TFWC Committee Meeting 042023
1 p.m. EDT* Chairman Tommy Woods
1. Call to Order
2. Welcome
3. Roll Call
4. Executive Director Reports
5. Announcements
Wildlife Committee:
Dan Gibbs, Black Bear Program Coordinator
1. Human/Bear Conflict Update
Joe Benedict, Wildlife and Forestry Chief
2. 2023-24 Hunting Seasons Recommendations
Season Setting Process and Overview
3. Proclamation 23-02 Statewide Big Game Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits
4. Proclamation 23-03 Migratory Game Bird Seasons and Bag Limits
5. Proclamation 23-04 Establish Crooked Creek Refuge
6. Proclamation 23-05 Establish Otey Mills Refuge with N. Cumberland WMA
7. Proclamation 23-06 Wildlife Management Areas, Public Hunting Areas, and Refuges
8. Proclamation 23-07 Statewide Nonprotected Wildlife and Species Deemed Destructive
Fisheries Committee:
Mark Thurman, Fisheries Chief
1. Proclamation 23-01 Commercial Take of Fish and Turtles
Boating & Law Enforcement Committee:
Lt. Col. Dale Grandstaff, Law Enforcement Assistant Chief
1. Preview Proclamation 23-08 Manner and Means of Hunting, Taking and Trapping
Budget Committee:
Deputy Director Frank Fiss – Business Operations
1. Financial Report
Adjourn