The TnHunting.Com "Newsdesk" contains all news tidbits that come across our desk, whether or not they are featured in a story on TnHunting.Com. Think of it as a "news in brief" feature.

Friday, September 29, 2006 • 3:35 p.m. EDT
The newsdesk feature has been discontinued, due to almost all items being duplicately listed in our headlines and in the newsdesk section. For the latest Tennessee hunting and fishing news, see our respective hunting and fishing newsrooms.

Friday, September 29, 2006 • 3:31 p.m. EDT
It appears that five lucky hunters will be hunting elk in Tennessee next fall. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Thursday, September 28, 2006 • 10:38 a.m. EDT
Tennessee conservationalist Wesley Lee Asbury passed away Tuesday. More information can be found in our conservation newsroom.

Thursday, September 28, 2006 • 10:12 a.m. EDT
Hunters hoping to apply for a permit to hunt elk right here in Tennessee may be able to start making more definite plans after today's TWRC meeting in Nashville. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Thursday, September 28, 2006 • 10:11 a.m. EDT
Two hunters in Blount County have been charged with hunting bear over bait, Chattanoogan.Com reports today. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 • 11:56 a.m. EDT
The TWRC will consider an elk hunt at Royal Blue and Sundquist WMAs when it meets in Nashville next week. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 • 4:26 p.m. EDT
Extra quota permits will go on sale tomorrow across the state. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Tuesday, September 5, 2006 • 4:25 p.m. EDT
Tennessee hunters traveling out-of-state for deer or elk can expect to see regulations in place again this year that will effect how they transport their harvest back home, the Tennessean reports. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Tuesday, September 5, 2006 • 4:23 p.m. EDT
A proposal by the TWRA to reduce the crappie limit in much of Tennessee has sparked a some-for, some-against debate, Knoxville News Sentinel Outdoors Editor Bob Hodge reports. For more information, see our fishing newsroom.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 • 4:29 p.m. EDT
A Tennessee wildlife officer has been disciplined for his role in the case of two Arkansas wildlife officers who were hunting in Tennessee without hunting licenses. For more information, see our hunting newsroom.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 • 4:27 p.m. EDT
Sportsmen will have a double opportunity on Friday, when both dove and Canada goose seasons open across Tennessee. For more information, see our hunting newsroom.

Friday, August 25, 2006 • 1:31 p.m. EDT
Chattanoogan.Com's Richard Simms reports today that the TWRA will consider dropping the crappie limit in much of Tennessee by half. More information can be found in our fishing newsroom.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006 • 2:30 p.m. EDT
Squirrel season in Tennessee opens on Saturday and continues through February 28, 2007, with a daily bag limit of 10 squirrels. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Monday, August 21, 2006 • 12:22 p.m. EDT
The early goose season, which opens on September 1, packs plenty of action, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Sunday, August 20, 2006 • 6:42 p.m. EDT
Outdoors Editor Bob Hodge lashes out at country music star Troy Gentry in today's News Sentinel. Gentry faces criminal charges for shooting a tame bear. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Monday, August 14, 2006 • 12:48 p.m. EDT
If sightings are any indication, Tennessee's cow elk have produced fewer calves in 2006. More information can be found in our conservation newsroom.

Monday, August 14, 2006 • 12:47 p.m. EDT
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has loosened regulations to allow states to reduce resident Canada goose populations, the Chattanoogan.Com Website reports today. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Monday, August 14, 2006 • 12:46 p.m. EDT
It may or may not do any good, but TVA will give the public a chance to comment on how it manages its property when the board of directors meets on Wednesday, the News Sentinel's Bob Hodge reports. More information can be found in our conservation newsroom.

Monday, August 7, 2006 • 9:06 a.m. EDT
In today's Tennessean, Larry Woody details how urban sprawl is testing Tennessee's hunter harassment law. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Monday, August 7, 2006 • 9:05 a.m. EDT
Outdoors writer Larry Self concludes his 2006 whitetail forecast in today's Greeneville Sun. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Friday, August 4, 2006 • 1:15 p.m. EDT
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission will set Tennessee's 2006-2007 duck seasons on August 23 and 24. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 • 11:03 a.m. EDT
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has proposed liberal waterfowl seasons again this year. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Monday, July 31, 2006 • 3:57 p.m. EDT
Outdoors writer Larry Self takes a look back at the 2005 deer seasons in the first installment of his 2006 whitetail forecast in today's Greeneville Sun. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Monday, July 31, 2006 • 3:56 p.m. EDT
Outdoors writer Bob Hodge reminded hunters in yesterday's News Sentinel that Tennessee's duck blind drawings are scheduled for Saturday. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Monday, July 24, 2006 • 9:31 a.m. EDT
The TWRA's fish hatcheries are running out of room, the News Sentinel reported yesterday. More information can be found in our fishing newsroom.

