Tennessee wildlife officials will gather in Gatlinburg this week for their final meeting of the year, which will include an update on chronic wasting disease affecting the state’s deer population. The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission, the governing body of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, will meet Dec. 12-13 at the Edgewater Hotel and Conference Center in Gatlinburg. The committee ...
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UT Extension Specialists to Present on Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife Topics
Registration is open for University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s Sportsman’s Field Day. What does a Tennessee sportsman (or woman) need to know about chronic wasting disease or pond management? What about wild turkeys or silver carp? These topics and more will be covered at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s Sportsman’s Field Day on March 23, 2019. Hosted by ...
Read More »Tennessee Tucker Buck Set to Become New World Record Non-Typical Rack
A whitetail buck harvested in Sumner County, Tenn. during the recent muzzleloader season, has completed a step toward becoming a world record for a non-typical deer rack. Boone and Crockett officials spent several hours Jan. 9, 2017 scoring the 47-point buck called the “Tennessee Tucker Buck” at the Nashville headquarters of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. 26-year-old Gallatin resident Stephen ...
Read More »Hunters Asked to Bring Deer for CWD Test, Data Collection
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is asking hunters to assist the agency in collection of biological data and CWD monitoring by bringing their deer to a local checking station on opening day of muzzleloader and rifle seasons. TWRA agents will be collecting deer biological data on Nov. 5, 2016, opening day of muzzleloader season, and opening day of the rifle ...
Read More »Two Tennessee Men Banned from Hunting in 44 States after Poaching
Two young men have lost privileges to hunt in Tennessee and most of the United States because they pursued unethical poaching methods rather than following the lawful path of ethical hunters. Eddy Albert, 21, and Densibel Calzada, 23, both residents of La Vergne, might not have known that a permanent hunting ban for poaching deer in Tennessee could also mean ...
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