Published: August 22, 2018

RESIDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED A DAY OF FREE HUNTING THIS SATURDAY IN TENNESSEE. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, SATURDAY MARKS FREE HUNTING DAY WHICH IS AN EVENT THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY ANNUALLY PROVIDES IN HOPES OF INCREASING INTEREST IN HUNTING. SQUIRREL HUNTING SEASON ALSO OPENS ON SATURDAY WHICH IS ONE OF TENNESSEE’S OLDEST AND FAVORITE TRADITIONS. ON FREE HUNTING DAY, STATE RESIDENT HUNTERS ARE EXEMPT FROM HUNTING LICENSES AND WMA PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION TO SQUIRRELS, THOSE SPECIES THAT HAVE A YEAR-ROUND SEASON WILL BE OPEN AS WELL. THE YEAR-ROUND SPECIES INCLUDE ARMADILLOS, BEAVERS, COYOTES, GROUNDHOGS, AND STRIPED SKUNKS. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO T-N WILDLIFE DOT ORG.