This week we join Statewide Black Bear Coordinator Dan Gibbs and Black Bear Support Biologist Janelle Musser to discuss bear activity this time of year. Our guests recently attended a workshop focused on human-bear conflict. They came back with a lot of great information and were able to put it into practice moments after their plane landed because a black bear found its way into a cabin in the Smokies. Hear the story and learn some tips for living in bear country this week on Tennessee WildCast!

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Healing Motion, Casting For Recovery – TN WildCast 317

This week we join Casting for Recovery-East TN Program Coordinators Lindsay Long and Denise Remkus to learn how the fly fishing program has impacted so many breast cancer survivors in Tennessee. We will also visit with District 41 Lt. Andy Collins to learn how a hobby for patch collecting led to the idea of the pink TWRA patch created to support the participants of Casting for Recovery. Don’t miss it.

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We are excited to join Tony Smotherman this week to cover all things muzzleloading. This is one of the best times of the year to be in the deer woods. Tony’s background and experience in the world of muzzleloading will have you on the edge of your seat this whole episode. Don’t miss it.

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Adrian Wilson from Tethrd Nation joins us this week to talk hunting. He is excited to share some tips and tactics for hunting big bucks this time of year. Adrian will also discuss how his strategies change as we move into the muzzleloader season. Don’t miss it.

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This week we are excited to have Stephanie Durno Karns back in the studio but for something very different from our previous discussions. We will learn about her new adventure as the Director of Operations of the Wildlife Investigators Training Alliance (WITA). WITA offers hands-on, reality-based training founded on sound science, proven methods, and innovative techniques to fight transnational wildlife trafficking globally. Don’t miss it! Visit witatrain.org to learn more and find ways to help.

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Regional Biodiversity Coordinator, Dustin Thames, stops by this week to share his knowledge of Tennessee’s State Amphibian, the Tennessee Cave Salamander. This creature is hard to find sometimes, but research has determined they live in over 90 sites in Tennessee, Alabama and Northwest Georgia. Join us as we learn more about the Tennessee Cave Salamander.

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This week we meet up with Wildlife Manager Chris Park and Technician David Vandegriff to talk about a few of the WMAs in West Tennessee that they manage. One of those is the premier Presidents Island Wildlife Management Area. Tune in to learn a few things you need to know when hunting the bottoms of West Tennessee.

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TWRA Wildlife Technician, David Vandegriff, joins us this week to talk about his legendary career and recent recognition for banding over 12,000 Wood ducks in Tennessee. David was also instrumental in restoring the turkey populations in west Tennessee. Don’t miss this fun conversation and look back on a career that continues to make an impact!

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We want you to get out and enjoy the sport of fishing! We also want to help you along the way if you don't know where to start. Join us this week as we sit down with Outreach Program Manager, David Lowrie, to learn about the TWRA programs available for everyone across the state. Don’t miss it.

To contact David for more information, email us at [email protected].

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Dale Outdoors joins us again with more tips for hunting turkey in the fall. This week it is all about the call. Many of you know turkeys do not have the same behaviors in the spring and fall. Their vocal behavior changes too! To make fall turkey hunting successful, Matt Dale will show all the tricks in this episode of #TennesseeWildCast. Don’t miss it.

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