September TWRA Meeting to Be Held in Clarksville
Wednesday, September 09, 2009 | 01:57pm
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission will hold its September meeting on the 17th-18th in Clarksville at the Hilton Garden Inn. The TWRC serves as the governing body for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission.
Among the items on this month’s agenda will be a report from Dave Kostersky, the Grants Coordinator of Ducks Unlimited Canada. He usually travels to Tennessee each summer to brief the commission on waterfowl habitat conditions in Canada.
The TWRA will present an amendment for the waterfowl hunting seasons which were approved during the August TWRC meeting. Last month's proclamation contained a minor error for the youth waterfowl hunt, stating that canvasback harvest was closed. The TWRA is recommending that the TWRC approve an amended proclamation that corrects this error, making the youth waterfowl hunt bag limits the same as the regular season.
Over the past two years, TWRA biologists have worked to develop a suite of regulations pertaining to the harvest, sale, and use of live bait. A live bait proclamation will be previewed to the TWRC at the September meeting. Following the meeting, TWRA will solicit comments from the public.
A presentation to the commission will be made by Waterways Management, Inc. Waterways Management has compiled data from 2007 and it takes a look at the future of recreational boating in Tennessee up to the year 2025. The information will assist TWRA in making informed decisions concerning the future of recreational boating in Tennessee.
The TWRC meetings are open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend. The committee meetings will begin at 1 p.m. on Sept. 17 and the regular meeting begins at 9 a.m. on Sept. 18.
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