WMA Waterfowl Hunts

Season Long Waterfowl Specifics

• Only current residents, Lifetime Sportsman License holders, and native Tennesseans (with an approved application) may apply.
• Applicants must have the resident hunting licenses that are required for waterfowl hunting (with the exceptions of the migratory bird permit and the federal duck stamp) to apply. This could be a Combo Hunt/Fish and a WMA Waterfowl license, a sportsman license, or a lifetime license. For questions about licensing please check the Hunting Guide or call your local TWRA Office.
• Applicants must be 16 or older at the time of the hunt to apply.
• Applicants may select up to 48 hunt choices and rank them in order of preference.
• Only parties with 4-8 members, at the deadline, will be accepted into the drawing.
• Applicants may only apply to one of the nine areas listed.
• This quota hunt does not have priority points.
• If successful, even if you do not claim your permit, applicants may not apply for the Early, Mid, or Late Waterfowl seasons.
• Successful applicants who intend to hunt must claim their permit by logging into GoOutdoorsTennessee.com and selecting the “claim award” option next to their application. If no one in party claims their permit, then the site will go into an in-person leftover drawing.
• If at least one person in a party claims their permit, then the entire party is responsible for a permanent blind being constructed on the site by the fourth Monday in October. Failure to construct a blind by this date will result in all party members being restricted from applying to waterfowl hunts for one year.

Segmented Waterfowl Specifics

• The Segmented Waterfowl quota hunts include the Early, Mid, Late, and Youth/Military seasons.
• Applicants must be at least 16 years old.
• These hunts utilize priority points, with the exception of the Youth/Military season. Applicants will be considered with the same number of priority points as the member of their party with the most priority points for that particular hunt.
• Parties of 4-8 applicants are required. Applications that do not have at least 4 party members will be disqualified.
• Party leaders may select up to 48 hunt choices on their application.
• Successful applicants who intend to hunt must claim their permit by logging into GoOutdoorsTennessee.com and selecting the “claim award” option next to their application.
• Only applicants who claim their permit by the deadline will be awarded a valid permit.
• If no one in a successfully drawn party claims their permit by the deadline, the party forfeits that site, and the site will be allocated through an in-person leftover drawing.
• If you are drawn for a blind, your priority points will reset to zero, even if you do not claim your permit.