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September 2018 FREE! WWW.TNFHG.COM - Full Color On The Web! MORE FACTS, PHOTOS, AND FUN INSIDE! <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">FREE </li><li style="flex:1">FREE </li></ul>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: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a>Send us your pictures! BENTON SHOOTERS SUPPLY The Largest Shooters Supply Store In The South! WWW.BENTONSHOOTERS.COM ABOUT THE COVER Hannah and her Dad, Bobby Barnes, pose at Jerry’s Bait Shop with a big catfish caught on a Saturday morning trip on Watts Bar. Summer fishing still good and Fall game hunting seasons just around the corner - it’s a great time to enjoy outdoor sports in 423-338-2008 Hwy 411, Benton, TN 37307 Mon - Sat 9am - 6pm HUNTING & FISHING SUPPLIES - GUNS - AMMO ARCHEREY EQUIPMENT - SAFES OUTDOOR CLOTHING FOR MEN/WOMEN/CHILDREN 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! Ammo and supplies for every shooting need. Introduce A Kid To Fishing! KEEP OUR TENNESSEE LAKES CLEAN 2WATTS BAR LAKE 4 CORNERS MARKET Intersection of Hwys 58 & 68, Decatur, TN * Gotzza Pizza - Subs - Salad - Wings (Delicious & Best @ Prices) Call In or Carry Out * Hunting & Fishing Licenses * Live Bait & Fishing Supplies * Cigarettes - Beer - Groceries * 100% Ethanol-Free Gas (grades 87 & 93) OPEN 7 DAYS - Big Game Checking Station 423-334-9518 John Henry with a nice largemouth on Watts Bar 7/27/18. Photo Jerry’s Bait Shop. * Groceries * Deli - Take-Out * Pizza * 100% Gas - no ethanol * Live Bait * Worms * Beer * Ice * Lottery * Propane * Minnows DEER ARCHERY SEASON Sept 22 - Oct 26 Oct 29 - Nov 2 ELK (Quota Hunt) - Archery Sept 29 - Oct 6 7 Permits - 1 antlered elk / permit BLACK BEAR - Archery Sept 23 - Oct 19 No Dogs John Henry caught this big smallmouth 8/9/18. Photo courtesy Jerry’s Bait Shop. NOW! VIEW THIS MAGAZINE IN COLOR ONLINE AT WWW.TNFHG.COM 3WATTS BAR LAKE * Fishing Equipment * T a ckle * Live Bait * Open Mon - Sat 423-365-2266 290 Whites Creek Road Spring City, TN 37381 Brianna Qualls with big largemouth caught on Chickamauga Lake. Photo Jerry’s Bait Shop. Jake Edwards with Dad Ronnie - fun day fishing at Roane County Park. Photo Jerry’s Bait Shop. Jase Marine - great fishing on Watts Bar! Photo Jerry’s Bait Shop. 4WATTS BAR LAKE <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Ph: (423)365-9521 </li><li style="flex:1">Fax:(423)365-0921 </li></ul>1190 Whites Creek Rd - Spring City, TN 37381 * Lodging For Any Need * Plus New Floating Covered Docks <a href="/goto?url=http://www.whitescreekmarina.com" target="_blank">www.whitescreekmarina.com </a>Riley Brown & Logan East with catch of 8/25/18 - Proud of these boys! Photo Jerry’s Bait Shop. Restaurant and store open every day from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 89 octane fuel - no ethanol fishing license, live bait, marine supplies, snacks Authorized service on Evinrude and Yamaha outboards by appt. Authorized Stratos Bass Boat dealer 423-365-6484 <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a>SQUIRREL SEASON Aug 25 - Feb 28 RCHS Fishing Tournament 8/25/18 - Riley Brown, 7.23 lbs, and Logan West, 7.23 lbs. Great day for these contestants! Photo courtesy Jerry’s Bait Shop. Daily bag limit 10 SATURDAY NIGHT TOURNAMENTS EVERYONE WELCOME Tom Fuller Park - Rockwood TN/Watts Bar Lake FALL TURKEY - Archery Sept 22 - Oct 26 7:00 PM to 2:00 AM Oct 29 - Nov 2 Oct 13-26 (shotgun) 25$ per person - 100% Payback For more information DWIGHT HAGLER 423-593-6040 5WATTS BAR LAKE Gary and Michael from Kansas did a half-day crappie trip. Photo Barry’s Guide Service. Michael Franks with Capt. Barry displays big cat. Photo Barry’s Guide Service. Bill from Florida, and Gary from Colorado met at Watts Bar for some crappie catchin’! Photo Barry’s Guide Service. This Magazine Provided To You FREE By The Advertisers Thank Them With YOUR Business! Stephen and Joseph from Pennsylvania with a nice half-day crappie catch. Photo Barry’s Guide Service. 6WATTS BAR LAKE Archery Equip & Supplies Custom made Long-Bows and Muzzleloaders Guns - Ammo - Scopes Treestands - Clothing Open: Tu - F 12 - 7 / Sat 12 - 8 Business 423-619-8739 <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a>Mike 423-605-2299 Stacia 423-605-0116 1367 Market St. Dayton, TN 37321 Jenna and Eddie from Ohio back for another crappie trip. Photo courtesy Barry’s Guide Service. Diane and Michael from Illinois caught some nice summertime slabs. Photo Barry’s Guide Service. 