A Record-Breaking Season of Giving

In the 2024-25 deer season, deer hunters, processors, and food banks came together yet again to make a lasting impact across the state.

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When you donate to Tennessee Wildlife Federation, you become a catalyst for change through our programs that focus on the perpetual improvement of conservation, wildlife habitat, recreation, and more all across our beautiful state. 

Cougars in Tennessee—Fact or Fiction?

Cougars in Tennessee—Fact or Fiction?

This story, reprinted courtesy of The Tennessee Conservationist magazine, first appeared in that publication in 2012. With the October 2015 confirmation of a cougar sighting in Obion County and, a...

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Tennessee’s Top 20 Fishing Destinations

Tennessee’s Top 20 Fishing Destinations

Tennessee is lined with countless streams and rivers that run into more than 1,000 lakes. The square mileage of water accounts for a little more than two percent of the state’s total surface area....

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Protecting the Hatchie Scenic River

Protecting the Hatchie Scenic River

Over the past ten years, economic development interests within the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) have conceived and begun to implement a plan to create a...

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Elk History in Tennessee

Elk History in Tennessee

Really? Elk are native to Tennessee? Elk are not only native to Tennessee but were hugely important to the way of life of early residents of the state, even helping to shape its landscape. “Many...

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Hatfield Knob Elk Viewing Tower

Hatfield Knob Elk Viewing Tower

The Hatfield Knob Elk Viewing Tower at the Sundquist Unit of the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area in Campbell County opened in 2005. Since then, thousands of wildlife enthusiasts have been...

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