NWTF Convention!

[MidTennFisher]

Cameron Weddington talked about this. Starting a bit past the 10 minute mark, this is a great thing he brought to everyone's attention. TWRA had THP pimp out a declining resource.

 

[@fulldraw]

You lose opportunity when you cannot find a place to park on public land. They have pimped out our wildlife and limited public land to the point of no return. The only solution is more access to more land. I hope with this large License price increase it equals more funds for aquireing more public land. But I'm not holding my breath.

I know two increases to public land hunting in the next couple years. One new addition and one will be almost doubling in size. As of now, I don't know how the hunting will be administered. One could be overseen by TWRA but the addition will continue to follow state seasons. I can't add anymore at this time.

 

[th88]

I assume the new addition is Wolf River State Forest. Almost guaranteed to be draw, especially since two other state forests in the vicinity recently went draw.

Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry Announces New State Forest

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) is proud to announce that 5,477 acres in Fayette County will become the state’s 16th state forest. The property, which will be named Wolf River State Forest, will open to visitors in 2025.

www.tn.gov

 

[th88]

My favorite is when the hunting influencers donate a few bucks to a conservation organization to try and make folks think they are helping. I know for a fact THP was approaching state agencies and offering to donate money. It'd benefit THP WAY MORE than the state agency.

What is a state agency gonna do with $5,000 - $10,000. Buy two more acres of public land to throw all the newly influenced turkey hunters on? Whereas THP can make multiple posts and videos about their GREAT donation.

You can't even put a price on the lost opportunities. Its pretty f'd up.