June 2018 FREE! WORLD RECORD CRAPPIE CAUGHT IN LOUDON COUNTY! - Full Color On The Web! MORE FACTS, PHOTOS, AND FUN INSIDE!

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1 June 2018 FREE! WORLD RECORD CRAPPIE CAUGHT IN LOUDON COUNTY! FREE - Full Color On The Web! MORE FACTS, PHOTOS, AND FUN INSIDE! FREE

2 TENNESSEE FISHING & HUNTING GUIDE 1805 Amarillo Ln Knoxville, TN J.L. & Lin Stepp Publishers Serving Tennessee Since 1990 BENTON SHOOTERS SUPPLY The Largest Shooters Supply Store In The South! Hwy 411, Benton, TN Mon - Sat 9am - 6pm HUNTING & FISHING SUPPLIES - GUNS - AMMO ARCHEREY EQUIPMENT - SAFES OUTDOOR CLOTHING FOR MEN/WOMEN/CHILDREN Our steppcom@aol.com Send us your pictures! ABOUT THE COVER For the second time in less than a two-year period Tennessee has produced a wildlife world record. A 5 pound, 7.68 ounces black crappie was caught in Philadelphia, Tenn., by Lionel Jam Ferguson, which eclipsed the world record 5-pound black crappie caught in Missouri in Congratulations to Lionel, and get out there this month - your record fish may be waiting! Photo TWRA. (see story page 3) Fish & Hunt Tennessee! 2 Long guns and handguns: Over 2,000 guns in stock! Ammo and supplies for every shooting need. KEEP OUR TENNESSEE LAKES CLEAN Introduce A Kid To Fishing!

3 WORLD RECORD CRAPPIE CAUGHT IN LOUDON COUNTY For the second time in less than a two-year period Tennessee has produced a wildlife world record. A 5 pound, 7.68 ounces black crappie was caught in a pond in Philadelphia, Tenn., by Lionel "Jam" Ferguson, which eclipsed the world record 5-pound black crappie caught on a private lake in Missouri in 2006, according to the International Game Fish Association. WATTS BAR LAKE The previous black crappie record in Tennessee was 4 pounds, 4 ounces caught in 1985 in Brown s Creek Lake in Henderson. Ferguson's record fish came about 19 months after Stephen Tucker killed the world record white tail deer in Gallatin with 47-point antlers which measured 312 3/8 inches. 4 CORNERS MARKET Intersection of Hwys 58 & 68, Decatur, TN * Gotzza Pizza - Subs - Salad - Wings (Delicious & 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 Prayers go up and blessings come down. Ferguson said. Philadelphia is located in Loudon County near Knoxville. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer Anthony Chitwood met with Ferguson after Ferguson caught the black crappie and accompanied him to a nearby boat ramp to have the fish weighed on scales used in bass tournaments. * Groceries * Deli - Take-Out * Pizza * 100% Gas - no ethanol * Live Bait * Worms * Beer * Ice * Lottery * Propane * Minnows After realizing the fish might be a world record it was then taken to be weighed on certified scales. The following day TWRA fisheries biologist John Hammonds visually inspected the fish and verified it as a black crappie. In order to rule out the chance of it being a hybrid between a black and white crappie, Hammonds took a fin clipping that is undergoing DNA testing, which will take a few weeks. Ferguson already has delivered the fish to a taxidermist for mounting. (Reprinted from article in by Mike Organ, USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Published May 18, 2018.) This Magazine Provided To You FREE By The Advertisers Thank Them With YOUR Business! 3

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7 HIWASSEE / OCOEE RIVERS Airbows with Bolts, Airguns with Pellets, Will Be Legal in 2018 for Specific Hunts NASHVILLE --- For the first time, Tennessee sportsmen who possess a permanent disability license obtained from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, can utilize a pneumatic device known most commonly by its trademark name, Airbow. Similar to a crossbow in that this device shoots a bolt (small arrow), the Tennessee Fish And Wildlife Commission, the governing body of TWRA, approved the use of the Airbow during its recent May meeting in Nashville. Commissioners were voting to give qualified permanent disabled hunters another means of enjoying the outdoors, noted Lt. Col. Cape Taylor of the TWRA Law Enforcement Division. They are the only ones who can use this device during archery-only big game hunts. The Airbow, however, can be used by any hunter during modern gun seasons in Tennessee, explained Taylor. This does not include the muzzleloader season for deer, specified the lieutenant colonel. There were no changes made to this upcoming fall muzzleloader season. Hunters who believe they qualify for a permanent disability license can visit the agency s website at Under Buy Licenses, at the top of website, click on Special Licenses & Per- (Con t on p. 15 Download this magazine in full color! 7

