Fisherman Rescued After Close Call on Center Hill Lake

March 22, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A fisherman had a close call on Center Hill Lake Friday morning.

Local officials said a Williamson County man was on his bass boat when he got too close to Center Hill Dam while the spill gates were partially open. The current pulled his boat up against one of the spill gates causing it to turn up on its side in the water. The man, who was not wearing a life jacket, fell into the lake but he was able to grab onto the boat and managed to pull himself up and stand on the side of the vessel with it partly submerged until help arrived.

A passing boater spotted him and went nearby to the marina at Edgar Evins State Park to get help. Workers from the boat dock boarded a pontoon boat and rescued the man. He was brought back to the marina uninjured.

TWRA officers were able to salvage the boat and towed it to the marina.

The Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad was initially summoned to the scene but Captain Dustin Johnson said the man had already been rescued and the boat towed by the time they arrived.

March 22, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Tennessee’s 2019 spring turkey season opens in all 95 counties on Saturday, March 30 and continues through Sunday, May 13.

“Turkey hunting in Tennessee is fantastic,” said Ed Carter, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s executive director. “We have abundant public land, one of the longest seasons in the southeast and one of the biggest bag limits and plenty of turkeys.  It’s a great way to experience the outdoors, especially this time of year.”

Spring turkey harvest numbers have been consistent for years in Tennessee. And this year is looking to be even better than last year with more favorable conditions than last spring when harvest numbers slipped below 30,000 for the first time in 16 seasons. Bag limit is one bearded turkey per day, up to four per season. A hunting and fishing combination (Type 001), plus a supplemental big game license, or a sportsman license is required. Don’t forget to check game when you harvest a gobbler. Turkey harvest can be checked online at GoOutdoorsTennessee.com or through the TWRA On The Go App (report capable with or without cell service).

The Middle Tennessee area is again expected to be a hot spot. Nine out of the top 10 county harvests came from mid-state. Maury County led the way though East Tennessee’s Greene County had a productive year finishing second overall in the state. Dickson County was third.

Hunting hours are 30 minutes prior to legal sunrise until legal sunset (times found based on your location in the TWRA On the Go app). Legal hunting equipment includes shotguns using ammunition loaded with No. 4 shot or smaller, longbows, recurve bows, compound bows, and crossbows.

Firearms and archery equipment may have sighting devices except those devices utilizing an artificial light capable of locating wildlife.

More information on the 2019 spring turkey season can be found in the 2018-19 Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guide. The guide is online at www.tnwildlife.org and also available at TWRA offices and license agents.

March 22, 2019
By: Bill Conger

Normally, ‘kicking butts” is something schools discourage, but on Wednesday March 20^th, those words had a more playful yet serious meaning.  “Kick Butts Day” is observed nationally, as part of a campaign for tobacco-free kids, to encourage young people to steer clear of smoking and smokeless tobacco.

At DeKalb West School, 4^th-8^th grade students signed a banner provided by the DeKalb Prevention Coalition with the pledge to “#Be the First: Let’s Make History Together and Help Create the First Tobacco-Free Generation.”  Students had the opportunity to check out displays like “Mr. Gross Mouth” that showed the damage tobacco can cause in that one area of the body alone. They also observed a model of a healthy lung next to a blackened, cancerous lung that had been exposed to years of smoking.

For more information about the campaign, check out https://www.takingdowntobacco.org.

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