Many anglers tend to put down their rods in the fall and take to the woods to solely focus on deer season. But you shouldn’t be too quick to stow away your fishing gear just yet.
Fall Fishing in Tennessee
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Hunting and Fishing Academy
Free Access to Outdoor Expertise: 2023 Virtual Classes Announced
The 2023–2024 virtual classes will consist of topics ranging from habitat management to deer hunting to wild game cooking and more.
Fly Fishing is Not Hard: Here’s What to Expect
Casting a fly is not difficult if you let the rod and line do the work. It’s an art that requires skills that can be learned by all.
Top 10 Places to Recreate Outside in Tennessee
The Volunteer State offers a wide variety of outdoor pursuits. From hunting to hiking, you’ll be sure to find an outdoor activity in this diverse state.
Turkey Hunting: To Decoy or Not to Decoy?
A simple question that all turkey hunters ask themselves. Depending on the outcome of the hunt, we hunters may mull over the “shoulda, coulda, woulda’s” with turkey decoys for days after the hunt.
Cooking Wild Game for the Family
Share your love for the outdoors with those you love.
Annual Memorial Waterfowl Hunt Draws 102 Youth into the Great Outdoors
The Davis P. Rice Memorial Youth Waterfowl Hunt celebrated its 15th year and provided more than 100 youth with the opportunity to duck hunt.
Cooking Wild Game: Pan-Fried Stuffed Trout
The hard part is over now that you’ve landed the trout…it’s time to enjoy your fresh catch!
Cooking Wild Game: Blackened Catfish
You’ve just caught the largest catfish of your fishing career, or at least that’s what you’ll tell your Facebook friends, now what?
The Art of Duck Calling
There are numerous calls one can master such as the feed call and the lonesome hen. However, experienced hunters understand that less is more.
Cooking Wild Game: Wild Turkey Nuggets
It’s time to clear the freezer of last year’s wild turkey to make room for this upcoming season’s harvest!
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