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Votes at a glance: committee recommendations forwarded to full TWRA commission
Summary
A roundup of committee motions and outcomes referred to the full Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency commission on April 16, 2025.
The following committee recommendations were recorded April 16 and are scheduled for full TWRA commission consideration:
- Proclamation 25‑02 corrected and reissued as Proclamation 25‑08 (fisheries): fisheries committee referred correction to full commission (voice vote). Motion moved by Commissioner Bill Box.
- Proclamation 25‑03 (statewide big game seasons and bag limits): wildlife committee referred agency recommendation to full commission. Committee considered and rejected an amendment to move turkey opener to the Saturday closest to April 7 (amendment moved by Commissioner Rhonda Moody; amendment failed in roll call). Motion to refer the proclamation carried by committee voice vote.
- Proclamation 25‑04 (migratory game bird seasons and regulations): wildlife committee recommended the migratory bird proclamation to the full commission (voice vote).
- Proclamation 25‑05 (Scotts Gulf Centennial State Park Public Hunting Area): recommended to full commission.
- Proclamation 25‑06 (Wolf River State Forest Public Hunting Area): recommended to full commission.
- Proclamation 25‑07 (WMA hunting areas and rules): wildlife committee approved an amendment to allow access from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on previously closed waterfowl non‑hunting days, then recommended the amended proclamation to the full commission.
- Budget expansion: budget committee recommended referring a $2,000,000 wildlife fund budget expansion to the full commission to fund disaster‑response projects that may be eligible for FEMA reimbursement.
Each item above will be presented to the full commission for final action the following day.
