Hunters ?

[Travis C.]

I used to hunt on a small strip of woods next to a golf course and gas line "?"(not sure what its really called) when I was a kid. Since then that has now all been moved into the city limits. Does that change the ability to hunt it? We own our side of the woods to the golf course grass and that is where i stayed as a kid.

Or should i just find another place since the course is far more populated than then and technically the land is city.

Small game no high cal just squirrel/shotguns maybe rabbit.

Jeremy can you move to off topic? Posted in wrong board. Haven't hunted in almost 20 years guess it shows.

[Transplanted Sportsman]

U can hunt even big game as long u use archery equipment, not sure about firearms, my guess is that being in the city and specially having a holf course close to it u are not going to be able to use any kind, I hope u do!, maybe someone else with more knowledge on the topic will chime in! Good luck!

[ttitan27]

With archery, you would be fine for certain. How many acres would you guess are in the small strip of woods that is your property?

[jad2t]

Yea but good luck using archery methods to shoot rabbits and squirrels haha. That would be quite impressive!

[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by ttitan27

With archery, you would be fine for certain. How many acres would you guess are in the small strip of woods that is your property?

Not sure, I would guess a couple.

My uncle has 20 acres not far away from that and is not here in the state but he put feeders on it. I am not gonna go take his feeders down. There have been some big deer around it though.

[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by jad2t

Yea but good luck using archery methods to shoot rabbits and squirrels haha. That would be quite impressive!

I used to hunt squirrel with a browning wasp re-curve and Flu Flu arrows.

You'd be surprised at how much fun that is.

[Pookie]

TWRA can and will give you a definitive answer, but I can tell you what they will say. Since Doug Jackson sponsored and got passed, the Tennessee Right to Hunt bill, state law takes precedence over city ordinance. As long as it is a hunting activity, with or without firearms, it is legal.

I held a dove hunt last year right in the middle of Brentwood. Year before, I held one in downtown Nolensville. No problems with police, sheriff or TWRA.

[Reel Tune]

Very interesting Pookie, thanks for the information. The only thing I would be concerned about would be a deer that runs 50 to 100 yards into someones back yard or a green of a golf course and falls over dead.

[Travis C.]

Thanks for the info Pookie.

[jad2t]

Originally Posted by Pookie

TWRA can and will give you a definitive answer, but I can tell you what they will say. Since Doug Jackson sponsored and got passed, the Tennessee Right to Hunt bill, state law takes precedence over city ordinance. As long as it is a hunting activity, with or without firearms, it is legal.

I held a dove hunt last year right in the middle of Brentwood. Year before, I held one in downtown Nolensville. No problems with police, sheriff or TWRA.

I assume this does mandate that the hunter take on some responsibility though right? I wasn't aware of this bill but I'm glad it passed. Surely that doesn't mean that one can dove hunt in a corn field that borders a moderately busy road, right? That is kinda scary.

[Pookie]

Originally Posted by jad2t

I assume this does mandate that the hunter take on some responsibility though right? I wasn't aware of this bill but I'm glad it passed. Surely that doesn't mean that one can dove hunt in a corn field that borders a moderately busy road, right? That is kinda scary.

Well sure, you still have responsibility but that doesn't mean you can't hunt a cornfield next to a busy road. State law is still intact, in that you can't shoot across a road.

[jad2t]

Originally Posted by Pookie

Well sure, you still have responsibility but that doesn't mean you can't hunt a cornfield next to a busy road. State law is still intact, in that you can't shoot across a road.

Well in that case I can think of a few nice looking cornfields that I'd like to ask the owners for permission to hunt.

[MickT]

http://archive.tennessean.com/assets/pdf/DN17011528.PDF

This precedes the Right to Hunt and Fish Bill-
The TN Attorney General has issued an opinion that TWRA has the ability to regulate hunting in TN, and as long as firearms are discharged for the purposes of hunting, it is legal. This is an Attorney General's opinion, and NOT TCA. I would run this by the local PD(and someone high up enough to make the call) and get it in writing from them- court costs are still court costs. They may not be aware of the Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment and how it pertains to hunters on their jurisdiction.

This also does not protect you from reckless discharge charges. Know where your round will land.

Personally, I would prefer to firearm hunt

[Buccaneer]

TC you say your uncle's property is "not in this state". I'll assume Kentucky and if so you can hunt over corn on private property.

[Pookie]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

TC you say your uncle's property is "not in this state". I'll assume Kentucky and if so you can hunt over corn on private property.

You can hunt deer in a cornfield in Tennessee.