NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is inviting Tennesseans and visitors to take part in the Agency’s 2026 wild turkey summer observation survey. The survey is open to the public and will continue through Aug 31. Agency staff have conducted this survey annually since the 1980s, with public participation set for its fifth …
Tennesseans will once again have the opportunity to fish license-free across the state during the annual Bobby Wilson Free Fishing Day on Saturday, June 6. The event, organized by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, allows both residents and visitors of all ages to fish in Tennessee’s public waters without purchasing a fishing license for the …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has confirmed a new state record for a blue catfish caught by the same man who held the previous record set just last year. Micka Burkhart landed the huge fish on Barkley Reservoir in Stewart County. It hit the scales at 122 pounds, 3 ounces and was …
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers arrested 31 people across the state for Boating Under the Influence (BUI) over the 4th of July Holiday period (Friday – Tuesday). TWRA Lt. Col. Matt Majors said at least four of those arrests were made on Chickamauga or Nickajack Lakes, near Chattanooga. Those individuals will be prosecuted under a …
