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Law Enforcement

Updated October 27, 2026

While on the refuge for all emergencies please call 911.  

To report refuge violations, call Refuge Law Enforcement at 931-472-8730. You can also email fws_tips@fws.gov or call 1-844-397-8477 and leave a message. Make sure to include the name of the refuge where the violation occurred and your contact information. Tips may be reported anonymously.

Refuge property is marked on the outside boundary with yellow paint hash marks and blue goose boundary signs. The Refuge boundary signs delineate refuge property BEHIND the sign. Trespassing on posted or unmarked private property is a violation of Tennessee state law.

  • Public access to the refuge is limited to daylight use only, (30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset). 
  • Firearms are permitted in accordance with state laws. 
  • ATV/UTV and golf cart use on the Refuge is prohibited.
  • Use or possession of alcoholic beverages while hunting is prohibited. 
  • Camping and campfires on the refuge are prohibited. 
  • Bicycles can be used on refuge hunts but must remain on refuge paved or graveled roads. 
  • All dogs must be restrained by chain or leash if not being legally used for hunting.  
  • It is illegal to cut corn stalks, trees or other vegetation on the refuge. 

Hunting is permitted on various portions of Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge with the exception of those areas marked “Closed” on the map or by “Closed Area” signs on refuge lands or waters. Applicable Federal and State law and regulations apply. Mobility impaired hunters can contact the refuge office for accessible areas.

Cross Creeks is open to hunting for the following species: squirrel, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, and Canada goose. Hunters may only take coyote and beaver incidental to a scheduled refuge hunt for the species listed in our brochure with any weapon legal for that hunt. No taking of turtles, crawfish or bullfrogs is permitted on the refuge.

Please see our Hunting and Fishing Brochure for a complete list of regulations. 

The Refuge Annual Hunt Permit may be purchased only through TWRA licensing agents using code 064.

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