The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) recently announced that it is holding another free Young Sportsman Squirrel Hunt at Buffalo Ridge Refuge in Humphreys County on December 17th.
The Buffalo Ridge Youth Squirrel Hunt is right around the corner on December 17th. Sign up today! Visit https://t.co/tT1qFPMULD#tnwildlife #gooutdoorstennessee pic.twitter.com/ChmYpYOIYz
— TWRA (@tnwildlife) November 28, 2022
The hunt is open to kids ages 6-16 and replaces the hunt previously held in February at Buffalo Ridge Refuge.
The event will begin at 6 a.m. with breakfast and mandatory safety instructions for participating hunters. The hunt begins at 7 a.m., with lunch served at noon.
The Young Sportsman Squirrel Hunt is limited to 30 participants. To secure a spot for the hunt, those interested must register through the TWRA now through December 9th.
Squirrel hunting season runs through March 15, 2023. Hunters are allowed to harvest up to 10 squirrels a day.
According to TWRA, anyone born on or after January 1, 1969 is required to have completed a hunter education course to hunt in Tennessee. An apprentice license is required for those born on or after January 1, 1969 if the hunter education course has not been completed. This license exempts the hunter from the mandatory hunter education law for one year from the date of purchase but may only be purchased for up to three consecutive years during the lifetime of the hunter, TWRA adds.
Additionally, as noted by TWRA, those under 10 years of age do not need a Hunter Education certificate but must be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age who must remain in a position to take immediate control of the hunting device.
Each hunting day begins a half hour before sunrise and ends a half hour after sunset.
For more information about hunting in Tennessee, please visit TWRA’s website at www.tnwildlife.org
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
Photo “Buffalo Ridge Young Sportsman Squirrel Hunt” by TWRA.