2018 Elk Hunt Participants Announced During August TFWC Meeting NASHVILLE --- The 15 persons who will participate in the 2018 Tennessee Elk Hunts were announced Thursday during the August meeting of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission held at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Region II Ray Bell Building. A total of 8,450 persons registered for the opportunity to participate in this year’s hunt. Tennessee began its elk hunt in 2009 with the participants selected from a computer draw. Capt. Barry with a good crappie catch. Photo courtesy Barry’s Guide Service. DOVE SEASON - 1ST SEGMENT Sept 1-28 Daily bag limit 15 (Con’t on p. 8) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">WWW.TNFHG.COM </li><li style="flex:1">Download this magazine in full color! </li></ul>7HIWASSEE / OCOEE RIVERS (“Elk Hunt Participants”... con’t from p. 7) TWRA Elk Program Leader Brad Miller announced this year’s participants at the meeting. Selected to participate in the archery-only hunt Sept. 29-Oct. 5 are Charles A. Hall (Chattanooga), 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 (Bethpage), 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. 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Photos courtesy FISH ON! Guided Tours. 10 FORT LOUDON / TELLICO "Every cast is a new adventure!" Capt. Chadwick Ferrell Join "Fish On!" Guided Tours, Located on the Ten- nessee and Clinch rivers. Est. 1998. As seen on "Live at Five" ,"Allstar Cast" and featured in Tennessee Sportsman magazine. Member: Knoxville Chamber Of Commerce in 2007. Your guide has over 24 years exp. as a LOCAL, sponsored/pro angler. We are a FULL TIME guide service, targeting ALL east Tennessee species: Trophy Striper, Trout, Catfish, Bass, Crappie, White bass, Sauger and Muskey. We fish ALL year round. .Great Gift Idea! Gift Certificates available. Book Today! Check us out at WWW.FISHONTOURS. COM. Contact : USCG Certified, Captain Chadwick Ferrell, 865-455-0412 Thank You and Tight Lines . Photos above: big stripers below Ft. Loudon Dam - guided by FISH ON! Guided Tours. 11 FORT LOUDON / TELLICO Global Loan & Pawn Need Cash Quick? 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The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Saturday, Sept. 1. (Con’t on p. 14) 13 FORT LOUDON / TELLICO Photos above: big stripers below Ft. Loudon Dam - guided by FISH ON! Guided Tours. (“Dove Field Leasing”... con’t from p. 13) Mourning doves are a popular game bird and one of the most widely distributed and abundant birds in North America. More mourning doves are harvested than all other migratory bird species combined in 39 of the continental states. In Tennessee, an estimated 25,000 hunters harvested approximately 408,500 mourning doves last year. Landowners can earn up to $3,600 for providing a dove field for public hunting. These fields must (Con’t on p. 22) 14 FORT LOUDON / TELLICO Aimee Shelly - It’s catfish time in Tennessee! Photo Sloan’s Center. Jason Stewart with a big catfish. Photo courtesy Sloan’s Center. (“Elk Hunt Participants”... con’t from p. 8) on private lands (with landowner permission) within the Elk Restoration Zone in Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan and Scott counties. Since the historic first managed hunt in 2009, 41 elk have been legally harvested. Three elk were harvest in the archery only hunt last year. Four were harvested in the gun, muzzleloader, and archery hunt and the youth hunter, Reed Johnson (Manchester) took an elk on the first day of his hunt. Guide Capt. Chadwick Ferrell and client with striper below Ft. Loudon Dam. Photo FISH ON! Guided Tours. The elk participants were the first items of business to open the TFWC meeting. The two day meeting concludes Friday. ---TWRA--- This Magazine Provided To You FREE By The Advertisers Thank Them With YOUR Business! Striper Guide Capt. Chadwick Ferrell also brings in big cats! Photo FISH ON! Guided Tours. 