Application Period Deadline Approaching for State’s Second Elk Hunt
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | 02:45am
NASHVILLE --- Time is winding down to apply for participation in Tennessee’s second-ever managed elk hunt. Sportsmen have until midnight (CDT) on May 31 to submit their application to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
The second elk hunt will be held Oct. 18-22, 2010 at the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area, located off I-75, north of Knoxville. Once again, there will be five Elk Hunting Zones designated at the WMA.
Persons may apply at any TWRA license agent, TWRA regional office or online at www.tnelkhunt.org. Mailed applications will not be accepted.
As in the first hunt, five individuals will be selected to participate. Four of the participants will be selected through a computer drawing conducted by the TWRA. The fifth participant will be the recipient of a permit that is donated to a NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) which this year was the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Fund-raising proceeds are designated to the TWRA Elk Program.
In the inaugural hunt, all five participants harvested an elk. Four came on the opening day of the hunt. The 2009 participants in the historic hunt were Craig Gardner (Parrotsville), Chuck Flynn (Rockford), Tami Miller (Franklin), Jeff Moses Cleveland), and Ron Woodard (Oak Ridge).
There is no application fee for current Tennessee Annual Sportsman License holders, Lifetime Sportsman License holders, or senior citizen hunters (Type 166) with an Annual Senior Citizen Permit (Type 167). All other applicants will be charged a $10 non-refundable permit fee, a $2 internet usage fee (if applying online) and $0.50 drawing fee (the internet and drawing fees are charged by the internet provider). For those applying at a license agent, there is a $1 agent fee in addition to the $10 non-refundable permit fee.
The successful applicants will be announced at the June meeting of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission. Successful applicants will not be allowed to reapply for an elk quota permit for 10 years following a successful draw.
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Note: Chuck Flynn describes in his owns words the events leading to and participating the state's first managed elk hunt in October 2009, resulting in the first elk to be legally harvested in the state since the 19th century. To read Chuck's story, "Will I Hunt In October," click on the following link: