Tennessee’s Record-Breaking Elk Season Draws to a Close
With September in the rear-view, many elk seasons across the country are coming to a close. As many begin to prepare for the whitetail rut activity so commonly associated with the month of November, officials in Tennessee have released the details of this year’s historic elk hunt. The first managed hunt in the Volunteer State […]
Above Average Reports of EHD Among Tennessee’s Deer Population
NASHVILLE (RELEASE) — Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) offices are receiving reports of dead deer in scattered areas of the state. The timing and details of the reports are all indicative of hemorrhagic disease (HD). HD occurs at varying levels of severity each year in Tennessee’s deer herd. The catch-all term for this disease is […]
Tennessee’s Auctioned Elk Tag Nets $13,000 for Conservation
In its ninth year of elk hunting, the state of Tennessee, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation have once again concluded a successful auction for one coveted elk tag. Issuing a total of eight elk tags for hunters after one of Tennessee’s newly-transplanted elk, one of which is awarded to […]
Tennessee Elk Permit Goes Live on eBay
Celebrating nine years of elk hunting in the state of Tennessee, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announced this year’s allotment of Special Elk Take Permits for the 2017 hunting season. In total, eight elk tags will be made available for this year’s elk hunting season. Six of the available tags will be issued through the […]
Three Charged for Dumping Skinned, Pregnant Doe in Country Club Pool
A break has been made in the disturbing story of a pregnant whitetail doe that was killed, skinned and dumped into the pool of a country club. Three individuals have been identified and are now facing multiple charges stemming from the incident that took place earlier in the month at a Williamson, Tennessee country club. […]
Three Charged After Pregnant, Skinned Deer Found at Bottom Country Club Pool
Staff at the Temple Hills Country Club in Franklin, Tennessee were treated to a disturbing scene as they were preparing the club for the day’s activities. At around 9:20 a.m. a call was placed from the country club to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), reporting a deer carcass in the bottom of the facilities […]
Tennessee Poachers Caught Illegally Shooting Deer on Home Surveillance Video
According to officials from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), a homeowner in Lafollette captured some damning footage of a pair of poachers on their property. According to TWRA, the homeowners contacted the agency to report the appearance of two men seemingly hunting whitetail deer on the property. The problem being, whitetails were out of […]
Boone and Crockett Confirms Largest Non-Typical Whitetail
Stephen Tucker swept the hunting world this past fall, garnering the attention of not only hunters and anglers, but of traditional media outlets as well. News spread quickly as the Gallatin, TN resident circulated images of his monster whitetail buck adorning an impressive 47-point rack upon his head. After killing the buck with his […]
Tennessee Man Slapped with $10k Fine for Shooting Buck from His Driveway
Stemming from an incident that took place over Thanksgiving, a Tennessee man has been nailed with a hefty fine for violating the state’s newly-instituted legislation surrounding illegally killing big game animals. After spotting a large, eleven point whitetail in a hayfield across the road from his home, 63-year-old Clarence Robertson retrieved his rifle and […]
Tennessee Hunter Snags Elk Permit for $9k on eBay
Prior to 2009, the last documented kill of an elk in the state of Tennessee took place back in 1865. Shortly after that the animals were extirpated from the Tennessee landscape until the conversation surrounding reintroduction began in the late 1990’s. It was December 2000 when the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency began conducting small […]