15 CHEROKEE LAKE Families that fish together stay together! Photo Gilmore Dock. It’s easy to get hooked on fishing with a catch like this! Photo Gilmore Dock. Ron Freeman and wife with nice catches at Gilmore Dock. Photo Hannah Fry / Gilmore Dock. Croc Davidson specializes in big smallies. Photo Gilmore Dock. 16 CHEROKEE LAKE A nice Cherokee Lake striper for this angler. Photo Gilmore Dock. A good striper at Gilmore Dock for this young angler. Photo courtesy Gilmore Dock. Catfish steaks for the next three nights! Photo Gilmore Dock. 17 CHEROKEE LAKE Swango’s Precision Firearms 7272 St. Clair Rd. Whitesburg, TN 37891 423-235-1022 Open: Mon - Sat 9 - 5 <a href="/goto?url=http://www.precisionfirearms.com" target="_blank">www.precisionfirearms.com </a>Buy, Sell, Trade, Transfer Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Safes Ammo, Accessories, Reloading Supplies Special Orders, & Handgun Carry Classes Kevin Griggs with a big paddlefish on Cherokee. Photo K. Griggs. Kevin Griggs with two nice bass caught on Boone Lake. Photo K. Griggs. Send us your hunting & fishing photos: email to [email protected] Courtney Griggs with her first carp on Cherokee Lake. Photo C. Griggs. 18 CHEROKEE LAKE TWRA to Host Public Meetings in Regard to Deer Management in Tennessee NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking public input regarding deer management in Tennessee at three public meetings early next month. Meetings will be held in West, Middle, and East Tennessee on the evenings of Sept. 4, 5, and 6, respectively. All members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. The agency is particularly interested in getting feedback from those who experience impacts (positive or negative) from deer or the management of deer. This includes hunters, farmers, motorists, wildlife viewers, homeowners, or anyone else with a vested interest in how deer are managed in the state. Input received at the meeting will be used to inform the development of a 5-year strategic plan for TWRA’s Deer Management Program. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Venue </li><li style="flex:1">Address </li><li style="flex:1">Time </li></ul>Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Univ. of Tenn. Ag Research & Ed. Ctr Lane Agri-Park Auditorium 605 Airways Blvd, Suite 104 Jackson, T˜ 38301 7-9 pm 315 John R. Rice Blvd <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Murfreesboro, TN 37129 </li><li style="flex:1">7-9 pm </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">7-9 pm </li><li style="flex:1">Univ. of Tennessee - Plant Branch </li></ul>Building (Rooms 156.157) 2505 E. Chapman Hwy Knoxville, TN 37996 - TWRA - 19 DOUGLAS LAKE INDIAN CREEK MARKET & DELI Eric Anderson Receives Shikar-Safari Officer of the Year Award 1811 Indian Creek Road Dandridge, TN 37725 OPEN 7 Days a Week 6:00 am - 9:00 pm NASHVILLE --- Eric Anderson, of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, has been honored by the Shikar–Safari Club International as its 2017 Tennessee Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Phone # 865-397-0880 Full Menu: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner - Take Out Ask About our Daily Specials and Desserts! Live Bait - Fishing Supplies Anderson serves as a wildlife officer in Sumner County. He was recognized at the August meeting of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission. BOAT STORAGE - BOAT REPAIRS The annual award from the conservationbased organization honors the officer whose efforts during the year display outstanding performance and achievement among TWRA law enforcement personnel. Anderson is among a distinguished group of officers nationwide to receive the honor. Along with his duties as a wildlife officer, Anderson is very active in public outreach in his county and district. He organized a fishing event for wounded soldiers and their families in conjunction with the Percy Priest Hybrid and Stripe Club. He also assisted with youth hunting events across the district. He worked with the special investigations unit on a taxidermy case that recovered an 18-point buck has been poached on Fort Campbell Military Base. He applied new technology that prosecuted a pair for the illegal deer. He also prosecuted seven other individuals using social media to discover poaching violations. Anderson issued 156 citations and assisted with 85 additional citations. He checked more than Sumner County wildlife officer Eric Anderson holds his award for being named the 1,400 individuals for compliance. He made extensive personal con- Shikar-Safari Club International Tennessee Wildlife Officer of the Year. He is pictured with Tennessee Wildlife Resources Executive Director Ed Carter (left) and Shikar-Safari’s Dr. Jack Gayden, who made the presentation at the August meeting of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission. Photo TWRA. (Con’t on p. 21) 20

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