August TWRC Meeting Scheduled for Jackson’s UT West Tennessee Experiment Station

NASHVILLE --- Establishing the 2010-11 waterfowl hunting seasons will be a major agenda item at the August 18-19 meeting of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission. The August meeting will be held at the UT West Tennessee Experiment Station in Jackson.

 

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s proposals will be presented to the commission The proposal lists very few changes in regard to the agency’s waterfowl recommendations with the exception of minor date adjustments to accommodate calendar changes.

 

The TWRA is proposing a 60-day season for 2010-11 duck hunting, with one split similar to past years, that would end Jan. 30, 2011 and a 6-duck bag limit. TWRA has also recommended using the maximum number of days allowed for goose hunting seasons under the federal framework.

 

Among other items on this month’s agenda, Dave Kostersky, of Ducks Unlimited-Canada, will present a report to the TWRC on the activities in the prairies of Canada. The region provides the bulk of breeding habitat for ducks that winter in Tennessee.

 

The sport fishing regulations preview for 2011-12 will be presented. Sport fishing regulations are usually established during the October meeting of the TWRC. A new commercial fisheries internet based electronic fish and mussel system is scheduled to go into effect Sept. 1, 2010. A presentation will be made to demonstrate its use.

 

Jason Maxedon, of the TWRA’s West Tennessee Forestry section, will give the TWRC a presentation on the agency’s re-forestation in the region. For several years, TWRA has been a leader in using innovative methods to returning many wetland tracts to bottomland hardwood forest habitat.

 

Olivia Hughes, a student at University School of Jackson, has been the “Best of Show” winner each of the past two years and will be introduced and presented with an award. Her winning drawing will be featured on the 2010 duck stamps.

 

The commission will conduct committee meetings during the afternoon on Aug. 18, beginning at 1 p.m. The TWRC meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Aug. 19. The meetings are open to the public.