Straight from TWRA website...
In an effort to introduce new hunters to the sport, we have developed a new type of hunting permit designed especially for people who may wish to sample the pleasures of Tennessee’s many hunting opportunities.</p>
The Agency’s Apprentice Permit will provide a one-time exemption from Tennessee’s Hunter Education requirements for anyone ten years of age or older for a period of one year from the date of purchase. The permit may only be purchased once during the lifetime of the hunter.
Potential hunters (born on or after January 1, 1969) who have not completed the state’s usually mandatory Hunter Education course may purchase the type 012 permit for $11. This permit allows the holder to hunt in Tennessee for one year from the date of purchase without having to complete the Hunter Education course. The hunter must also possess all appropriate licenses and permits required of Hunter Education certified hunters.
<font color="#ff3333">Hunters purchasing the Apprentice Permit must be accompanied by a person 21 years of age or older who is a hunter education graduate or is exempt from the hunter education requirements (born prior to 1969). This person must remain in a position to take immediate control of the hunting device.</font>
The Apprentice Hunting Permit is valid only in Tennessee and will not exempt people hunting outside Tennessee from that state’s hunter education requirements. However, out-of-state hunters coming to Tennessee to hunt may purchase the Apprentice Hunting Permit one time only.
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