NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is welcoming comments for its 2023 fishing regulations. This is an opportunity for the public to share ideas and concerns about fishing regulations with TWRA staff. Public comments will be considered by …
NASHVILLE --- The participants in the 2022 Tennessee elk hunt will be announced during the August meeting of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission. In addition, the grand prize winners of the Tennessee Conservation Raffle will be announced. The …
NASHVILLE --- The Aug. 14 entry deadline is closing in for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation's 2022 Conservation Raffle. Ten outstanding outdoor experience packages, plus an additional 100 prizes will be awarded. This year’s Conservation …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2022 dove season. The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Thursday, Sept. 1. Landowners can earn up to $4,000 for providing a dove field …
NASHVILLE --- A Tracker boat and a $5,000 Academy Sports + Outdoors gift card are just two of the outstanding packages being offered in the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF) 2022 Conservation Raffle. The Tracker Pro Team 175 TF is a boat that …
NASHVILLE --- The July 27 application deadline is approaching for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 2022 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Big Game Quota Hunts, the regular elk, youth elk, and WMA youth. The WMA hunting instruction sheet has locations …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will make in-person duck blind announcements at nine locations on Saturday, Aug. 6. Events will begin at 9 a.m. and the blind announcements start at 10 a.m. The TWRA is also soliciting public comment on …
NASHVILLE --- Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in a 4 ½-year-old white-tailed deer buck in Dyer County according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. This makes Dyer County positive and due to the proximity within 10 miles, Obion …
FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. --- Herb Parsons Lake in Fayette County will undergo considerable improvements over the next several years as part of the Bill Dance Signature Lakes program. The goal of the Bill Dance Signature Lakes program is to improve and enhance …
NASHVILLE --- John “Chip” Saltsman has been named to the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission. His appointment as a statewide commissioner is effective immediately and was made by Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton. A well-known national …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports there was a single boating-related fatal incident over the three-day July 4th holiday and Operation Dry Water weekend. The incident occurred Saturday evening on the Tennessee River in Decatur …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officially takes over management of Lake Halford (also known as the Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake) July 1, 2022. The lake will continue to be open for fishing and recreational activities. …
NASHVILLE --- The application period for the 2022-23 Tier 1 duck blinds is open and will close July 20. Announcement of the successful applicants will be made Aug. 6. The online application is available at the Go Outdoors Tennessee website. All hunters who …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be participating in Operation Dry Water, July 2-4. Operation Dry Water is a weekend of education and enforcement about the dangers of impaired boating throughout the state. The July 4th holiday …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF) has put together 10 outstanding outdoor experience packages, plus an additional 100 prizes will be awarded in its 2022 Tennessee Conservation Raffle. This year’s Conservation Raffle is again …
NASHVILLE --- Jason Maxedon has been named executive director of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The appointment was made Wednesday by a unanimous vote of the participating mebers of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission following an …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the application period for the 2022 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Big Game Quota Hunts, the regular elk, youth elk, and WMA youth. The application is now underway through July 27. The …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is inviting the public to take part in the Agency’s wild turkey summer observational survey. The new public survey is launching this year and will be an annual opportunity. The survey is currently …
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee’s 2022 Free Fishing Day is set for Saturday, June 11 when anyone may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides the annual free day in hopes of increasing interest in …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commissions have set the state’s hunting and trapping seasons for 2022-23. The Commission established the regulations at its June 2-3 meeting held at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Region II Ray Bell …
