Tennessee WildCast

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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Hunting turkeys in the fall can be a challenge. A turkey's behavior and habits in the fall are much different than in the spring. Matt Dale of Dale Outdoors joins us in the studio to teach us a thing or two so we are ready to chase these birds in the fall.

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2022 Fall Turkey Season

Bag Limit: 1 bearded turkey per county, only in counties open to fall turkey hunting.

Archery: Sep. 24 - Oct. 28, 2022, Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, 2022 (same as deer archery-only season)

Shotgun/Archery: Oct. 15-28, 2022

Always review the Hunting and Trapping Guide before heading out at https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/twra/documents/guide/TN-Hunting-Guide-22-23.pdf

This week @thisisrangerkeith, Keith Paluso, joins us in the studio to share his love for birding in Tennessee. Once a park ranger, Keith is now the lead singer for @bsandtband. His time on @NBCTheVoice landed him this awesome gig, but he still finds time to teach people about birding and nature in the wild place in Tennessee. Join us as we talk about birding, music and so much more. Don’t miss it!

As deer season approaches, the WildCast and CWD crews wanted to bring you an update on all things Chronic Wasting Disease for the 2022-23 season. We will be covering what counties are in Unit CWD, bag limits, movement restrictions and incentive programs. Also this year TWRA has updated their CWD testing procedures for wild deer and elk in Tennessee to follow the best available science and to ensure the most proactive response for CWD detection. We will cover all this and more. Don’t miss it!

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The Hunting and Trapping Guide is now available online and at license vendors near you. This week, we highlight the “what’s new” section and new opportunities in Middle Tennessee. Region 2 Communications and Outreach Coordinator Barry Cross will join us for the conversation. He is excited to share info on some of his latest projects. Don’t miss it!

Online guide: https://www.tn.gov/twra/guide.html

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In this episode, we stop by for a visit with ARCH Academy. ARCH transforms lives, giving hope and healing to teens and families affected by drugs and alcohol. This year the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation has partnered to help make fishing part of this healing time. Join us as we visit with ARCH Executive Director Dean Porterfield and Primary Therapist Kenny Davis to learn more.

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Jason Holland Fishing joins us this week with tips for choosing the right spinner bait. We are coming to you from the 2022 ACI conference with our first live studio audience. Don’t miss this jam pack show with spinner bait tips you can take to your favorite fishing hole!

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