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Commission rejects wildlife‑committee amendment and keeps strict Cheatham Lake rest‑day closure
Summary
After debate about disturbance and blind access, the commission voted to reject a wildlife‑committee amendment that would have allowed public access from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on Cheatham Lake rest days and reverted to the agency recommendation to prohibit all activity in the impoundment on those days.
The Tennessee Wildlife Commission on Thursday rejected a wildlife‑committee amendment that would have allowed limited public access to Cheatham Lake during waterfowl rest days, instead adopting the agency’s recommendation to prohibit activity in the lake’s impoundments on designated closed days.
Background and agency position - TWRA proposed language to prohibit all activities in the Cheatham Lake impoundments during duck rest days (Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays) to prevent disturbance that could reduce hunter success on open days. The agency said other…
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