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Several young Lewis County residents may soon learn that a night out poaching deer is a bad idea, made even worse than normal by a decision to kill an albino deer.

112 deer (77 buck, 35 doe) were taken on the 750 quota either sex hunt on AEDC Wildlife Management Area held on Nov. 25-26, 2006.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) would like to remind all hunters that Tennessee State Law (TCA 70-4-106) requires all hunters to have permission before hunting on private property.

Tennessee’s 2006-2007 statewide duck season will open Saturday, November 25, 2006, one-half hour before sunrise.  The season will run from November 25 through November 26 and then reopen on December 2 and continue through January 28, 2007.

During the fall and winter months, Tennesseans all across the state will take to the outdoors to enjoy their sport. Whether it’s hunting, fishing, bird watching, or just hiking, fall and winter means the arrival of colder temperatures that may lead people to encounter a condition that can have serious if not fatal results. This condition is hypothermia.

Tennessee’s membership in the Wildlife Violator Compact gives the state a new tool to use in the battle against poachers and other violators of Tennessee’s hunting and fishing laws.

Agricultural producers interested in hay production, livestock grazing, and/or wildlife habitat have a great opportunity in Tennessee under the USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Approximately $500,000 has been set aside in a state EQIP fund for landowners interested in establishing native grasses for hay, pasture or field buffers. Producers are eligible for cost-share to establish native grasses and a $75/acre management incentive payment for the first two years of the contract to compensate for forage loss during establishment. In addition, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is also providing a $55 per acre (one-time) incentive payment for installing and managing these native grass practices.

79 deer (30 buck, 49 doe) were taken on the 750 quota either sex hunt on AEDC Wildlife Management Area which was held on Oct. 28-29, 2006.

Colder temperatures bring many changes to Tennessee, but for mid-state anglers one good change is the altered routes taken by hatchery trucks.

The first segment of Tennessee’s Muzzleloader/Archery Deer Season opens on Saturday, November 4 and goes through Friday, November 10 in all three of Tennessee’s deer hunting units, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).