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Brought to you by: Our own resident duck guide Steve McCadams has seen some great action this season (2007-2008)...as these duck hunting pictures show Duck hunters can learn a lot about duck calling from the championship callers. Steve McCadams got some great tips from some of...Tennessee's best duck callers Lucky turkey hunters often wonder how their trophy stacks up against other turkeys. Here's some info on...how to score your turkey
Hamilton County High School student Lauren
Pollard has won top honors in the 2005 Tennessee Federal Junior Duck Stamp
art competition...continued What do you get when you have sixteen anxious beagle hounds and a swamp full of briar thickets? You get a good old...late season rabbit hunt Tennessee’s 2005/2006 statewide deer harvest will fall below last year’s total but the Volunteer State still had a pretty good year. For a brief...deer harvest report Steve McCadams started off the 2005 waterfowl season with a great trip to Missouri. It sounds like a....duck hunters dream The results of a U.S. duck hunter survey tells us what duck hunters really think...read on Young ducks and young kids met face to face this fall in the marshes of the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. Read on, for an in depth look at the...duck banding process The spinning-wing decoy will be making its last appearance in Arkansas during the 2004-2005 waterfowl season. Commissioners officially outlawed the use of the decoys...for more information First there was Robo Duck. Now comes “Radio Duck”. Several mallards sporting radio transmitters are now helping biologists and hunters track movement via satellites...continued Campbell County High School student Joshua Lester from LaFollette won top honors in the 2004 Tennessee Junior Duck Stamp art competition held March 30...here's more Hunters lost a large chunk of public hunting land this year year when International Paper Company decided to remove much of its timber property. But, hunters also gained three new WMAs...for more info Duck and goose hunters in the Volunteer State are about to sing a “swan song” with their duck calls.. For an end of the 2005 season....duck report Tennessee isn't known for producing record book bucks, but try to tell that to Jeff Greene of Dyersburg. Jeff bagged a...Monster Tennessee Deer Now that you've bagged a deer: What do you do with it? For a few field dressing tips and how to prepare it for the taxidermist...click here A few Paris youngsters bagged their fair share of big old Canada geese on the early goose season...for a photo of these young hunters The 2003-04 waterfowl season could be summed up as one of extremes. Hunters either had one of their best or worst seasons. Here's an overview of this past season...from Ducks Unlimited Deer season started as a warm one last year. But that didn't stop hunter Garry Owens, who bagged a big un. Here's more in the...deer report Many waterfowlers spent the season wondering where the web-footed friends from the north really were? For a few answers to this question...read this article from Steve McCadams Lucky turkey hunters often wonder how their trophy stacks up against other turkeys. The National Wild Turkey Federation has an official wild turkey records program...for details The Geographic Information System specialists of the TWRA have been working to provide the public with easily accessible information...here's more Thanks to the efforts of the Springville Waterfowlers Association and others, duck hunters who have physical impairments will now have a place to go that’s ready to hunt and easily accessible...continued Without a doubt, one of the most effective calls for early season whitetails, is the fawn bleat. Here's more info...from Paris' own game calling champion Brodie Swisher. Brodie Swisher of Paris logged a lot of hours practicing his calling routine. It all paid off this spring when he won the National Rifle Association’s Great American Hunter’s Game Calling Challenge held in Reno, NV...here's more Kelly Powers, winner of the 1999 World Champion Goose Calling Contest, is fulfilling a waterfowler’s dream. In his world the season never stops. In fact, if you look close he’s probably growing feathers. After all, waterfowling is his life...continued This year's Tennessee Jr. Duck Stamp Contest produced some amazing works of art, including the winning work by Amber Williams of Jacksboro. For more info and photos of the top entries..click here You've just taken the trophy of a lifetime, and as you anxiously climb down from your tree stand, you're mind is racing with a million different emotions. You've tagged the deer and it's legally yours...Now what? The TWRA urges waterfowl hunters to report leg and neck band numbers they find on ducks and geese to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...for more info Anyone who hunts migratory birds this season (2002-2003)--not just ducks and geese, but doves, woodcock or other migratory birds--must be HIP-certified...for complete information Fifty exhibitors from five states were on hand for the 8th Annual Kentucky Lake Waterfowl Festival in Big Sandy...for more information Some 25 youngsters participated in a wood duck banding operation at the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. Fun was had by all, while helping to provide valuable information on these birds...continued People, hunting or fishing in Tennessee without a license under the landowner exemption law, must carry proof that they qualify for the exemption, according to the TWRA...here's more Tennessee hunters are now able to purchase colored maps of some of the most popular Wildlife Management Areas in the state...here's more A traditional southern dove hunt can provide a lot of enjoyment in September, but May is the best time to plan a hunt...here's how Elmore Price lives and leaves quite a legacy as one of the pioneers in Tennessee fish and game management. Read more about this man's fascinating experiences and the growth of wildlife in Tennessee...here Hunter Education is mandatory in Tennessee for anyone born on or after January 1, 1969. Now the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is experimenting with a CD ROM home-education course...for more info Waterfowlers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi. portions of Tennessee and Alabama noticed a significant decrease in the number of ducks they saw this past season (2001-2002)...continued The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has some newly acquired wetland areas open for waterfowl hunting...here's more Turkey hunter Brent Knott of Henry County sure had a good opening day. Saturday morning was the first turkey hunt for his 8-year