NASHVILLE --- Jason Henegar has been named Fisheries Division Chief of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. He moves into his new role after serving as the division’s assistant chief since 2015. As Fisheries Division Chief, Henegar will be responsible …
COMMISSION HOLDS JANUARY MEETING IN DYERSBURG DYERSBURG, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission heard a report on the public input on the new deer and turkey management process and an invasive carp update among its business at its first 2024 …
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is adjusting its normal stocking practices on Tellico River and Citico Creek in 2024 due to the U.S. Forest Service’s Bald River Bridge replacement project and lingering damage to Forest Service …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is now accepting entries for its 2024-25 photo contest for publication in Tennessee Wildlife’s annual calendar and license cards. All interested photographers are invited to submit up to 10 of their …
NASHVILLE --- The 33rd Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival is set for Jan. 13-14, 2024 (Saturday-Sunday) at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, and Birchwood Community Center. The festival celebrates the thousands of sandhill cranes …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the Tennessee Fur Harvesters Association are hosting a free Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) Trapper Education Workshop at Buffalo Ridge Refuge in Humphreys County the weekend of Jan. 19-20. The …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission will return to Dyersburg to open its 2024 meeting schedule at Lenox Event & Golf Club on Friday, Jan. 12 beginning at 9 a.m. A summary of public input received on the new deer and turkey …
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Tenn. --- TWRA is seeking information leading to the identification of the person(s) responsible for the poaching of a young calf elk in the Valley Creek area of the Ed Carter Unit of North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area in Claiborne …
MORRISTOWN, Tenn.---A TWRA fisheries technician and self-taught crayfish biologist has retired after dedicating more than four decades to wildlife and fisheries conservation and management. Carl Williams began working with TWRA in August 1979 through the …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is now soliciting comments on the 2024-25 hunting season dates and regulations. The comment period is open Dec. 15 through Jan. 15, 2024. This is an opportunity for the public to share ideas and …
NASHVILLE --- Jim Habera has been promoted to serve as the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Region IV Fisheries Division Program Manager 4. In his new duties, he will be responsible for the coordination of fisheries management programs in the region’s …
NASHVILLE --- Spring turkey quota hunts previously planned at the Army National Guard’s Milan Volunteer Training Site have been cancelled for the 2024 season at the request of the Department of Military. Headquarters Army and the Army National Guard Bureau …
NASHVILLE --- The application period for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 2024 Spring Turkey Quota Hunts will be open from Dec. 20 through Jan. 10. Applications are available and will be accepted at any TWRA license agent, TWRA regional office, or …
GATLINBURG, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a new rule for threatened and endangered species, heard presentations on bear management, and saw special presentations made in its final 2023 meeting. The Endangered Species Act of …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will hold its annual Young Sportsman Squirrel Hunt at Buffalo Ridge Refuge in Humphreys County on Saturday, Dec 16. The hunt is free of charges for youth ages 6-16 who will have the opportunity to hunt …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold its final 2023 meeting Dec. 7-8 (Thursday-Friday) in Gatlinburg at the Margaritaville Resort. Committee meetings begin Thursday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. (EST) with full Commission proceedings …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has begun its 2023-24 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 --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the application period for the 2023 Late Season Waterfowl Hunts is now open through Dec. 5. Applications can be made online here, or on the TWRA mobile app, TWRA region offices, or any …
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has received a positive Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) test result in a hunter-harvested deer in Lewis County. This is the first positive CWD case for Lewis County and will result in changes to …
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee’s 2023-24 statewide gun hunting season for deer opens Saturday, Nov. 18. The season traditionally opens each year on the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving. During gun season, sportsmen may also use muzzleloaders or archery equipment. …
