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General questions such as license questions, boat registration questions, animal identification, etc.... should be sent to: Ask.TWRA@tn.gov
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR ANY OTHER PRIVATE INFORMATION VIA GENERAL EMAIL.
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For general information regarding different regions, the following numbers may be called on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., local time. If you have questions or concerns that need to be addressed, contact the Regional Offices below to speak to staff or Wildlife Officers in the area in which you live.
Regional sales offices are open to the public from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, local time. All annual licenses and first-time boat registrations and renewals can be applied for on our website at Gooutdoorstennessee.com
Calls to Wildlife Officers will be directed through the office's radio dispatch, which is manned from 7:00 a.m.- midnight, seven days a week, and can contact an officer for you. The TWRA does not publish the phone numbers of its employees.
Department |
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Central Office and General Information |
615-781-6500 Ask.TWRA@tn.gov |
Boating Education | 615-308-8116 |
Boating Registration | 615-781-5270 |
HIN Issues | 615-781-5116 |
Boating Safety | 615-781-6682 |
Communication and Marketing | 615-253-4033 |
Fisheries Division | 615-781-6575 |
Human Resources Division | 615-781-6660 |
Hunter Education | 615-781-6538 |
Law Enforcement Division (if you need to talk to someone about a specific area, call one of the Regional Offices, above) |
615-781-6580 |
License Section & Agency Sales | 615-781-5270 |
Outreach Division | 615-781-6580 |
Quota Hunts | 615-781-6621 |
Rare Species/Environmental Reviews and Request *Coming Soon | |
Tennessee Wildlife Magazine | 615-253-4033 |
TDD (Telecommunications for the Deaf) | 615-781-6691 |
Wildlife & Forestry Division | 615-781-6610 |
TWRA Region 1 Office
200 Lowell Thomas Drive
Jackson, TN 38301
Phone: 731-423-5725
Toll-Free: 800-372-3928
Fax: 731-423-6483
Regional Business Manager |
731-423-5725 |
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Law Enforcement Major |
731-423-5731 |
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Fisheries Program Manager |
731-423-5734 |
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Wildlife Program Manager |
731-423-5730 |
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Law Enforcement |
731-265-7047 |
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Law Enforcement District 11 |
731-265-7048 |
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Law Enforcement District 12 |
731-423-5727 |
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Outreach and Communication |
731-423-5725 |
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Hunter Education Coordinator |
731-421-5197 |
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Big Game Biologist and Hog Permits |
731-423-5728 |
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WMA Coordinator, NE and SE WMA’s |
731-423-5729 |
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Non-Game and Small Game Biologist |
731-423-6589 |
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Reelfoot Lake, Watershed Lakes, Wetlands Surveyors, and NW and SW WMA’s |
731-423-6542 |
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Aquatic Habitat Protection Biologist |
731-423-6541 |
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Liaison to TDOT/Federal Highway Administrator |
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TWRA Region 2 Office
Ellington Agricultural Center
5105 Edmondson Pike
Nashville, TN 37211
Phone: 615-781-6622
Toll Free: 1-800-624-7406
Fax: 615-831-9995
Regional Business Manager |
615-781-6625 |
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Customer Service,/MVM |
615-781-6624 |
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Hunter Education/Marine Events |
Cheyenne Bradley | 615-781-6658 |
Procurement/ Accounts Payable |
615-781-6633 |
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Administrative Support/ Inventory |
615-781-6641 |
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Outreach & Communications Coordinator |
615-253-3169 |
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Law Enforcement Major |
615-781-5108 |
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Law Enforcement District 21 Supervisor |
615-253-1338 |
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Law Enforcement District 21 |
615-781-6622 |
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Law Enforcement District 22 |
615-781-6622 |
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Hunter Education Coordinator |
615-253-2165 |
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Dispatch |
615-781-6581 |
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Wildlife Program Manager |
615-781-6622 |
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Species Biologist |
615-781-6632 | |
WMA Coordinator |
Chad Harden | 615-781-6642 |
Private Lands |
615-202-0536 |
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Non Game Species |
615-781-6626 |
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Fisheries Program Manager |
615-781-6630 |
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Reservoirs / Fish Culture / Creel |
615-770-3892 |
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Streams / Rivers /Trout |
615-781-6628 |
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Aquatic Habitat Protection |