Monday, July 24, 2006 • 9:30 a.m. EDT
Hunting over bait didn't find much support at the TWRC's monthly meeting in Nashville last week. The News Sentinel's Bob Hodge reports that the issue is likely dead in the water. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Friday, July 21, 2006 • 11:51 a.m. EDT
It's the home of the world record smallmouth catch, and it's beautiful besides. TnHunting.Com profiles Dale Hollow Lake in a photo profile in our fishing section.

Friday, July 21, 2006 • 11:50 a.m. EDT
The TWRA is weighing in on the recent U.S. FWS survey that shows duck numbers up. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006 • 12:46 p.m. EDT
A 40,000-plus tract of property on the Cumberland Plateau is being opened to lease hunting. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006 • 12:45 p.m. EDT
The Tennessee Wildlife Federation has approved a resolution requesting a moratorium on TVA land sales, Chattanoogan.Com's Richard Simms reports. More information can be found in our conservation newsroom.

Monday, July 17, 2006 • 12:43 p.m. EDT
Time is running out for hunters wishing to apply for WMA quota hunts or Land Between the Lakes quota hunts. The deadline to apply for WMA hunts is Wednesday, while the deadline to apply for LBL hunts is July 30. For more information, see our hunting newsroom.

Sunday, July 16, 2006 • 11:37 p.m. EDT
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Comission is expected to amend this fall's bear season to reinstate a November 25-26 hunt in Blount, Cocke and Sevier counties. The season was inadvertently omitted at the commission's May meeting.

Sunday, July 16, 2006 • 4:56 p.m. EDT
Birdwatchers and hikers and hunters should be able to reach a reasonable compromise on the 2,000 acres along the Wolf River in Collierville that has been suggested for a wildlife management area by the TWRA, writes the Commercial Appeal's Brian Brasher. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Sunday, July 16, 2006 • 4:54 p.m. EDT
Bill Dance has added another honor to his long list of achievements. The Tennessee angler has been honored with a hall of fame nomination. More information can be found in our fishing newsroom.

Friday, July 14, 2006 • 12 noon EDT
The TWRA has issued a safety alert on kite tubes, while one major manufacturer has recalled its kite tubes. More information can be found in our fishing newsroom.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006 • 2 p.m. EDT
The deadline for fall 2006 WMA quota hunt applications is quickly approaching. The TWRA will accept quota applications only through midnight on Thursday, July 20, giving hunters just eight more days to prepare their applications and submit them. The July 20 deadline is for applications to be RECEIVED by TWRA, not a postmark deadline.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006 • 10:36 p.m. EDT
As of 10:30 p.m. EDT this evening, a petition seeking to remove Commissioner Tom Hensley from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission had collected only 192 signatures. Petition organizers have a goal of collecting 10,000 signatures to present to Governor Phil Bredesen asking him to exercise his gubernatorial power to remove Hensley from the commission, in response to Hensley's role in closing a portion of Lock 5 refuge in Wilson County to public hunting.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006 • 10:34 p.m. EDT
The National Wild Turkey Federation will sponsor a Women in the Outdoors event at Fall Creek Falls in the coming weeks. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Monday, July 10, 2006 • 9:32 a.m. EDT
Good news for duck hunters: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service says duck numbers are up this year, and Ducks Unlimited says this duck season should be more productive than last. More information can b found in our hunting newsroom.

Thursday, July 6, 2006 • 10:23 a.m. EDT
A group of hunters have begun an effort to remove Commissioner Tom Hensley from the TWRC. See more information in our hunting newsroom.

Thursday, July 6, 2006 • 10:21 a.m. EDT
The Associated Press reports today that the sale of more than 300,000 acres of property by pulp giant Bowater may hurt Tennessee hunters who have traditionally leased the land. See more information in our hunting newsroom.

