TFWC Holds 1st 2021 Meeting Friday, January 22, 2021
The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission heard a preliminary 2020-21 deer harvest, a chronic wasting disease (CWD) report, and status of the lake sturgeon restoration project during its first meeting of the year which concluded Friday.
The statewide deer harvest currently stands at 159,935, a 20 percent increase from the 2019-20 season. The total is a 6 percent increase (9,534) from the average of five previous seasons. However it is a 5 percent decrease from the 2015-16 season.
In Unit CWD in southwestern Tennessee, the harvest a 35 percent increase to 19,843 from the 2019-20 season. In the 11 counties comprising Unit season, it is an 8 percent increase over the past five years. It is an 8 percent decrease from 2015.
By California Department of Fish and Wildlife
January 1, 2021
Homemade bottle traps
Question: Is it legal to use a homemade plastic bottle trap in lakes and other freshwater bodies? Anonymous
Answer: The 2020-21 Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations state “Except as otherwise authorized, all fish may be taken only by angling with one closely attended rod and line (or with two rods if the angler is in possession of a valid two-rod stamp).”
However, there are two exceptions:
1. Traps can be used to catch bait fish, but only certain kinds of bait fish can be taken or used in particular bodies of water in the different fishing districts (see sections 4.05 – 4.30 of the Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations for bait fish capture methods and bait fish use).
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Outdoor Corner with Lyle Johnson: Share at Every Opportunity
Lyle Johnson
In last week s column we talked about the release of rainbow trout in the big pond at Lamar Dixon. The trout were purchased by the Ascension Parish government and stocked for the benefit of folks to be able to enjoy some time with family and kids to get a chance to catch a few fish that you’d have to travel a long way to find them.
So on Monday, the 21st, Goosie and I met at the big pond to film an episode for Ascension Outdoors TV that will air on EATEL channel 4 or 704 during the month of January. We arrived at 10:00 am to meet with our videographer, Trevor Vampran and got things underway.
TWRA now offering Free Online Hunter Education Course
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is offering a free online option to complete Tennessee Hunter Education. The National Rifle Association (NRA) course can be completed online with no in-person portion required.
The NRA online course found on the TWRA Hunter Education web page at allows Tennessee students (ages 9 and up), who satisfactorily complete this online course to become certified Tennessee Hunter Education graduates.
Free online option to complete Tennessee Hunter Education now being offered by TWRA.
This option allows students to forego the previously required 4-hour field day.
Students would have immediate proof of course completion and be ready to head to the woods.