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TWRA recommends new public hunting areas and updates WMA rules; committee adds limited access on closed waterfowl days
Summary
The TWRA wildlife committee recommended several new public hunting areas and changes to Wildlife Management Area (WMA) rules, and it amended the WMA proclamation to allow limited access on previously closed waterfowl days (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at affected areas after public comment from Cheatham Lake hunters.
The TWRA wildlife committee on April 16 recommended several new public hunting areas and adjustments to Wildlife Management Area (WMA) rules, and it added a narrowly drawn amendment to allow limited access during specified off‑days at certain waterfowl impoundments after public comment.
New public hunting areas
- Proclamation 25‑05: Scotts Gulf Centennial State Park Public Hunting Area (approximately 6,500 acres bordering Bridgestone Firestone WMA in White and Van Buren counties). Assistant Chief Wally Akins presented the recommendation; the committee voted to refer the proclamation to the full commission.
- Proclamation 25‑06: Wolf River State Forest Public Hunting Area (about 5,500 acres in Fayette County, formerly part of Ames Plantation). The committee recommended…
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