TWRC has passed an amendment to the Tennessee Commercial Fishing Proclamation and approved rules and policy for Tennessee’s first elk hunt proposed for the fall of 2009. It is said that the new amendment would re-established a season and size limit for commercial paddlefish harvest. The commercial paddlefish season will now be open from Nov. 15 through April 15 each year and this season applies to all waters of the state that are open to commercial paddlefish harvest (including the Mississippi River).
It is informed that this season and size limit will become effective immediately upon filing the proclamation with the office of the secretary of state. All other regulations and requirements that were previously in place will remain in effect. The new set of rules would establish guidelines and procedures for a quota elk hunt drawing. Tennessee’s first elk hunt is scheduled for the fall of 2009, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency anticipates four permits to be available by quota drawing.
According to TWRC it would begin accepting external applications for the position of TWRA Executive Director Gary Myers, who is retiring March 1. The TWRA has a goal to name the new executive director at the February meeting.