Wednesday, July 5, 2006 • 11:50 a.m. EDT
Tennessee Senators Bill Frist and Lamar Alexander are stating their support for a parks and forests program that would pour millions of federal dollars into various conservation efforts in Tennessee. More information can be found by visiting our conservation newsroom.

Monday, July 3, 2006 • 9:45 a.m. EDT
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that Wal-Mart's FLW Tour will visit Knoxville's Fort Loudoun Lake in 2007. For more information, see our fishing newsroom.

Saturday, July 1, 2006 • 12:35 p.m. EDT
Overlooked, and sometimes forgotten, old ponds can pay huge dividends for big bass fishermen. Sometimes, these most unlikely of water holes can prove to be fishing's "diamonds in the rough." See complete story in our fishing section.

Thursday, June 29, 2006 • 1:05 p.m. EDT
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is urging boaters to practice safe boating practices over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, and reminding boaters that the legal alcohol blood content level drops beginning Saturday. See the complete story in our fishing newsroom.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 • 11:55 a.m. EDT
TnHunting.Com has learned that a lawsuit has been filed in a Kentucky court that could change the future of hunting on Land Between the Lakes. The suit, if successful, would stop all supplemental crop planting and other farming on the wildlife management area. More details will be included this afternoon in our hunting newsroom.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 • 11:53 a.m. EDT
The Holston Army Ammunition Plant has announced its quota hunts for 2006. Five hunts will be held, including two one-day archery hunts, two one-day muzzleloader hunts and one one-day youth hunt. More details and an application can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 • 11:51 a.m. EDT
According to Ducks Unlimited, the outlook for duck hunting in 2006 is pretty good. The news isn't so bad for goose hunting, either. For more information, see our hunting newsroom.

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 • 3:45 p.m. EDT
The TnHunting.Com website is back online following a "downtime" of four days. The website went offline early Friday morning and returned online at approximately 3:30 p.m. this afternoon. All portions of the website should be working fine now, with the exception of the TnHunting.Com Auctions, which should be returned to working order within the next few days. Thank you for your patience.

Thursday, June 22, 2006 • 2:09 p.m. EDT
The TWRA announced today that it has identified a vessel possibly involved in a fatal crash on Boone Lake in Sullivan County early Sunday morning. An afternoon press release by the agency's Region IV office in Morristown also apparently denies an Internet rumor stating that a former UT football standout might have been involved. For more, see our fishing newsroom.

Thursday, June 22, 2006 • 11:47 a.m. EDT
A story in today's Tennessean gives an interesting portrayal of the Trout Unlimited organization. See a link to the story in our fishing newsroom.

Thursday, June 22, 2006 • 11:45 a.m. EDT
As the Chattanoogan.Com's Richard Simms describes today (see link to his story in our fishing newsroom), the 23 state parks that charge a $3 access fee will end those fee programs on July 1. The fees, which had been charged since 2000, were eliminated due to money appropriations in the state budget. In addition to general recreationalists who visit state parks, the change will help anglers who fish various state parks across the state.

Wednesday, June 21, 2006 • 7:45 p.m. EDT
After the opening day of TWRC's June meeting, a reversal of the decision to close 420 acres of the Wilson County Lock 5 refuge to hunting appears doubtful. A packed conference room in Nashville heard comments for and against reversing the decision, after which it appears that the commission will stand its ground. More information can be found in our hunting newsroom.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006 • 5:15 p.m. EDT
A decision by the SCOTUS is complicated and controversial, but basically qualifies vast acreages in the U.S. for protection against development as "wetlands" by expanding the current definition of what constitutes a wetland area. More information on the SCOTUS's decision can be found in our conservation newsroom.

Sunday, June 18, 2006 • 9:06 a.m. EDT
The Memphis Commercial Appeal is giving a few turkey hunters something to crow about, naming its top 10 turkey hunters in the West Tennessee area in today's edition.

Sunday, June 18, 2006 • 9:01 a.m. EDT
As outdoors columnist Bob Hodge notes in today's News Sentinel, Melton Hill Lake has become East Tennessee's hot spot for musky, and has far exceeded the expectations of fisheries biologists for Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. After a massive, 21,000 fish-strong stocking effort several years ago, the East Tennessee lake is currently pulling out-of-state anglers in for the muskellunge fishing experience.