MORRISTOWN, Tenn.---For the first time since the 1960s, Cutthroat Trout are being stocked into Tennessee’s waterways to provide anglers with the opportunity to catch a different trout species at a few locations. On Wednesday afternoon, 2,550 Cutthroat …
NASHVILLE --- The application period for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 2022 Spring Turkey Quota Hunts is open through Jan. 12. Applications are available and will be accepted at any TWRA license agent, TWRA regional office, or online at …
NASHVILLE --- The Dec. 14 application period for the late segment waterfowl hunting period and the youth/military hunt on wildlife management areas is nearing. Applications can be made until 11:59 p.m. (CST) and there is no fee for applying this season. …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold its final 2021 meeting Dec. 16-17 (Thursday-Friday) at the Margaritaville in Gatlinburg. The Dec. 16 meeting begins at 1 p.m. (EST). The second day of the meeting starts at 9 a.m. The …
NASHVILLE --- A deer harvested in Crockett County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The CWD-positive deer was a 3 1/2 -year-old buck and changes Crockett County from high- …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has begun its 2021-22 winter trout stocking schedule. TWRA plans to release approximately 75,000 rainbow trout into Tennessee waters through March. The program provides numerous close to home trout …
NASHVILLE --- A deer harvested in Weakley County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The CWD-positive deer changes Weakley County from being a high-risk CWD county to a CWD- …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will hold a Young Sportsman Squirrel Hunt at Buffalo Ridge Refuge in Humphreys County on Saturday, Dec. 18. There is no cost to participate in the hunt for youth ages 6-16. This hunt will replace the …
NASHVILLE --- The winning entries for the 2022 Tennessee Wildlife magazine photo contest have been selected by staff members of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the public. The selections will appear in the annual calendar which will begin in …
NASHVILLE --- Gibson and McNairy County are now positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) after confirmation through multiple tests from hunter harvested deer. These results change the CWD status of both counties from high-risk to positive and makes …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has developed the Fight CWD Incentive Program for the 2021-22 deer hunting season which contains new hunting incentives to support TWRA’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) management effort. The TWRA is …
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 | 12:20pm TAZEWELL, Tenn.---A fisherman died after an early Monday morning boating accident on the Clinch River in Claiborne County. Claiborne County wildlife officer Michael Cavins, of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, …
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee’s 2021-22 statewide gun hunting season for deer opens Saturday, Nov. 20. During gun season, sportsmen may also use muzzleloader or archery equipment. The season will continue through Jan. 2, 2022. “This is the most exciting time …
NASHVILLE --- Significant changes were made to public land duck hunting this year to increase opportunities for all duck hunters. Apply for one of these new 1-7 day waterfowl quota hunt opportunities! Quota permits are for TWRA-built blinds or marked …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announces the availability of grant dollars to assist cities, schools, community organizations, civic groups, watershed organizations, and conservation groups, etc., with riparian tree planting projects …
NASHVILLE --- The 2021 statewide muzzleloader/archery season for deer opens in Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 6 and continues through Friday, Nov. 19 in all of Tennessee’s deer hunting units, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The opening …
Monday, November 01, 2021 | 03:32pm KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wildlife officers are investigating a Monday afternoon boat collision on the Little River section of Ft. Loudoun Lake in Blount County, just downstream of Stock …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has extended its period of selling a pink patch and hat with the patch to benefit Casting for Recovery (CfR), a nonprofit organization that exists to take women affected by breast cancer fly fishing. …
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission set the 2022-24 sport fish regulations at its October two-day meeting which concluded Friday at Lone Oaks Farm. Several changes were made to sport fish regulations. A few major changes …
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn---A fall from a fishing vessel near Jefferson Springs Recreation Area in Rutherford County on Monday morning results in one man losing his life. The accident occurred around 10:45 a.m. Monday, October 18. Two men were in a boat, …
