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TWRA Announces Changes in Statewide Season Deer and Fall Turkey Quota Hunt Systems

Released on Thu, Jun 18, 2009 - 5:53 am under

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has announced a significant change in the statewide special season antlerless deer and fall turkey quota hunts this year. 

The statewide special season antlerless deer and fall turkey quota hunts will become a first come, first served system, a shift from the traditional drawn quota hunt. There will still be a quota for each hunt, but instead of applying and being drawn or not drawn, hunters will be able to get their permits immediately. Below are critical dates and information about this change.

Application Period Now Underway for 2009 WMA Big Game Quota Hunts

Released on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 - 5:29 pm under

NASHVILLE --- Hunters may start applying for the 2009 Wildlife Management Area Big Game Quota Hunts, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).

Participants Still Being Accepted for Saturday’s Becoming An Outdoors-Woman Field Day in Knoxville

Released on Tue, Jun 16, 2009 - 1:53 pm under

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is still accepting participants for the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Field Day on Saturday, June 20 in Knoxville at the John Sevier Hunter Education Facility.

The BOW Field Day comes after another successful BOW Workshop that was held last weekend in Crossville. The relaxed atmosphere of the BOW Field Day is primarily aimed at women, but is an opportunity for anyone 18 or older to learn outdoor skills usually associated with hunting and fishing, however it is useful for many outdoor pursuits. Workshop participants will have a chance to take two classes during the event.

Elk Hunt Winners to Be Announced at June Commission Meeting

Released on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 - 7:10 am under
NASHVILLE --- The four winners selected to participate in Tennessee’s first managed elk hunt will be announced during the June meeting of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission. The TWRC will meet June 17-18 at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Region II Ray Bell Building in Nashville. 
 
The total number of applicants reached almost 13,000 for the elk hunt scheduled Oct. 19-23 at North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. A computer drawing will decide the participants. In addition to the announcements of the winners, plans will also be discussed for the hunt.

Two Sumner County Men Heading to Court for Multiple Poaching Violations

Released on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 - 11:28 am under

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency recently conducted a five-month undercover investigation into illegal hunting activities in and around Sumner County that has resulted in the arrest of two individuals.

Dubbed “Operation Jawbreaker,” the investigation began in December 2008 based upon a citizen complaint. During the course of the investigation, wildlife officers documented that approximately 155 wild turkeys had been illegally killed and/or possessed by two Sumner County residents.
Three white-tailed deer were also killed and possessed illegally, according to the agency.

New State Fishing Record Established for River Redhorse

Released on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 - 5:55 am under

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports that a new state fishing record for the river redhorse has been established by a Gatlinburg man while fishing on the Middle Prong of the Pigeon River in Sevier County.

David H. Ray is the latest entry into the Tennessee Angling Records as the result of his 11 lbs., 10 oz. trophy that was caught in the mid-afternoon on May 2. The fish was 33 inches long. The catch came about 200 yards upstream of the Middle Prong of the Pigeon River’s convergence with the West Prong of the Pigeon.

Situation Causes TWRA to Remind Anglers Not to Transfer Fish from One Body of Water to Another

Released on Fri, Jun 05, 2009 - 6:03 am under
NASHVILLE --- On New Year’s Eve 2008, Jack Paul Watson landed a 5 lb., 14 oz. spotted bass on Parksville Lake. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) later confirmed that this spotted bass was the largest one ever landed in Tennessee, but that is not the end of this story.
 
“Until a few years ago, there were very few, if any, spotted bass in Parksville Lake” said Mike Jolley, a fisheries biologist with TWRA. “If a fisherman caught a black bass from this lake, it was usually either a largemouth or a smallmouth. Then in 2005, a few spotted bass from the lake started showing up in our annual electrofishing survey.” 

"Wear It Tennessee! Boating Campaign to Visit Chattanooga Riverbend Festival, June 5-6

Released on Thu, Jun 04, 2009 - 6:00 am under

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will bring its “Wear It Tennessee!” campaign to the Chattanooga Riverbend Festival for the second consecutive year. The boat will be on the Tennessee River along Chattanooga’s riverfront from 3 p.m. until dusk on Friday, June 5 and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 6.

Wear It Tennessee!" is collaboration between the TWRA Boating Division, the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Safe Boating Council, and BoatU.S. The effort is a concentrated public outreach and marketing campaign designed to encourage adult boaters to wear life jackets.

Tennessee's Free Fishing Day Set for Saturday, June 6

Released on Wed, Jun 03, 2009 - 6:27 am under

NASHVILLE --- Free Fishing Day in Tennessee is Saturday, June 6 when anyone in the state may fish without a license. 

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides the free day in hopes of increasing interest in fishing. The day allows anyone the opportunity to try this great outdoor sport, especially children. In addition, children ages 13-15 may fish without a license from Saturday through the following Friday (June 12).

June Nature @ Noontime to Focus on Frogs and Toads

Released on Tue, Jun 02, 2009 - 8:31 am under

NASHVILLE --- Middle Tennessee frogs and toads and the Tennessee Amphibian Monitoring Program (TAMP) will be the topics at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s next Nature @ Noontime program on Thursday, June 4 from 12-1 p.m. at the TWRA Region II Ray Bell Building located in the Ellington Agricultural Center. Hosted by TWRA’s Information & Education Division, the program is held the first Thursday of each month with the exception of July.

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