Several State Waterfowl Refuges Closed during Part of Migration
Thursday, November 06, 2008 | 05:04am
NASHVILLE --- Several Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) waterfowl refuges in the state will close to public access this winter to provide migrating waterfowl a place to feed and rest, undisturbed by human activities, according to the TWRA.
These refuges are closed to public access, except in designated observation areas, each year during the peak of the migrations.
The dates and waterfowl refuges to be closed by region:
Region I
Refuge Location Closure Dates
Bean Switch Weakley County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Cypress Pond Decatur County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Eagle Lake Shelby County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Hop-In Obion County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Horns Bluff Crockett/Gibson Counties Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Jarrell Switch Carroll County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Maness Swamp Weakley County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 14, 2009
White Lake Dyer County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
*Black Bayou Refuge in Lake County will close to all hunting on Nov. 14, 2008.
Region II
Refuge Location Closure Dates
Woods Reservoir Franklin/Coffee Counties Nov. 1, 2008-Jan. 31, 2009
Pardue Pond Cheatham County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28 2009
Dyson Ditch Cheatham County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Old Hickory Lock 5 Trousdale/Wilson Counties Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Long Pond Montgomery County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Region III
Refuge Location Closure Dates
Cordell Hull Jackson County Nov. 15, 2008-March 1, 2009
Paint Rock Roane County Oct. 15, 2008-Feb. 1, 2009
Hiwassee Meigs County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Yuchi Refuge
(wetland zone) Meigs County Nov.15, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009
Cordell Hull, Paint Rock and Hiwassee Refuges, public entry and fishing permitted while on the main river channel passing through the refuge.
Region IV
Refuge Location Closure Dates
Henderson Island Jefferson County Nov. 16, 2008-Feb. 1, 2009
Kyker Bottoms Blount County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 14, 2009
Joachim Bible Unit of Lick Creek
Bottoms WMA Greene County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 14, 2009
Chota Unit of
Tellico Lake WMA Monroe County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 14, 2009
Nolichucky WMA Greene County Nov. 21, 2008-Feb. 1, 2009
Whites Mill Blount County Nov. 1, 2008-Feb. 15, 2009