Heading out on the water? Better get that permit

The Tri-Cities Boating Club wants you to be safe out on the water this year. To that end, the organization is offering the TWRA Safe Boating Course on March 20 and 22 at Northeast State.

Mar 17, 2018 at 6:32 PM

Whirling disease, a condition caused by a non-native microscopic parasite, affects fish in the trout and salmon family, including rainbow, brook and brown trout. This parasite can cause damage to the fish’s cartilage and skeletal tissue, resulting in deformities in the head and spine. They may also develop a black tail or display “whirling” or erratic tail-chasing behavior.

Outdoors

TWRA Notes: Licenses go on sale; whirling disease in Watauga, South Holston tailwaters

Whirling disease was recently discovered by biologists during their annual trout population monitoring in the South Holston and Watauga tailwaters. The discovery is the first known occurrence of this disease in Tennessee.

Feb 18, 2018 at 3:45 PM

On Dec. 14, Mothers Against Drunk Driving held its annual Night of Remembrance and Awards Ceremony at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, during which the organization honored four Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers: Greg Julian, Josh Landrum, Jeff Roberson and Matt Majors. Majors, a boating investigator captain, received the Middle Tennessee Outstanding Service Award. Pictured, from left, are Sgt. Vinny Turocy of the Tennessee High Patrol; Glenn Moates, TWRA assistant boating and law enforcement chief; Darren Rider, TWRA boating and law enforcement chief; and Roberson, Landrum, Julian and Majors. Also shown is MADD Tennessee President Pheadra Olsen.

Outdoors Notes

Interested in Tennessee spring turkey quota hunts? Apply now

The application period for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency spring turkey quota hunts runs through Jan. 17.

Dec 26, 2017 at 1:17 AM

hunting

Youth deer hunt coming up in Tennessee

The first of two Tennessee young sportsman deer hunts for the 2017-18 season is coming up this Saturday and Sunday. For youth ages 6 to 16, hunters may use gun, muzzleloader and archery equipment.

Oct 26, 2017 at 6:49 PM

According to the Center for Disease Control, wild animals accounted for 92.4 percent of reported cases of rabies in 2015. Bats were the most frequently reported rabid wildlife species (30.9 percent of all animal cases during 2015), followed by raccoons (29.4 percent), skunks (24.8 percent), and foxes (5.9 percent).

TWRA

What to do if you see a fox

If a fox is seen around your home, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says you can haze it in the same manner you would coyotes: making loud noises such as banging on pots and pans, playing radios or blowing air horns or using motion-activated lights or sprinklers.

Oct 24, 2017 at 9:15 PM

TWRA

Sullivan County wildlife officer named TWRA Officer of the Year

For Todd Weaver, working as a wildlife officer for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is more than just a job. It’s a passion. “When I get up every day and put my uniform on, it’s not like, ‘Oh no, I have to go to work today,’” Weaver said. “It’s the complete opposite. It’s, ‘I get to go to work. What do I get to do today?’”

Aug 9, 2017 at 8:45 PM

Sgt. Matt Brian and Officer Dustin Deaton administer field sobriety tasks to a boat operator on J. Percy Priest Lake during Operation Dry Water, a boating under the influence enforcement campaign. Through mid-July, TWRA officers had arrested 23 boat operators for BUI on J. Percy Priest, which lies within Davidson, Rutherford and Wilson counties and is only 15 minutes from downtown Nashville.

Outdoors Notes

Are parts of the Holston under U.S. Coast Guard jurisdiction? Sure are

The question of what lakes, rivers and streams are regulated by the USCG has often been raised by Tennesseans who use the state’s waterways. Just why are some tributary reservoirs without a lock for navigation considered navigable?

Jul 31, 2017 at 7:45 PM

Outdoors

Almost time to talk turkey in Tennessee

Spring turkey season in Tennessee will open on Saturday, April 1, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency offers a few reminders for hunters.

Mar 27, 2017 at 12:09 AM