old son Caleb, and after walking about three miles in the rain and mud...continued What started out as a sideline has turned into quite a business for 30-year veteran taxidermist Dickie Wooten of Paris. He has been helping sportsmen preserve their memories for over three decades...here's more The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation is now offering maps of select Tennessee Wildlife Management Areas...for more details Wetlands production seemed to be either boom or bust in 2001. Many areas had sufficient rainfall and had successful waterfowl breeding grounds, while others were dust bowls...continued Duck Season is over, but if you're interested in looking at how the season transpired, look at the...2001-2002 waterfowl reports Since most harvested deer are field dressed before being checked out and weighed, many hunters are curious as to how much their deer would have weighed whole. Here's a chart...that gives estimates. Increases in wild turkey populations have given rise to the expansion of hunting opportunities for wild turkeys in Tennessee, including a fall season in many Tennessee counties...here's more The results for last year's deer harvest in west Tennessee have been released by the TWRA. Find out which counties lead the way. Westvaco Corporation is in the process of selling a lot of its acreage due to changes in timber management, therefore cutting it's public hunting acreage...here's more The TWRA offers a reward up to $1,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of wildlife poachers...for more information For the second straight year, breeding duck populations declined from the record high reached in 1999...here's the complete story and count totals. The TWRA would like to remind everyone of the state's deer tagging regulations...here's more The TWRA is now providing online information on available public dove fields...here they are One of the more debated dove hunting topics is, "What constitutes an illegal dove field?"...here are the answers from the TWRA Good news for Tennessee turkey hunters. The turkey population is thriving and the spring harvest shattered the previous record...here's more After many questions and debates, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to continue the early wood duck season in Tennessee, Kentucky and Florida....here's the rest The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a plan that will provide more early season hunting for migratory game birds...here's the rest Ducks Unlimited, the nations' premier wetlands and waterfowl conservation group raised a record $175,000,000 last year...here's some more about their efforts to improve wildlife conditons
Clarksville student Nick Williamson won his second
consecutive Junior Duck Stamp contest on March 29th at the
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge If bitten by a deer tick, take two doxycyclines within three days. Researchers at New York Medical College say their study proves the antibiotic does more than cure Lyme disease, it prevents it. In the U.S. about 15,000 cases are reported annually. The disease causes fatigue, fever and joint pain, and can lead to severe arthritis and heart damage. A report from the National Research Council stated that man-made swamps, marshes and bogs don't even come close to doing what natural wetlands do and called for major changes to the wetland mitigation portion of the Clean Water Act. Turkey Hatch Reports sound great...overall figures show that the turkey population is doing well in Tennessee. The 2000 turkey harvest was almost double the harvest of only four years ago...read more Here's an article by Joan Stevens of the local U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program and information on how to get your child involved in the Tennessee Junior Duck Stamp contest. Two of the elk that were recently released in Tennessee were found dead and two other collars were found...more on this story
Latest Waterfowl Counts
Now that duck and goose hunting is over it's a great time
to report any bands that may have been collected off of
harvested birds. This information is crucial in maintaining our
waterfowl populations. Good News Duck Hunters...the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge has seen some of the highest waterfowl populations in years. Here's the story from Joan Stevens at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (From the 2000-2001 Season) The Fall Waterfowl Forecast may not have been quite as accurate as previously believed. Read this controversial article to see just how far off they may have been. A purchase by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service increased the size of the Chickasaw and Hatchie Wildlife refuges in West Tennessee by 43,532 acres...here's the full story
The
Tennessee Elk Restoration project is slated for December 19th.
"Bringing back elk to Tennessee, and the chance for our children
and grandchildren to hear elk bugle will be remembered as one of the
greatest conservation achievements of the new century", said Greer
Tidwell, Jr., President of the Tennessee Conservation League Just like something out of a movie...a flock of Sandhill Cranes is being led by ultralight from Wisconsin to Florida by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Read about this interesting journey.
Much of Kentucky Lake's waterfowl hunting revolves around the Tennessee
National Wildlife Refuge. By providing habitat for thousands
of wintering waterfowl and shorebirds it is a vital part of the lake's
ecosystem. For more information and maps of this refuge Check out
this website Saskatchewan
Canada is a virtual duck and goose factory. Read part 2
of writer
Steve McCadams' experiences and
observations while visiting this
beautiful area ....here One of the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge’s most unique visitors has to be the Sandhill Crane. For more information...read on An acquisition by the TWRA... will help to ensure some prime public hunting opportunities for middle Tennessee residents...continued
The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service banned... the use of steel
shot for waterfowling in 1991. Here's a report detailing that law's
effects on our waterfowl population.
After 135 years Elk are
returning to Tennessee according to the Tennessee Wildlife
Resources Agency Looking for a place to dove hunt?...TWRA started a program back in 1988 that was to lease land from farmers or landowners for a few days of dove hunting. However, supply is not meeting demand...continued Starting November 28th the TWRA is requiring boaters on Reelfoot Lake to display navigation lights between sunset and sunrise...here's the rest
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