NASHVILLE --- The application period for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 2025 Spring Turkey Quota Hunts will be open from Dec. 18 through Jan. 8, 2025. Applications can be made online at QuotaHunt.GoOutdoorsTennessee.com, via the TWRA mobile app, …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission will vote on five rule changes to adjust license prices and simplify license types and structure at its final 2024 meeting. The two-day meeting will be held Dec. 5-6 (Thursday-Friday) in Memphis at …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is accepting entries for its 2025-26 photo contest for publication in the Tennessee Wildlife annual calendar. All interested photographers are invited to submit up to 10 of their best photos on wildlife …
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee’s 2024-25 statewide gun hunting season for deer opens Saturday, Nov. 23. The season traditionally opens each year on the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving. During gun season, sportsmen may also use muzzleloaders or archery equipment. …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the application period for the 2024-25 Late-Season, Youth, and Military Waterfowl Quota Hunts is open Nov. 13 through Dec. 3. Applications can be made online at QuotaHunt. …
NASHVILLE --- The 2024 statewide muzzleloader/archery season for deer opens in Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 9 and continues through Friday, Nov. 22 in all six of Tennessee’s deer hunting units. Muzzleloader season traditionally opens the third Saturday …
NASHVILLE, Tenn.---Due to flooding from Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains and parts of Tennessee, TWRA is issuing a boating safety advisory for Douglas Lake. A large field of floating debris has accumulated in Douglas Reservoir in Sevier and …
NASHVILLE --- The first of two Tennessee young sportsman deer hunts for the 2024-25 season will be held the weekend of Oct. 26-27. Youth ages 6-16 may participate. Participating youth can use gun, muzzleloader, or archery equipment. Young sportsmen must be …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is accepting public comments on regulations governing license and permit fees, boating certificates, migratory bird hunting, refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting areas. Written …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the application period for the 2024 Mid-Season Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Waterfowl Quota Hunt is open Oct. 23 through Nov. 12. Applications can be made online at QuotaHunt. …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be celebrating 2024 National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHFD) on Saturday, Sept. 28. This special day recognizes generations of sportsmen and women for their contributions to the rich tradition of …
BUCHANAN, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission discussed a proposal to increase license prices and simplify the structure during its September meeting at Paris Landing State Park. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is responsible for …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission will return to Paris Landing State Park Lodge for a one-day meeting on Friday, Sept. 20. The meeting will start at 9 a.m. A new video titled “Safe Boating Near Locks and Dams” will be presented. The …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the application period for the 2024 Early Season Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Waterfowl Hunt is open Sept. 25 through Oct. 15. Applications can be made online at https://quotahunt. …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is happy to report, that for the third consecutive year, there were no boating-related fatalities over the Labor Day holiday period from Aug. 31-Sept. 2. There were two separate minor injury incidents …
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee’s dove season opens Sept. 1 at noon (local time) and is one of the state’s most long-standing outdoor sports traditions. This year’s opening day falls on a Sunday over the Labor Day weekend. Tennessee’s dove season is once again …
NASHVILLE --- The Labor Day holiday, the final major weekend of the 2024 summer boating season, is Aug. 31-Sept. 2. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency issues a reminder to wear life jackets and for boating in a safe and responsible manner. The TWRA …
COLUMBIA, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s 2025-26 operational budget which will begin July 2025. The Commission also heard an overview of the new deer management framework …
NASHVILLE --- The application period for both the 2024-25 Sandhill Crane quota hunt and the 2024-25 Bobwhite Quail quota hunt will be held Sept. 4-25. Additional information can be found on the quota hunt instruction sheets available online at Quota Hunts …
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, Aug. 24 which coincides with the opening day of squirrel season. Free Hunting Day is an event the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency annually provides in hopes of …