615-934-6213 |
TWRA Region 3 Office
464 Industrial Blvd.
Crossville, TN 38555
Phone: 931-484-9571
Toll Free: 1-833-402-4698
Fax: 931-456-1025
Regional Business Manager | Deborah Hood | 931-456-3059 |
Boating/Hunter Education/ Boat Access Areas/Ramps/ |
Tommy Whitehead | 931-456-3067 |
Dispatcher | Bob Alford | 931-456-3083 |
Dispatcher | Nicole Buhl | 931-456-3083 |
Dispatcher (PT) | Carl Lehman, Jr. | 931-456-3083 |
Dispatcher/TAC | Josh Denson | 931-456-3083 |
Law Enforcement District 31 Supervisor | Lt. Mike Beaty | 931-456-3080 |
Law Enforcement Major | Thomas Jaynes | 931-456-3078 |
Law Enforcement District 31 | Capt. Roy Cannon | 931-456-3076 |
Law Enforcement District 32 | Capt. Jeff Bishop | 931-456-3070 |
Regional Fisheries Program Manager | Travis Scott | 931-456-3074 |
Reservoirs / Fish Culture / Creel | Mike Jolley | 931-456-3075 |
Streams / Rivers /Trout | Will Collier | 931-456-3056 |
Aquatic Habitat Protection | Bobby Brown | 931-456-3066 |
East TN TDOT Liaison | Andy Barlow | 931-456-3079 |
Outreach & Communications Coordinator | Mime Barnes | 931-456-3068 |
Admin Secretary/Customer Service | Paula Brown | 931-456-3072 |
Customer Service/Uniforms | Jessica Thurman | 931-202-6269 |
Customer Service / Outreach & Communications | Ashley Garrison | 931-456-3060 |
Hunter / Boating Education | Jennifer Hall | 931-456-3058 |
Purchasing / Accounts | Heather Harvill | 931-456-3081 |
Admin. Secretary / Inventory Property Officer | Judy Houston | 931-456-3071 |
Admin. Secretary / Payroll / Admin. Support | Emily Hinds | 931-456-3057 |
Regional Wildlife Program Manager | Vincent Pontello | 931-456-3064 |
Bear / Deer / Elk / Turkey / Wild Hog / Waterfowl |
Casey Mullen | 931-456-3061 |
Small Game / Furbear / CITES / Private Lands / Misc. WMA's |
Aubrey Deck | 931-456-3055 |
WMA's | Clint Smith | 931-456-3069 |
Nongame Species | Daniel Istvanko | 931-456-3077 |
TWRA Region 4 Office
3030 Wildlife Way
Morristown, TN 37814
Phone: 423-587-7037
Toll Free: 1-800-332-0900
Fax: 423-587-7057
Title | Name & Email | Phone |
Regional Business Manager | Becky Hensley | (423) 522-2440 |
Law Enforcement Major | Shelley Hammonds | (423) 522-2455 |
Hunter and Boating Safety Education/Training/Access Areas | Tommy Whitehead | (423) 522-2452 |
Dispatcher | Emily Hartnagel | (423)-522-7037 |
Dispatcher | Jonathan Ricker | (423) 522-7037 |
Dispatcher | Kim White | (423) 522-7037 |
Law Enforcement Coordinator | Lt. Jeff Prater | (423) 522-2456 |
Law Enforcement District 41 | Capt. Willard Perryman | (865) 594-9430 |
Law Enforcement District 42 | Capt. Tim Sain | (423) 522-2453 |
Regional Fisheries Program Manager | Bart Carter | (423) 522-2462 |
Reservoirs | John Hammonds | (423) 522-2474 |
Streams/Rivers/Trout | Jim Habera | (423) 522-2459 |
Streams/Rivers/Trout | Sally Petre | (423) 522-2460 |
Aquatic Habitat Protection | Rob Lindbom | (423) 522-2465 |
Outreach & Education Coordinator | Matthew Cameron | (423) 522-2473 |
Customer Service | (423) 522-2443 (423) 522-2439 |
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Hunter/Boating Education | Judy Adkins | (423) 522-2437 |
Procurement/Accounts Payable | Christina Young | (423) 522-2470 |
Admin Secretary/MVM | Amber Ellison | (423) 522-2442 |
Admin Secretary/Payroll/Admin Support | Allison Carmichael | (423) 522-2438 |
Regional Wildlife Program Manager | John Mike | (423) 522-2450 |
Deer/Waterfowl/Bear/Turkey/Small Game | Sterling Daniels | (423) 522-2445 |
Wildlife Management Areas | Joe Elkins | (423) 522-2451 |
Bio-Diversity | Scott Dykes | (423) 522-2448 |
Elk | Brad Miller | (423) 587-7037 |
Building Maintenance | Dale Linkous | (423) 587-7037 |
Boating Accident or Incident Reports
You can request an Accident / Incident report for any vessels operating on Tennessee public waters, in which the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency did a Boat Accident Report, at this URL: www.tn.gov/twra/boating/boating-accident-incident-reports.html
To report a Hunting/Fishing/Boating violation, call the numbers listed at https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/twra/law-enforcement.html#accident, 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 midnight, seven days a week.
Telephone numbers for reporting poachers are as follows:
West Tennessee (Region 1) - 1-800-831-1173
Middle Tennessee (Region 2) - 1-800-255-8972
Cumberland Plateau (Region 3) - 1-833-402-4699
East Tennessee (Region 4) - 1-800-831-1174
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) offers a reward of up to $1,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of wildlife poachers.
Individuals with information about poachers or poaching activities can contact the TWRA by calling one of the regional offices from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 midnight, seven days a week.
In addition to the reward offered by the TWRA, the Tennessee State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation offers up to a $300.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals poaching wild turkeys.
Information such as the individual's name or description, vehicle tag number or description, nature of the offense, and location of the offense greatly assists the TWRA in apprehending wildlife poachers. All information received by TWRA is kept in the strictest confidence.
Compliments OR Complaints on TWRA AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY
Employee Compliments
Submit an e-mail to: TWRA.TWRACC@tn.gov or mail a letter to:
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Boating and Law Enforcement Division - Compliments
5107 Edmondson Pike
Ellington Agricultural Center
Nashville, TN 37211
Employee Complaints
Download and complete the Complaint against Agency Employee form (WR-1133) and send it as an attachment to TWRA.TWRACC@tn.gov.
The form you need is available at all TWRA regional offices, by mail, or online at the link above. To receive a form by mail, please call your regional office and one will be mailed to you.
QUESTIONS ABOUT TWRA PROGRAMS OR OTHER ISSUES SHOULD BE SENT TO Ask.TWRA@tn.gov
Open Records Act - Public Records Request ONLY. The Agency will provide existing records, that are subject to disclosure, pursuant to the Open Records Act in response to such record requests. The Agency is not required by the Act to create records in response to any request, including but not limited to summaries, spreadsheets, etc.