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13 CHEROKEE LAKE Gary with a big striper. Photo courtesy Gilmore Dock. This youth had a successful turkey hunt. Photo Gilmore Dock. Mike Davidson with a three smallmouths. Photo courtesy Gilmore Dock. A couple of big Cherokee Lake smallmouths. Photo Gilmore Dock. 13

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15 ( Airbows & Airguns... con t from p. 7) mits. From there, click on Applications for Disabled, Blind, Seniors, and Miscellaneous Licenses. DOUGLAS LAKE INDIAN CREEK MARKET & DELI 1811 Indian Creek Road Dandridge, TN OPEN 7 Days a Week 6:00 am - 9:00 pm There was also another pneumatic hunting device, previously allowed only for small game hunting, that the 13-member TFWC approved for use during modern gun hunts. Rather than shooting bolts, however, this airgun shoots large pellets but is powered by high-pressured air. Phone # Full Menu: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner - Take Out Ask About our Daily Specials and Desserts! Live Bait - Fishing Supplies BOAT STORAGE - BOAT REPAIRS The stipulation here is that the pellet must be at least.35 caliber in order to hunt big game or furbearers, noted Taylor. And once again, it can only be used during modern gun hunts." Air guns with pellets.35 caliber and larger will be legal for deer, elk, bear, or furbearers such as bobcats, foxes or coyotes when they are in season. In order to hunt furbearers, sportsmen using pellets that are.35 caliber or larger during deer, elk, or bear seasons must be a legal big game hunter in possession of a big game license. More information about Airbows and airguns can be found later this summer when TWRA prints its Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guide. An electronic version of that guide will also be placed on the agency website at org. ---TWRA--- Tennessee will host its 2018 Free Fishing Day on Saturday, June 9 The day allows anyone the opportunity to try this great outdoor sport, especially children to celebrate fishing as a wholesome and healthy recreational option. Numerous events are schedule for Free Fishing Day. 15

16 NORRIS LAKE 16 Johnny Seiler with a nice stringer of crappies caught on Bobby Garland from Judy s. Dusty Norman with a nice rockfish. Photo courtesy Judy s.

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18 WATAUGA / S. HOLSTON / BOONE Brummitt s Bait & Tackle Live Bait Hwy 321 Hampton, TN Dustin Greear says the Lord blessed him with two toms this spring - biggest beard, 1 1/4 spurs. Photo D. Greear. Dustin Greear with a 21 1/2 inch largemouth caught on Ft. Patrick Heny Lake. Photo D. Greear.

19 WATAUGA / S. HOLSTON / BOONE ( August Hunt... con t from p. 17) of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency s wildlife management areas. The TWFC is the governing body of the TWRA and recently established hunting seasons for and More information about this coming year s hunting seasons will be available to sportsmen later this summer in the Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guide. It is available from businesses that sell hunting and fishing licenses and also in electronic form later this summer on the agency s website at ---TWRA--- Eric Sholar - 20 lbs, 10 beard, 1 spurs. Photo courtesy TNT Outdoors. 19

20 DALE HOLLOW LAKE ( Elk Hunt Raffle... con t from p. 6) raffle drawing will be held Aug. 15 and the winner announced at the Aug. 24 meeting of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission in Nashville. The raffle winner will join the computer drawing winners in the 2018 hunt in October at one of the elk hunting zones on North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. The hunting season dates will be set by the TFWC at its May meeting. The winner will be re- (Con t on p. 23 TFWC Establishes Two-Year Hunting Seasons at May Meeting NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission established the state s and hunting and trapping seasons at its May meeting which concluded Friday afternoon The TFWC serves as the governing body of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The commission s actions, which include season dates, bag limits, and rules and regulations, go into effect July 1. It marks the first time that the regulations will be effective for two years rather than one year. Among changes made was the addition of a three-day, archery-only antlered deer hunt Aug in The commission had been requested to consider the season so that hunters can have an opportunity to harvest deer while they still have velvet covered antlers. In addition, the 13-member body approved an agency recommendation to return to a previous definition of what constitutes an antlered deer. For the last two deer seasons, any deer with antlers above its hairline was considered an antlered deer. Now, antlered deer are defined as male of female deer with antlers that are minimum of three inches in length. Hunters had indicated to TWRA that they preferred the 3-inch rule and that was one of the several reasons why the agency proposed returning to the traditional definition. The agency will publish its Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guides prior to the beginning of seasons, which will include the changes made in hunting or trapping seasons, but also all season dates and bag limits. The guide will be available in hard copy, but also on the agency's website. It will also list the various changes and regulations that will apply to a specific wildlife management area (WMA). Among the various changes on WMAs, deer seasons were restructured on Cheatham WMA. On Wolf River WMA, deer hunting opportunities were expanded. The TFWC voted to eliminate the special private lands only raccoon/opossum hunting season in selected East Tennessee counties as requested by public input. The statewide season opens in mid- September. With concerns for a recent dip in the wild turkey harvest, the TFWC also voted to limit the fall turkey 20 (Con t on p. 21

