NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Aug. 22-23 at the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation headquarters in Columbia. Committee meetings begin Thursday, Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. with full Commission proceedings continuing Friday at 9 a …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is welcoming comments for its 2025-26 fishing regulations. This is an opportunity for the public to share ideas and concerns about fishing regulations with TWRA staff. TWRA Fisheries personnel …
NASHVILLE --- Sgt. Dustin Burke has been named the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Wildlife Officer of the Year for the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA). He is responsible for the Off-Highway Program in District 41 which …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2024 dove season. Landowners can earn up to $4,000 for providing a dove field for public hunting. The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Sunday, …
NASHVILLE --- Dale Grandstaff has been named Colonel of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. He will be responsible for the coordination of TWRA’s statewide law enforcement programs. A 26-year veteran of the Agency, Grandstaff assumed his new role Aug. …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF) has put together 10 outstanding prize packages totaling more than $290,000 for the 2024 Wildlife Conservation Raffle. Proceeds from the raffle fund important conservation projects like public …
LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is announcing access changes to a portion of North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA). Due to new property ownership, the area known as Titus Creek will no longer be open year-round, …
NASHVILLE --- The winning entries for the 2024-25 Tennessee Wildlife magazine photo contest have been selected and will appear in the annual calendar which will begin in August. Winning photographs were selected from a record number of submissions and were …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports there were two fatal boating-related incidents over the four-day July 4th holiday and Operation Dry Water weekend. Each of the incidents involved men who fell from boats. The first came July 4 …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) participates in Operation Dry Water (ODW), a year-round boating under the influence (BUI) and enforcement campaign. ODW’s heightened awareness and enforcement annually takes place around the July …
NASHVILLE --- The application period for the 2024-25 season long Waterfowl WMA hunts is open June 26 through July 17. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) will not be holding in person announcements of draw results this year, instead, successful …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has compiled statistics from the state’s recently completed 2024 spring wild turkey hunting season. The total reported harvest is 31,647, down 155 (1 percent decrease) from 2023 and a 5 percent …
NASHVILLE --- The application period for the 2024 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Big Game quota hunts and the Cherokee party hunts for bears is June 12 through July 24. Mailed applications will not be accepted. Entries must be submitted before midnight ( …
NASHVILLE --- The 2024 Bobby Wilson Free Fishing Day is set for Saturday, June 8 in Tennessee. All state residents and visitors of any age may fish for free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. Additionally, youth ages 15 or younger may fish for …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is inviting the public to take part in the Agency’s wild turkey summer observational survey. The survey is open to the public June 1 through Aug 31. Agency staff and cooperators have conducted this …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports one boating related fatality during the 2024 Memorial Day holiday weekend. The holiday period extended from 5 p.m. Friday through midnight Monday. The fatality occurred on Watts Barr Reservoir …
NASHVILLE – In advance of summer travel and to help preserve Tennessee's natural beauty, and protect both wildlife and visitors along the state’s scenic byways, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will participant in the 2024 National Safe Boating Week, May 18-24, reminding all boaters to brush up on boating safety skills and prepare for the boating season. This observance week is the annual kick …
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 stream clean-up projects during …
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- A Kentucky resident pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular homicide by intoxication and twelve counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon in connection with a boating collision on Norris Lake that resulted in the death of a …
