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ALL EASTERN COUNTIES ARE CLOSED TO KILLING COONS UNTIL the statewide season opens in September. Some people are under the impression that the kill season opened statewide on July 1st 2018. ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. CAPT. COOK TWRA has verified that the season IS NOT OPEN IN THE EASTERN COUNTIES 615~781~6610 TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN to any one telling you something different. ANYONE CAUGHT WITH GUN OR KILLING COONS IN THESE CLOSED COUNTIES WILL BE PROSECUTED PER TWRA. The official hunting guide is in the process of being printed, in the interim, this information is posted in TWRA'S WEBSITE. Dave

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Somebody needs of tell Richard Lambert

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You would think if they were going to implement this they would of had the regulation book out before it went into effect. I honestly don’t think the season matters if someone wants to roll one out there going to season or not.

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Bond, they dont have to worry about me. My dogs would have to tree one first.

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Dave to clarify this like you did with me a few weeks back,. It is open in some Eastern Counties on Private land. Is that still correct?
I appreciate you sharing this a few weeks back as

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I talk to a twra officer he said it was open for my County I live in Marion TN I wish they would close the early season myself

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Sorry guys, my electric power has been off since 10pm Friday night until just a few minutes ago [bad storm trees down ]. THE KILL SEASON IS CLOSED IN SCOTT CO, MORGAN CO, ROANE CO, RHEA CO, HAMILITON CO. AND ALL COUNTIES EAST OF THOSE COUNTIES. SCOTT CO AT THE TOP KY BORDER AND HAMITON CO AT THE BOTTON GA BORDER AND ALL COUNTIES EAST OF THOSE COUNTIES. Pretty much the entire EASTERN part of the state is closed. Middle and West Tennessee open. Dave

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I believe that your warden is wrong, if you unsure you should call the phone number given in this post. CAPT. COOK TWRA was going to school all those wardens and staff in the CLOSED COUNTIES, as some were getting FALSE INFORMATION. Dave

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Hopefully, this thread will CLARIFY the AREAS THAT ARE CLOSED. SOME HUNTERS ARE HUNTING IN CLOSED COUNTIES. Dave

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Thanks Dave

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You are welcome my friend. I made this post due to some hunters in my area arguing the season was open statewide. Some even called Nashville and were given INCORRECT INFORMATION that the season opened statewide July 1st 2018. CAPT. COOK assured me that the SEASON was CLOSED in the COUNTIES LISTED IN THIS POST AND THAT ALL STAFF INCLUDING WARDENS WOULD BE INFORMED, SO NO ONE WOULD BE GIVEN THE WRONG INFORMATION. ANYONE CAUGHT WITH A GUN OR KILLING COONS WILL BE PROSECUTED. DO NOT LISTEN TO ANYONE TELLING YOU DIFFERENT. PLEASE VERIFY THE INFORMATION IN THIS POST BY CALLING TWRA AT THE PHONE NUMBER LISTED IN THIS POST. Dave

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I'm not sure that they can do anything about a gun in your truck but if you have it out of the truck you are had

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Lpw I say they would still charge a man even if he had a gun in his truck and didn't have it out

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Here in NC if the GW shows I guarantee you will get a ticket for something, I dispice mr green jeans.

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I am so Thankful that here in FL, Raccoons are not looked at as a Game Animal. The amazing thing is that I would say fewer coon are harvested down here by coon hunters on a percentage basis than in any other state and we are allowed to harvest them year round.
Now many of the Bird Plantations and other types of hunting clubs have trappers on the payroll to trap and keep the population down. It is just the coon hunters have learned their value in the training process of their dogs and actually work hard on keeping their population up by feeding and not harvesting them.

It is kind of like wanting some ice cream and not being able to have it. Once your allowed all the ice cream you can eat, it doesn't seem as important to you. I see a lot more value in a live coon than I see in one harvested for no good reason.

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Lpw I say they would still charge a man even if he had a gun in his truck and didn't have it out

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Ralph try it and let us know. If you don't want to just dare cousin Joe to. He'll try almost anything on a dare.

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I don’t go anywhere that there isn’t a gun in my wife’s car or my truck! I know East Bend only has 2 crazy people (you and Dad LOL) now that Mr. Hennings has passed away but this area is full of them mostly cause of drugs and I hopefully ain’t going out to some druggie taking me out if I can help it! You know there isn’t much Joe wouldn’t do on a dare LOL

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If there is a gun in you're truck.a warden may give you a ticket, but it will be threw out in court. I have had it happen to me and have kmow now a couple others. I wished they would of left the season the way it was. I don't kill many coon. But I like a lot of others will knock one out if I think it's needed whether seasons open or not. In the spring and early summer if I've got a young dog that's just getting started and they really worked for one and I think it would be beneficial I will knock one out. If I'm going to knock One out in that timeframe I try and knockout a kitten if at all possible and leave the sowmalome

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If you have a carry permit, they have to catch you with a dead coon.

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I don't have to worry about it for the season is open in my county but if you have a gun in your truck they cant do anything about it because it is the law

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Think there has to be some common sense used here. The poster who said your car/truck is like your house and you can have a gun in it is correct. The facts are also if your out coon hunting and have a snub nosed 38 they might not think as much about is as a 22 rifle with scope and coon killer carved on the side. Yes a gun is a gun but intent also comes into play.
Unfortunally our actions while hunting. Have something to do with loss of land and hunting rights. It is not always the orher guys fault.
Wish, I could get folks to respect others land and not do disrespectful stuff that causes problems. Unfortunally we dont hear from or about the respectful ones.

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It's legal in IN to carry a rifle in the woods during running season. I think the reason is to defend against coyotes

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Exactly Bruce! Besides coon are thin in this area anyway and I have been told most of my life and I’m old according to my boys that if your dog “needs” a coon then you need a dog! Lol I’m NOT fan of the “it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission” club

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Spot on Ralph, it's taken years of effort to get a decent coon population in our AREAS. Crazy season like July kill season would cripple our coon population in a few years or less. KILLING COONS doesn't make a coondog! Dave

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