Wildlife warning: This is the time of year when new-born wildlife starts to appear, and officials remind observers not to bother the young animals.
Black bears have recently been spotted in Cookeville as they continue to expand their range from East Tennessee into Middle Tennessee, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency advises the public to beware of them.
The Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission last week finalized several significant changes in the state’s hunting regulations, including the fact that for the first time in history the regulations will be in effect for two years instead of the May 31, 2018 at 8:30 AM
After graduating from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s training academy four years ago, Tanner Romsdale was assigned to Wilson County and charged with enforcing hunting, fishing and boating regulations in the 550 square-mile area.
I remember the time I got snake-bit, over 60 years ago, as clearly as if it were yesterday.
I read a story awhile back about how “rare” it is for someone to contract a serious illness like Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from a tick bite.
Elk raffle: raffle tickets for a tag for this fall’s elk hunt are now available on-line at the Tennessee Wildlife Federation website. In the past, the tag had been auctioned off online.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has proposed returning to the former definition of an “antlerless” buck – one with antlers less than three inches long -- and if passed, the new rule would be in effect for this fall’s deer seasons.
During last spring’s turkey season I drove approximately 1,100 miles on 11 hunts and spent around 7-8 hours per hunt, counting travel time. I killed one bird. You can calculate the hours-per-gobbler.
Trap shoot: Kerry Hale shot a round of 47 to win last week’s trap shoot at the Cedar City Gun Club.
Lebanon’s Cedar Roost chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation is about more than bagging and bragging – bagging gobblers and bragging about it to fellow club members.
Turkey banquet: The Cedar Roost chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will hold its annual banquet May 10 at 6 p.m. in the Education Building at the Wilson County Fairgrounds.
If at first you don’t succeed, try again.
First came coyotes, then armadillos and cougars.
Elk cam: The TWRA has a new internet “elk cam” that provides live viewing – potentially -- of elk on the Hatfield Knob section of the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area in East Tennessee.
