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TWRA Region 2 - news AND Updates
Haynes Bottom & Cheatham Lake Waterfowl Area Photos
duck food at blind #115 on Haynes Bottom WMA (alternating 4 rows of corn by 4 rows
of milo)
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duck food at blind #139 at Haynes Bottowm WMA (alternating 4 rows of corn by 4 rows
of milo)
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35 wood ducks rocket netted on 7/24/08 at Haynes Bottom WMA |
Female Wood Duck at Haynes Bottom WMA |
Banded Male Wood Duck at Haynes Bottom WMA |
Repairing the pump site at
Hudgen's Slough at Cheatham Lake WMA |
Waterfowl Blind Drawings Set For August 2 At Mid-State Locations
Waterfowl hunters will gather Saturday, Aug. 2 to draw for waterfowl blind positions
on Cheatham, Haynes, Old Hickory, and AEDC (Woods) wildlife management areas in Middle
Tennessee.
The annual blind drawings are always held on the first Saturday of August across the
state.
In order to draw for a blind, sportsmen must be at least 16 years of age, appear in
person, and possess the proper licenses/permits. Registration at all sites will begin at 7 a.m. and
end at 10 a.m. The drawing will begin immediately after registration closes.
The following are Middle Tennessee WMA blind drawing sites and other
information:
Region II Duck Blind Drawings
Locations:
- Old Hickory - drawing held at the Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon
- Cheatham Lake – Cheatham WMA headquarters
- Haynes Bottom - Cheatham WMA headquarters
- Woods Reservoir - AEDC Gossick Center
Registration is from 7-10 am
Each applicant must be at least 16 years old, have an adult license, and apply in
person.
Persons wishing to sign-on must be present and must sign-on when the blind is
chosen.
Licenses required to register for blind drawing:
Old Hickory Unit I & II, Cheatham Reservoir, Haynes Bottom, and Woods Reservoir:
Annual Hunting/Fishing (type 01) plus an Annual Small Game and Waterfowl permit (type 91) -or- either adult Sportsman License.
Waterfowl Food Planted And Growing In Cheatham, Old Hickory WMAs
The duck food at Cheatham Lake and Haynes Bottom WMA's is planted.
The sharecroppers at Cheatham Lake did a great job as did Doug Martin, Steve Swaw, and Terry Hopkins
at Haynes Bottom.
Cheatham Lake:
blind #
1) open water
2) open water
3) open water
4) open water & milo behind the blind
5) open water
6) milo
7) milo (heavy equipment crew helped rebuild the levee this spring)
8) milo
9) open water
10) open water
12) open water
13) open water
14) corn
15) corn
16) corn
17) corn
18) corn
19) corn
20) corn
21) corn
22) corn
23) corn
24) corn
25) corn
31) open water
35) milo
36) open water (wet land)
37) milo
38) open water
39) milo
40) milo
41) open water & corn behind the blind
42) milo
43) corn
44) milo (handicapped blind)
45) open water
46) milo
47) milo
TWRA's share in Pardue Pond Refuge: milo
Mark's Creek wading area: brown top millet & milo
The Millet Pond: brown top millet & milo
Haynes Bottom:
All blinds except for #'s 129, 131, & 133 (which are in the natural wetland holes next to our
west boundary) are planted in alternating rows of corn and milo (4 x 4).
All duck food ponds have been planted at Old Hickory WMA.
Blind#
0) milo
4) milo
8) milo, wheelchair bound only blind
12) corn
14) corn
17) corn/milo
18) corn
19) corn
25) corn/milo
26) corn/milo
27) corn/milo
28) corn/milo
29) corn/milo
32) milo
33) milo
35) open water/milo
39) open water/ milo
40) milo
41) milo
50) milo
51) milo
64) open water (no planting access)
65) open water (no planting access)
69) milo
71) milo
82) milo
Lock 5 Refuge: TWRA part: milo, sharecropper: soybeans
All pond plantings, including the Refuge, were cut by 1/3, to offset the rising costs of
herbicide, fertilizer and diesel.
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