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Public commenter urges flintlock season and education; commissioners cite safety and legislative limits while calling for depredation review
Summary
A Tennessee resident proposed a Flintlock hunting season for February and an education push; commissioners discussed marketing alternatives, safety constraints tied to blaze-orange law and legislative limits, and a commissioner urged a deep review of deer depredation permits.
Fred Walker, a Maryville resident who owns property in the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area, urged the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission during public comment to consider establishing a Flintlock hunting season and to promote historical education tied to muzzleloading traditions.
Walker said he provided commissioners with materials from Pennsylvania, where a Flintlock season has operated for decades, and offered paper copies to commissioners. He proposed a three-week January Flintlock season for North Cumberland WMA and invited commissioners and state and local representatives to a…
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