TWRA Refuges Closed To Public Access November 1

Several TWRA waterfowl refuges in West Tennessee will close to public access November 1, 2007 and will remain closed until March 1, 2008. These areas are designed to provide migrating waterfowl a place to feed and rest, undisturbed by human activities. The refuges are closed to public access, except in designated observation areas, each year during the peak of the migrations.

The refuges in West Tennessee that will close November 1st are Bean Switch (Weakley Co.), Cypress Pond (Decatur Co.), Eagle Lake (Shelby Co.), Hop-in (Obion Co.), Horns Bluff (Crockett/Gibson Co.), Jarrell Switch (Carroll Co.), Maness Swamp (Weakley Co. – closed until Feb. 14) and White Lake (Dyer Co.). Black Bayou Refuge (Lake Co.) will close to all hunting on November 14, 2007.