Since the state started surveying for cases of CWD in 2002, the disease has been detected in wild white-tailed deer in 20 ...

Earlier this month, the agency announced the first case of the disease in Decatur County, north of Wayne County. Both counties are about two hours southwest of Nashville.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reported the first chronic wasting disease (CWD) case in Wayne County after a ...

Tennessee deer hunters will be able to hunt over bait on private land starting in 2026, thanks to a new law signed by the governor earlier this month. The legislation, which received strong support ...

Hunters will legally be allowed to use corn and other grains as bait beginning in August, but baiting is not allowed in the ...

A county in Middle Tennessee has reported its first case of chronic wasting disease, according to the Tennessee Wildlife ...

ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man was sentenced to jail and barred for life from hunting in the state after he illegally killed 15 deer over more than three years and threatened a landowner ...

Though hunters across the state had harvested 12,773 deer by the end of Tennessee's opening weekend of firearms hunting season, that lags behind the previous five-year statewide average. The Tennessee ...

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission approved two rules, heard an update of bear management and TWRA fishing proposals for 2026-27, and more during a busy two-day final 2025 meeting.

Middle Tennessee deer processors are hard at work this time of year, taking thousands of deer harvested by hunters and turning those kills into frozen steaks, ground meat and sausages. Jim Flowers has ...

Hunters for the Hungry turns venison into thousands of meals for food-insecure families, but donations are down 20%. The ...

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Hunters for the Hungry, a Tennessee nonprofit, is asking hunters to donate their harvest ahead of the holiday season. The program is managed by the Tennessee Wildlife ...