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- Ellington
Agricultural Center
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
For your
information, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency's Proclamation concerning
the use of crossbows during the big game seasons has been recently modified.
This proclamation now allows hunters who are 50% permanently disabled
in either a hand or arm, or those hunters who are 50% permanently impaired
in upper body functions in accordance with the standards outlined in
the "Guide to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment Rating" published by
the AMA, to hunt with the use of the crossbow. The proclamation still
allows for hunters who permanently require the use of crutches or a
wheelchair to hunt with a crossbow during the big game hunting seasons.
The modifications
in the proclamation also allow for those hunters who are 50% temporarily
disabled in either a hand or arm, or those hunters who are 50% temporarily
impaired in upper body functions in accordance with the standards outlined
in the "Guide to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment Rating" published
by the AMA, to hunt with the use of the crossbow during the big game
hunting seasons in which the temporarily disability exists. The proclamation
also includes those hunters who temporarily require the use of crutches
or a wheelchair during the big game seasons to hunt with a crossbow.
An official
form must be signed by a physician or licensed therapist in order to
be valid. Once signed, this form becomes your authorization to hunt
with a crossbow instead of archery equipment during the big game hunting
seasons. The form must be carried on your person at all times when acceptable.
FOR
OFFICIAL APPLICATION, PLEASE WRITE TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS, CALL (615) 781-6647.
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