Hunting , Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area , Tennesse
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About Hunting , Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area :
Big South Fork is one of only a few National Park Service units legislated to allow hunting. Popular big game species found within the park are Whitetail Deer, Turkey and Wild Boar. In addition to big game, the area is also rich in small game species such as squirrel, raccoon, rabbit and game birds.
As a unit of the National Park Service, there are additional regulations which apply to hunting in Big South Fork. Apart from for these, the hunting regulations within the Big South Fork are the same as the respective state in which you are hunting. For those hunting in Tennessee, the Tennessee regulations would apply and for those hunting in Kentucky, the Kentucky regulations.
In the Tennessee portion of Big South Fork the licensing requirements and hunting seasons are the same as those identified by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for the state.
In the Kentucky portion of Big South Fork the licensing requirements are the same as those identified by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The hunting seasons for the Kentucky portion of Big South Fork, however, are different then those throughout the state. In Kentucky the Big South Fork is managed as a Wildlife Management Area and the
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About Hunting , Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area :
The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area preserves the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries in northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky. In addition, the former mining community of Blue Heron is preserved and interpreted via signage.
The Big South Fork region contains one of the highest concentrations of natural bridges in the eastern United States and the area is located in parts of Scott, Fentress, Pickett, and Morgan counties in Tennessee, and McCreary County in Kentucky.
The Big South Fork’s most prominent feature is the river gorge cutting through the softer Mississippian age rock beneath the hard Pennsylvanian capstone of the Cumberland Plateau. Water is the most influential agent of geologic change in the Big South Fork region. Over time water action has left many unique and amazing geologic features ranging from the river gorge with its magnificent bluffs to the natural arches and unusual hoodoos.
Due to the substantial amount
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