Basic Regulations

• The limit is one bear per year per person of either sex.
• Cubs or female bears with cubs near them may not be taken
  at any time. A cub is defined as a bear weighing 75 pounds
  or less.
• Bears may be checked in whole or field dressed but must
  weigh 75 pounds or greater.

Prohibited Acts

• Hunting private property without landowners permission is
  always illegal, no matter what animal is being hunted or trapped.
• No hunting over bait. All animal actractants must be removed
  10 days before hunting.
• It is illegal to hunt, shoot at, chase, or kill any wild animal,
  wild bird, or wildfowl from a public road right-of-way, or
  from any motorized vehicle, or to shoot any firearms across
  or from any public road or vehicle.

*Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Jefferson (east of Hwy. 411)Johnson,
Monroe, Polk (east of Hwy. 411 and north of Hwy. 64),
Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington

**Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Polk (east of Hwy.
411 and north of Hwy. 64), Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington

***Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Jefferson (east of 411), Johnson,
Monroe, Polk (east of Hwy. 411 and north of Hwy. 64), Sevier, Sullivan,
Unicoi, Washington.

****Monroe, Polk (east of 411 & north of 64)

*****Blount, Cocke (south of I-40), Jefferson (east of 411), Sevier