TWRA prepares for Tennessee’s first elk hunting season

By GEORGE THWAITES

KINGSPORT — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency continues to make preparations for the state’s first elk hunting season in 2009.

The status of the state’s elk restoration project was one of the issues covered during the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission’s October meeting, which was held Wednesday and Thursday at MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center.

“Kentucky’s program started a long time ago, and they’ve had hunting there for several years,” said Commissioner Buddy Baird of Rogersville. “Since I joined the commission in 2001, we’ve been trying to get an elk season. It looks like we’re hopefully to the point where we can do that, at least on a very limited level.”

TWRA Wildlife Chief Greg Wathen, who made a presentation to the commission’s Wildlife Management Committee on Wednesday, said the agency expects an extremely limited issue of elk permits for a five-day elk hunt next October.  Click link below for full story!

TWRA prepares for Tennessee’s first elk hunting season.