’t from p. 7) TWRA Elk Program Leader Brad Miller an- nounced this year’s participants at the meeting. Selected to participate in the archery-only hunt Sept. 29-Oct. 5 are Charles A. Hall (Chattanoo- ga), Darrell Clark Beeler (Corryton), Mason A. King (Harriman), Luke S. Dunham (Cookeville), Adam A. Miller (Jamestown), Hunter E. Munck (Cleveland), and Marcus B. Tilson (Oakdale). The gun, muzzleloader, or archery equipment hunt will be held Oct. 13-19. Selected to participate were Taylor M. Moody (Knoxville), Mark A. Vines (Jonesborough), Henry Barrett Cothron (Beth- page), Gary K. Bivens (Tellico Plains), Denise A. Potter (Maryville), and David W. Pruitt (Jackson). The seventh permit was presented to a non-governmental organizational, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation. In previous years, the permit was auctioned to the high bidder. This year, a raffle was held with tickets sold for $10 each. Scott Thomas (Cleveland) is the winner. A total of 22,484 tickets were sold. Fund-raising proceeds from the auctioned tag are designated for the elk restoration program. The youth tag permit winner is Porter A. Neubauer (Belvidere). This will be the seventh year for the tag which is designated for youth ages 13-16. The TFWC voted in 2017 to allow afull week for the youth participant, rather than a two-day weekend hunt. It will be held Oct. 6-12. All hunt permits are valid on the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area and can also be used (Con’t on p. 15) 8 FORT LOUDON / TELLICO Allen’s Guns and Leather - FREE 6-MONTHS LAYAWAY! - NEW AND USED GUNS - LARGE SELECTION OF AMMO BUY - SELL - TRADE - TRANSFER - FFL DEALER Looking for something? 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