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When Hurricane Helene’s deadly fury came ashore late last month, it brought with it a record-setting torrential disaster to residents in the mountains of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. There would have been more fatalities were it not for the efforts of officers whose more routine duties include checking hunting licenses and conducting wildlife surveys.

Turkey hunters need to know where they have the best chance to bag a gobbler before committing hard-earned dollars to a hunt.

Scouring the internet in search of hunting mentor programs can be a pain, so we’ve done the legwork for you. Here’s our list of mentor hunting programs, state by state, as well as some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) new hunters may find helpful before they go afield in pursuit of game.

Tennessee is holding a raffle for a 2018 bull elk tag at $10 per raffle ticket, and Bass Pro Shops is outfitting the raffle winner with a Tikka T3X Lite Stainless bolt-action rifle in 7mm Rem. Mag. topped with an Oculus Pro Team HD 3-9X40mm scope.

Two Tennessee men have lost their hunting privileges, both locally and throughout much of the United States, for the remainder of their lives after being found guilty of killing more than 40 whitetail deer out of season.

Whether you're shooting the latest high-tech bow or the Mathews Genesis bow designed to get more kids into the sport, it's all good fun when you're flinging arrows and crossbolts downrange at the 2014 POMA conference shooting event!

Law-enforcement officers confiscated 41 heads when they busted Wendell Taylor and Gregory W. Crockarell “trophy poaching” on Fort Campbell military base last year.