NASHVILLE --- The Labor Day holiday, the final major weekend of the 2025 summer boating season, is Aug. 30-Sept. 1. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is reminding all Tennesseans and its visitors to wear life jackets and boat in a safe and responsible manner.
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, Aug. 23, which coincides with the opening day of squirrel season.
NASHVILLE --- The application period for both the 2025-26 Sandhill Crane quota hunt and the 2025-26 Bobwhite Quail quota hunt will be open Sept. 3-24.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) will meet Aug. 21-22 at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) Region II Ray Bell Building in Nashville. The committee meetings begin Thursday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m., with full Commission proceedings continuing Friday at 9 a.m.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is welcoming comments for its 2026-27 fishing regulations, providing an opportunity for the public to share ideas and concerns about fishing regulations with TWRA staff.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2025 dove season. Landowners can earn up to $4,000 for providing a dove field for public hunting. These fields must be available for a minimum of three priority hunt dates in September. The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Labor Day, Sept. 1.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. --- Director of Conservation with Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Roger McCoy, a distinguished leader in conservation, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Tennessee Biodiversity Summit. The one-day summit will be held on October 22 at Middle Tennessee State University and will spotlight ongoing efforts to protect the state’s rich biological diversity.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and the Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) have reached a new partnership agreement for black bear rehabilitation in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE --- The winning entries for the 2025-26 Tennessee Wildlife magazine photo contest have been selected by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and will appear in the annual calendar, starting in August.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF) has once again compiled 10 outstanding prize packages for its annual Wildlife Conservation Raffle. Proceeds from the raffle fund important conservation projects such as public land acquisition and habitat management.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TWFC) unanimously passed a pair of wildlife proclamations and a boating safety exams permanent rule during a Friday (July 11) meeting at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Region II Ray Bell Building.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a one day meeting on Friday July 11, starting at 9 a.m. in the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Region II Ray Bell Building.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reports there was a single fatality over the July 4th holiday and Operation Dry Water weekend. The incident occurred on Center Hill Lake shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday evening (July 3) when a 57-year-old Brentwood woman jumped into a water from a ski boat and was fatality injured by the prop.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is once again participating in Operation Dry Water (ODW), a year-round boating under the influence (BUI) and enforcement campaign. ODW’s heightened awareness and enforcement annually takes place around the July 4th holiday and this year is July 4-6.
TWRA WITHDRAWS LICENSE FEE INCREASE – LEGISLATURE COMMITS TO ALTERNATIVE FUNDING