Tennessee WildCast

It's that time of year again! Now is the best time to search for antler sheds, scout for the next deer season and prepare for turkey hunting. Join us for our annual visit with Lt. Col. Dale Grandstaff. He will share a few of his shed hunting stories, tips for finding them and how to scout for future seasons.

The TWRA is blessed to have a foundation partner to ride shotgun on many conservation efforts across the state. Today, Mark Moore and Johnny Allred join us for a detailed look into the work they do at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundations. We will also learn about Mark’s new role on the board and how he got involved. Don’t miss this one!

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Tennessee’s Rivers and Streams Program Coordinator, Brandon Simcox, joins us this week to “dive” into the depths of sturgeon. This torpedo-shaped fish is no stranger to Tennessee, but overfishing caused it to disappear many years ago. Brandon and the Fisheries Crews have been working hard to reintroduce this very cool fish back to Tennessee waters. Don’t miss this one!

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Captain Jake Davis and TWRA’s David Lowrie join us this week! We will highlight the Friends of Reservoirs Award presented to Jake last month and dive into the work he leads through Tennessee BASS Nation and partners. You will be amazed at the amount of habitat going in the water and the clean-up happening across the state.

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Mussels are one of the most important species in our ecosystem. In an effort to protect and keep a healthy population across Tennessee, Dan, Jason and many TWRA biologists are growing and producing mussels in a controlled hatchery environment to introduce more back into our rivers and streams. Don’t miss this episode to learn more about how they do it!

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We are back at the Cumberland River Aquatic Center this week to meet up with TWRA Senior Scientist, Dan Hua, and Mussel Conservation Coordinator, Jason Wisniewski. We will dive into the life of freshwater mussels, how they reproduce, their diversity and why they are so important to ecosystems of streams and rivers. Don’t miss it!

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This week we stopped by the Cumberland River Aquatic Center(CRAC) in Gallatin, TN to meet up with David Sims. David, TWRA personnel and many partners played a huge role in the transformation of this facility and what it has become today. Don’t miss this inside look!

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Streams and Rivers Biologist Sally Petre brings the creek to us this week. We will learn about some of the smaller fish of Tennessee that you may never see. Sally’s excitement for the biodiversity of our state is infectious and it’s always a fun conversation. You don’t want to miss this episode!

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Join in this week to learn all about the Tennessee Angler Recognition Program, aka TARP. We will meet Andrew Paducah, the first person to reach TARP Level V. He will share some big fish stories from his adventures to reach this milestone! We will also be joined by Streams and Rivers Biologist Sally Petre. You don’t want to miss this one!

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This week we are chattin’ with David and Glenda Phillips, and their hunting buddy Itzy Bitzy. This show is all about squirrel hunting with dogs! It’s a great sport for all ages and so much more fun when hunting with mans best friend. Don’t miss this episode and Merry Christmas from the WildCast crew!

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