Tennessee Wildcast

Jason and Mime are kicking off boating season at Pates Ford Marina, on the southern end of Center Hill Lake for this edition of Tennessee WildCast. Pates Ford’s Jeff Eslick, will get us up-to-date on what’s happening at the marina this summer and information about the 8th Annual In-Water Boat Show! We will also welcome special guest, Joe Fortner, TWRA Dekalb County wildlife officer. Boating safety will be one of the main topics discussed during this episode, helping insure a fun, safe, summer on the water. Fishing and other outdoor opportunities in DeKalb county and around the lake will also be hot topics.  Be sure and watch the 'on demand' version on Facebook, TWRA.tv or the agency website at TNwildlife.org www.patesfordmarina.com #tnwildlife #tnboating #centerhilllake

Say the words Asian Carp and you will get a lot of emotional response, none of it good. We know in Tennessee that this unwelcome fish is causing, and could cause, an incredible amount of damage to our native fish and our fantastic fishing. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please watch this edition of WildCast and learn more about Asian Carp, what the agency is trying to do to curtail an invasion of these fish, and how you can join TWRA in the fight agains them.

If you love the outdoors, then Humphreys County is a great place to spend a day, a weekend, or even a week or two. Today we are going to be talking with local Wildlife Officer Ken Smith about the opportunities to fish in Humphreys County. We will also be talking with Johnsonville Park Ranger Noah Sinz about the opportunities in the park.  #tnwildlife #lorettalynnranch  www.visithumphreys.com www.hurricanecreekstables.com www.tnwildlife.org

West Tennessee offers many great opportunities to get outside and this week we are going to visit with the new Information and Education Coordinator for that area, Amy Spencer. She is going to fill us in on the gator sighting in the west, outreach events going on in her area and learn little bit about herself. Amy is a great addition to the team of Information Coordinators we have across the state. tnwildlife.org #tnwildlife #WZYXradio

Tennessee WildCast is excited to announce a new partnership with WZYX “The Eagle Radio” in Franklin County. WildCast will air every Saturday morning at 6:05. Also today we are going to talk about the upcoming elk raffle, recap the latest commission meeting, and who knows what else. tnwildlife.org www.wzyxradio.net #tnwildlife

If you love the outdoors, then Humphreys County is a great place to spend a day, a weekend, or even a week or two. Kentucky Lake, the Duck River, and the Buffalo River are ALL in Humphreys County. With all these great oppertunities so close together we decided to talk Boating Safety today with Boating Education Coordinator Betsy Woods and also hear from this week’s show partner on the oppertunites to enjoy the great outdoors at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. Thanks to Humpreys County for becoming a TWRA Outdoors Partner. #tnwildlife #tnboating #boatsafe #lorettalynnranch Hurricane Creek Stables, LLC at Loretta Lynn's Ranch www.hurricanecreekstables.com www.tnwildlife.org

It’s that time of year, Spring is here and turkey season kicks off this weekend. Joining us this week is Turkey Biologist, Joy Sweaney. Joy will help us break down the 2018 spring turkey season and our joint turkey population study with the University of Tennessee happening in 5 of our Middle Tennessee counties.

If you love to fish, then Humphreys County is a great place to spend a day, a weekend, or even a week or two. Kentucky Lake, the Duck River, and the Buffalo River are ALL in Humphreys County. Learn more about opportunties in this special county, and a really neat bass tournament sponsored by our guest David Daniel owner of First Stop Outdoors. We talk a lot about bass in this show, but we also touch on crappie. We are also joined by TWRA’s Don Hosse to discuss yet another jewel in Humphreys County—Buffalo River Refuge. Thanks to Humphreys County for becoming a TWRA Outdoors Partner. #tnwildlife www.tnwildlife.org

TWRA has discovered a disease that can be detrimental to trout. Right now the disease appears to be confined to a few tailwaters in East TN. Learn about this "whirling" disease and how you can prevent if from spreading.

Deer season is winding down and duck season has a few good weeks ahead, but now is a good time to be thinking about a new boat and the coming spring. The new year is upon us, and we are excited about 2018. #tnwildlife www.tnwildlife.org

The TWRA would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This week on Tennessee WildCast we will highlight our website’s new design and its ease of navigation. Let’s go surfing! #tnwildlife www.tnwildlife.org

This week we will discuss the winter trout stocking efforts by our fisheries crews. Rivers and Streams Coordinator, Brandon Simcox, will give us all the details of this great time to chase trout. #tnwildlife www.tnwildlife.org

Join us this week with Dale Grandstaff as we discuss how the 2017-18 deer season is going. #tnwildlife www.tnwildlife.org

This week on Tennessee WildCast we are highlighting our mobile app. TWRA On The Go v2.0 is now available. To learn more about the features and how to update visit our website. http://www.tn.gov/twra/article/mobile-web-information. #tnwildlife

Assistant Chief of Wildlife & Forestry, Chuck Yoest, sits down with us this week to discuss the upcoming deer season and big game carcass importations restrictions. Keep Tennessee CWD Free!

Janet Ivey, host of Janet's Planet, joins us for this edition of Tennessee WildCast. We will learn just about everything we need to know for the August 21st solar eclipse. Janet is really excited about this once in a lifetime opportunity! She has some great tips for enjoying the event, information on how it will effect wildlife and and all the safety tips. Enjoy the show and thanks for watching. Visit Janet’s website at http://janetsplanet.com/eclipse/ #tnwildlife tnwildlife.org

The Tennessee Outdoor Youth Summit(TOYS) teaches the next generation about the exciting world of outdoor recreation and fundamentals. If you had to make a list of skills essential to outdoor lovers, what would be on it? Most likely you'd put down camping and hunting, which of course includes things like marksmanship, turkey calling, antler scoring, archery, wilderness survival, fishing, boat driving, plant identification, and photography. Now that's quite a list! But those are only a few of the activities taught at the Tennessee Outdoors Youth Summit. Join us as we talk with a few of the instructors and leaders, then adventure out with the kids to get a behind the scenes look. All right here on TN WildCast.

Join us for a conversation with new Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Tony Sanders. He is no stranger to the microphone and talking about the outdoors. You can catch him on his own show, Tony Sanders Outdoors on Talk Radio 102.3 WGOW. In this episode we will learn a little about Commissioner Sanders and his life in the outdoors. Talk about what it is like to be a commissioner and so much more. #tnwildlife

Are all snakes bad? Is any snake bad? Learn how to tell venomous from non-venomous snakes in Tennessee. Pandy English is our guest today and we will be talking all things snakes. Thanks for joining in.

He’s an excellent young sportsmen who enjoys fishing and hunting, but on a spring day last April he had an especially historic day. Join Tennessee WildCast as we speak with Cord Maddox of Huntingdon about his record setting wild turkey recently verified at Tennessee’s number 1 “typical” bird by the National Wild Turkey Federation.