Back40 PassTennessee · Official sources · Reviewed August 14, 2026
TWRA's current guide says private-land hunting and trapping require permission, advises writing for hunting, requires writing for trapping, and requires carried writing on land posted 'HUNTING BY WRITTEN PERMISSION ONLY.' Current night coyote and bobcat guidance also requires permission documented in writing, text, or email.
This is a qualified summary, not legal advice or permission. Reopen the cited official sources, confirm their effective dates and current versions, and check the exact property, activity, species, method, date, and local rule before relying on any form.
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TWRA's current guide says private-land hunting and trapping require permission, advises writing for hunting, requires writing for trapping, and requires carried writing on land posted 'HUNTING BY WRITTEN PERMISSION ONLY.' Current night coyote and bobcat guidance also requires permission documented in writing, text, or email.
County, municipal, WMA, season, method, and property-specific rules can add restrictions. This profile does not claim a complete local-rule survey.
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Your draft
Choose primary game and timingSubject: Hunting permission request — [choose primary game], Tennessee Hello, My name is [your name]. I am writing to ask whether you would consider discussing permission for 1 hunter to hunt [choose primary game] with archery in Tennessee during [your requested dates]. I will not enter, scout, or hunt without your approval. If you are open to a conversation, I would like to confirm: - who controls access: Do you control access for this property, or is there an authorized manager I should contact? - every approved person and the exact dates - the property boundary, entry, parking, and no-go areas - permitted species, methods, and any property-specific limits - check-in, gates, livestock, crops, guests, and equipment rules - whether written permission or another state or local record is required - the game-retrieval plan, including neighboring property I understand the answer may be no, and I will respect it. Permission for one person, activity, or date would not be treated as permission for anyone else or another time. You can reach me at [add your preferred contact before sending]. Thank you for considering the request, [your name]
This is a request, not permission, a lease, or legal advice. Only an authorized person can approve access. Verify current state and local requirements before relying on any written record.
Applicability by rule
“General” below identifies the broadest modeled rule in this review. A rule is described as verified current only when the profile passes the evidence gate; pending rules are labeled with their future effective status.
Broadest modeled rule
The guide advises written permission for ordinary hunting but states a mandatory writing rule for trapping and specified posted land.
Conditional or related rule
This mandatory writing rule depends on the specified posting; it must not be generalized from every posted sign or every private parcel without checking the rule.
Conditional or related rule
This is an activity-specific writing rule for trapping and is supported by the current agency page and guide.
Conditional or related rule
The source expressly accepts a text or email as documented permission; the rule is limited to the described night seasons on private land.
Official forms
The guide card lets each party retain a copy. Treat its fields as template fields, not as statutory required fields unless a controlling source says otherwise.
The two-part card is an official documentation option embedded in the guide; the reviewed rules do not state that this exact card is the exclusive legal format.
Fields shown: hunter identification · vehicle identification · landowner identification · property · authorized dates · landowner signature · hunter signature
Location: 120
Open Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency form ↗Private printable courtesy record
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Courtesy record · Not a universal legal form
The authorized person and hunter should confirm that this record accurately describes the limited permission actually granted. No access outside the named people, property, dates, activities, map, or rules is implied. Permission may be subject to current law and may be revoked according to applicable terms and law.
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Claim-level source ledger
Superseded material may appear only as labeled context and never supports a current or future modeled claim.
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · General Regulations, 'Hunting and Trapping on Private Land,' page 53; Hunter/Landowner Permission Card, page 120
Edition: 2026-2027
Open official source ↗Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · Trapping Season Dates & Regulations; Coyote and Bobcat Night Hunting Season Regulations
Edition: 2026-2027
Open official source ↗Complete the chain
A tax record, request, conversation, form draft, or Back40 Pass response is never permission by itself.
Use the state and local record sources for orientation, then verify who controls the hunting rights.
Open Tennessee property-record paths →Confirm seasons, licenses, tags, methods, local rules, and property-specific conditions separately.
Open Tennessee hunting sources →Create a private request and receive a 30-day landowner response link. Public-board review stays optional; a request is not inventory or access.
Create a private Tennessee landowner invite →Share a nonbinding private intake. Back40 Pass does not advertise land without owner action.
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