21 DALE HOLLOW LAKE Boat Parking With Elec. Hook-ups Wireless Internet Security Cameras - FACILITIES FOR SALE - - Dale Hollow Fishing Report - courtesy Sportsman s Lodge Motel Smallmouth Bass: A few smallmouths are being caught on jerkbaits and A-rigs while fishing points with grass in about feet of water. Largemouth Bass: A few largemouths are being caught on A-rigs, jerkbaits, and jigs while fishing shallow cover in the rivers. Crappie: A few crappie are being caught near Eastport while fishing minnows around shallow cover. (Huntfishbuddy.com) ( Hunting Seasons... con t from p. 20) hunting seasons to bearded birds only, dropping the harvest of hens during the fall. The spring turkey season will remain the same as it has been in recent years, allowing a four bearded bird bag limit. While it will not become law until July 1, 2019, the commission, noting concerns over the potential of Chronic Wasting Disease finding its way into Tennessee, voted to ban the use of cervid lures Horse Creek Dock & Resort with urine. There is concern nationwide that the 703 Horse Creek Dock Road, Celina, TN disease could be passed through tainted urine Synthetic deer and elk lures, readily available on the market, would still be legal. The TWFC also voted to make the use of aerial drones illegal for the purpose of hunting during its discussion on "manner and means," which includes equipment legal to use while hunting or (Con t on p. 22 * COTTAGES * BOAT RENTALS * FISHING SUPPLIES * BAIT * ICE - GROCERIES 21

22 CENTER HILL LAKE ( Hunting Seasons... con t from p. 21) trapping. It also legalized the use of pneumatic devices (air guns) only for licensed disabled hunters during the state's archery-only seasons. The device will also be legal for everyone during the modern gun hunt, but not during the state's muzzleloader season. John Mayer, Region III manager, will be retiring at the end of June after 34 years of service to the agency. He was recognized prior to the start of Thursday s committee meeting. He began his TWRA career as a fisheries technician. The entire two-day meeting can be viewed on the TWRA website at In addition, specific segments from the meeting will be highlighted next week on the website s home page TWRA--- Tennessee will host its 2018 Free Fishing Day on Saturday, June 9

23 PAY LAKE FISHING Larry Gillmore with his catch of 11 lbs 9 oz won the $250 Pickle Jar 5/26/18. Photos Manuel D. & Ryder G - 8 lbs 8 oz 5/18/18 Photo Photo TWRA 2018 Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Traditional Start to Tennessee s Summer Boating Season Have Fun - Be Safe! Horatio - 16 lbs 5/27/18. Photo Gallatin Pay Lake. Melissa Sams - 4 lbs 14 oz 5/27/18. Photo ( Elk Hunt Raffle... con t from p. 20) sponsible for the appropriate license to participate. In addition to the permit, the raffle winner will receive a new Tikka T3X Lite Stainless bolt-action rifle in 7mm Remington Mag. It is topped with an Oculus Pro Team HD 3x9x40 mm rifle scope. To purchase tickets for the raffle, visit the TWRF website at All proceeds from the raffle will go exclusively to the elk restoration program. TWRF is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting habitat conservation, responsible land stewardship, and Tennessee's hunting and fishing heritage for the benefit of TWRA and Tennessee's outdoor enthusiasts. ---TWRA--- 23

24 PAY LAKE FISHING David Mallard - 9 lbs 2 oz 5/6/18. Photo David Mallard - 9 lbs 7 oz 5/6/18. Photo Daniel Austin - 23 lbs 12 oz 5/11/18. Photo Larry Gillmore - 17 lbs 13 oz5/11/18. Photo Tommy Sr - 23 lbs 7 oz 5/12/18. Photo About 20 pounds - Photo Gallatin Pay Lake. 24 Tommy Sr - 11 lbs 14 oz 5/25/18. Photo David Mallard - 21 lbs 6 oz 5/25/18. Photo Horatio - 5 lbs 2 oz 5/27/18. Photo

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26 PAY LAKE FISHING Tommy Sr - 33 lbs 1 oz 4/27/18. Photo J. Snyder - 13 lbs 4 oz 4/28/18. Photo David Dowell - 14 lbs 10 oz 4/28/18. Photo Doug Mayfield - 11 lbs 8 oz 4/29/18. Photo (not in pickle jar) Tommy Sr - 17 lbs 4 oz 4/18/18. Photo Tommy Sr - 11 lbs 8 oz 4/18/18. Photo Tommy Sr - won Pickle Jar $250. Photo 26 David Mallard - 10 lbs 5/4/18. Photo Larry Gillmore - 15 lbs 13 oz 5/5/18. Photo

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