NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s (TWRA) popular Tennessee Angler Recognition Program (TARP) is closing in on a milestone, approaching 10,000 entries from anglers who have recorded trophy-sized catches in Volunteer State waters.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. --- Registration for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s (TWRA) inaugural Tennessee Biodiversity Summit will remain open, with walk-ins accepted on the day of the event.
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (WMA) will be impacted by road construction and closures currently taking place on Genesis Highway (State Route 298). Current road construction will likely impact hunters utilizing the Genesis Campground.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reminds hunters that the archery-only deer season and the fall turkey season open on Saturday, Sept. 27.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is highlighting Gov. Bill Lee’s proclamation recognizing National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHFD), which is observed on Saturday, Sept. 27. NHFD also coincides with the launch of the statewide fall archery season for deer and the fall archery season for turkey in select counties.
DECATURVILLE, Tenn. — A resident of Decatur County has been indicted following a fatal boating incident involving a 19-year-old on the Tennessee River.
NASHVILLE --- White-tailed deer populations in portions of Middle and West Tennessee are currently experiencing an increase in hemorrhagic disease (HD) activity based on TWRA monitoring efforts. HD is a naturally occurring disease in deer, typical of southeastern states, that can be caused by epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) and bluetongue (BT) viruses.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the application period for the 2025 Early Season Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Waterfowl Hunt will be open from Sept. 24 through Oct. 1
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is happy to report, that for the fourth consecutive year, there were no boating-related fatalities over the Labor Day holiday period from Aug. 29-Sept. 1.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has identified the four individuals who were caught on security cameras at the Reelfoot Lake spillway gate in Lake County on Aug. 24, 2025, at approximately 11 p.m.
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee’s 2025-26 dove season opens on Labor Day, Sept. 1 at noon (local time) and is one of the state’s most long-standing hunting traditions.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is investigating the vandalism of the Reelfoot Spillway. On Aug. 24, 2025, at approximately 11 p.m., a group of four males was caught on video entering the fenced compound to access the spillway.
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 --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s 2026-27 operational budget that will begin July 2026. The Commission also heard updates on federal lands hunting seasons, Agency marketing-related updates, among its agenda items at its two-day August meeting, which concluded Friday at the TWRA Region II Ray Bell Building.
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, Aug. 23, which coincides with the opening day of squirrel season.