Second Elk hunt Aproved

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission approved the second elk hunt in Tennessee which will be similar to last year’s, the first in the state since 1865. The action came during the TWRC February meeting held at the Ray Bell Region II Building.

The TWRC passed the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency proposal that the 2010 statewide elk hunting season will be held Oct. 18-22, 2010 with five permits available for antlered bulls only. Four of the elk permits will again be randomly selected through a drawing conducted by the TWRA while the fifth permit was once again donated to a Non-Governmental Organization, this year the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is going to help raise funds for Tennessee’s elk program at its Annual RMEF Convention in March in Reno, Nev